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Gas is pretty low where I live (2.43 at the station I was at and I think the regional average is about 2.39-2.41/gal for 87 octane).
As I was getting gas at the QT today, I noticed the truck behind me had his engine on while he was fueling up. I'm pretty sure those of you who work at gas stations know that's a huge problem. As I'm fueling up, I hear over the intercom someone from inside asking the guy at the pump to turn off his engine. He ignores and keeps pumping. Another request comes over the intercom, this time telling him that if he doesn't turn his engine off, the pump will be shut off. I'm sure as you've guessed, he didn't turn off his engine.
What comes next is a slew of cursing and profanity as the guy yells at the pump (which I figure later he'd pressed the HELP button and started talking). A few seconds later one of the clerks comes out and talks to him, telling him that he needs to have his engine off. He continues to curse and swear and slams the hose back onto the pump and jumps into his truck, peeling off. He just narrowly misses hitting my car and the clerk stands there looking helpless.
She says something like "I don't get people like that. I guess he'll be coming back later because he paid cash for his gas and his change is still in the store." I'd love to be a fly on the wall for that encounter.
Bonus:
As I was on my way home, my cell phone went off. It was AT&T asking for someone who was obviously not me. I tell the guy he's got the wrong number, but he insists he's got the right one. I tell him again it's the wrong number and hang up. A few seconds later, the same number pops up on my phone and I ignore it. It goes to voicemail where he leaves a message about how he's sorry he called the wrong number, but I didn't have to be such a bitch about it. WTF?
As I was getting gas at the QT today, I noticed the truck behind me had his engine on while he was fueling up. I'm pretty sure those of you who work at gas stations know that's a huge problem. As I'm fueling up, I hear over the intercom someone from inside asking the guy at the pump to turn off his engine. He ignores and keeps pumping. Another request comes over the intercom, this time telling him that if he doesn't turn his engine off, the pump will be shut off. I'm sure as you've guessed, he didn't turn off his engine.
What comes next is a slew of cursing and profanity as the guy yells at the pump (which I figure later he'd pressed the HELP button and started talking). A few seconds later one of the clerks comes out and talks to him, telling him that he needs to have his engine off. He continues to curse and swear and slams the hose back onto the pump and jumps into his truck, peeling off. He just narrowly misses hitting my car and the clerk stands there looking helpless.
She says something like "I don't get people like that. I guess he'll be coming back later because he paid cash for his gas and his change is still in the store." I'd love to be a fly on the wall for that encounter.
Bonus:
As I was on my way home, my cell phone went off. It was AT&T asking for someone who was obviously not me. I tell the guy he's got the wrong number, but he insists he's got the right one. I tell him again it's the wrong number and hang up. A few seconds later, the same number pops up on my phone and I ignore it. It goes to voicemail where he leaves a message about how he's sorry he called the wrong number, but I didn't have to be such a bitch about it. WTF?
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