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    So after a long weekend at my girlfriend's parents house we took my 15 year old camry (they never die!) and I decided to top off my gas tank before heading back south. after paying with my card at the pump I parked beside the mini-mart connected to the gas station and walked inside for some drinks and snacks.

    After picking my snacks I hear this jem while walking up to the counter to pay.

    SC: dumb north jersey twit
    GL: gas station lady

    SC: well how much does the gas cost!?
    GL: it's the price outside
    SC: I know that, but how much will my car take!?
    GL: I don't know sir
    SC: well how am I suppose to know how much to give you!?
    GL: you give me the money, and then come back in with the reciept and I give you change.
    SC: but how much do I give you!? how much can fit in my tank!?
    GL: I don't know sir! every car is different.
    SC: then how much do I give you!!!!!
    GL: however much you want. I don't know what else to tell you.

    *he gives her some money and grumbles out of the store with usual north jersey bull banter and I walk up to the counter. she is obviously aggitated now so I try to make it better by adding my two cents*

    Me: man... it's like he never self pumped his own gas before.
    GL: I know!? I had no idea what else to tell him.
    Me: he was an idiot. hope the rest of your day is better
    Gl: thank you, have a great day.

    I can understand not knowing how to self pump when you're younger. I grew up in jersey and learned how when I was 18 when I went south for a summer. but this guy was not young, he had to be in his mid 40's or 50's and yet he seemed to never self pump before. it's as if he expected her to know every cars tank size and how much gas is in the tank at that very moment to be able to calculate how much gas he needed to the penny. how friggen stupid is he?

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    Well, I've lived in NJ almost all my life (with the exception of college, when I didn't have a car, and a year living in PA but practically just over the border; the closest and cheapest gas station to my apartment was actually a full-serve station). I've pumped gas exactly once, in Connecticut on my way home from my friend's wedding in Rhode Island. I was 31 at the time. However, I read and followed the instructions on the pump, and used a credit card so I didn't have to worry about pre-paying, and at any rate I actually know how big my gas tank is.
    I don't go in for ancient wisdom
    I don't believe just 'cause ideas are tenacious
    It means that they're worthy - Tim Minchin, "White Wine in the Sun"

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    • #3
      Quoth BookstoreEscapee View Post
      Well, I've lived in NJ almost all my life (with the exception of college, when I didn't have a car, and a year living in PA but practically just over the border; the closest and cheapest gas station to my apartment was actually a full-serve station). I've pumped gas exactly once, in Connecticut on my way home from my friend's wedding in Rhode Island. I was 31 at the time. However, I read and followed the instructions on the pump, and used a credit card so I didn't have to worry about pre-paying, and at any rate I actually know how big my gas tank is.

      I guess it is possible for people to never leave their state, or pump their own gas. but like you said, there were and are instructions on the gas pumps, thats actually how I learned lol. the gas attendant was watching me like a hawk to make sure I got it right, since my car had a nice big yellow "new jersey" plate on it. lol

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