Put it out or I'll slap it out

[Lace Neil Singer]

Just to clarify, this incident did NOT happen at the petrol station where I work, or even in the same town as the petrol station where I work. I would never speak to a customer like this there, even if they were a dickhead.

I was at a petrol station waiting for Fiance to come back from paying for petrol. I was standing by the bike when this idiot wandered up and lighted a cigarette. Yes, a cigarette, by the pumps. I walked up to him and the following conversation ensued.

Me: Put that out right now.
Dickhead: Um, why?
Me: We're in a petrol station, you moron. You'll kill us all.
Dickhead: There's no petrol near us.
Me: It's the vapour that's explosive; I don't give two shits if you want to explode yourself, but I'd prefer it if you didn't take the rest of us with you. Now either put it out, or I'll slap it out of your mouth and put it out myself.

Dickhead then looked sulky and stubbed out his cigarette. He then went back to the car where he'd been sitting as a passenger and sat there, directing looks of hate towards me which I ignored.

You can take the girl out of the petrol station... XXD

[DGoddessChardonnay]

Dumbass could've barbecued himself - and everyone else nearby!

Most smokers know where NOT to light up and gas pumps are one of those places.

[Gaki]

When people do stuff like that out at the pumps at my store, I push the "All Pump Speakers ON" button before I say "Pump 2, would you please extinguish your cigarette."

Then EVERYONE has heard it and they immediately turn to see how close they are to pump 2 and give whoever it is the most disgusted and horrified looks. Makes them put it out pretty quick. It's funny what a little public humiliation will do.

I've never actually seen it happen outside of work though...

[Victory Sabre]

That's one thing I'm really glad about - no one has ever smoked at my station while pumping. If they did the pump would be shut off, and told why over the speaker.

[XCashier]

When people do stuff like that out at the pumps at my store, I push the "All Pump Speakers ON" button before I say "Pump 2, would you please extinguish your cigarette."

Then EVERYONE has heard it and they immediately turn to see how close they are to pump 2 and give whoever it is the most disgusted and horrified looks. Makes them put it out pretty quick. It's funny what a little public humiliation will do.

Good job!

I live in Oregon, where attendants pump the gas. I wonder what they do if someone is smoking nearby?

[violiavampyr]

Ha! I wasn't there for it, but one time a couple years ago my boyfriend confronted some d-bag that lit up at the gas station.guy refused and my bf punched him in the face. The guy drove off.

[Shalom]

Been watching those Russian car crash compilations on YT lately. One of them has a clip of a guy actually setting himself and his car on fire at the pumps. Show that one to these morons, and ask if they'd like that to happen to them.

edit: found it. Fast forward to 2:12.

[Sapphire Silk]

Gah. I was pumping gas one day, and the C-Store manager was smoking near the pumps!

[Lace Neil Singer]

Some people obviously just have a death wish. Tho it doesn't count as a Darwin nomination if they take other people out with them. O_o

[Iced Coffee Man]

as usual.