There was something of an incident at work this morning. Quick BG: One of our pump hoses is currently out of service due to someone driving off with it in their car and pulling off the nozzle. The end of the hose is wrapped in a bright yellow bag that says, "OUT OF SERVICE." The pump itself is still open for people to pump other varieties of fuel.
So a customer pulled up and inserted his/her credit card to pay at the pump. I'm not sure what the customer's thought process was at this point, but they decided that they needed the type of fuel dispensed from the broken hose. They further decided that the yellow bag was of no consequence, and so lifted the hose and activated the dispenser. Sometime after this occurred, the customer realized that there was, in fact, a good reason for the hose's sunny, springlike fashion statement. Without deactivating the pump, the customer put down the hose and drove away. The pump obediently began releasing the fuel that the customer had requested...and it continued to do so until another customer entered the store and mentioned to the cashier that gas was running all over the parking lot.
It was a lot of gas. About 30 gallons, in fact, which at current prices comes to over $100. The fire department came, cleaned up the largest part of the spill, then cordoned off that entire half of the parking lot/pumps until the hazmat company could come finish up.
As of the end of my shift, the MENSA candidate responsible had not yet contacted the store inquiring about the $100+ charge to his/her card. I'm eager to hear what happens when that call comes.
So a customer pulled up and inserted his/her credit card to pay at the pump. I'm not sure what the customer's thought process was at this point, but they decided that they needed the type of fuel dispensed from the broken hose. They further decided that the yellow bag was of no consequence, and so lifted the hose and activated the dispenser. Sometime after this occurred, the customer realized that there was, in fact, a good reason for the hose's sunny, springlike fashion statement. Without deactivating the pump, the customer put down the hose and drove away. The pump obediently began releasing the fuel that the customer had requested...and it continued to do so until another customer entered the store and mentioned to the cashier that gas was running all over the parking lot.
It was a lot of gas. About 30 gallons, in fact, which at current prices comes to over $100. The fire department came, cleaned up the largest part of the spill, then cordoned off that entire half of the parking lot/pumps until the hazmat company could come finish up.
As of the end of my shift, the MENSA candidate responsible had not yet contacted the store inquiring about the $100+ charge to his/her card. I'm eager to hear what happens when that call comes.
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