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Nevilledog

(55,137 posts) Sun Aug 8, 2021, 12:30 AM Aug 2021

I was today's years old when I learned you could do this with a gas pump.

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I was today's years old when I learned you could do this with a gas pump. (Original Post) Nevilledog Aug 2021 OP

I'll have to try that. I'm 62 and never knew that. Kaleva Aug 2021 #1

It looked like ... Inkey Aug 2021 #2

Kick burrowowl Aug 2021 #3

So what did she accomplish? $0.00 on the screen means what? brush Aug 2021 #4

Not free. It only means you can type in a dollar figure lostnfound Aug 2021 #5

Kaleva

(40,435 posts)

1. I'll have to try that. I'm 62 and never knew that.

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Sun Aug 8, 2021, 01:23 AM

Aug 2021

Inkey

(545 posts)

2. It looked like ...

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Sun Aug 8, 2021, 02:24 AM

Aug 2021

She pressed Clear and Enter at the same time.

burrowowl

(18,494 posts)

3. Kick

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Sun Aug 8, 2021, 03:02 AM

Aug 2021

brush

(61,033 posts)

4. So what did she accomplish? $0.00 on the screen means what?

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Sun Aug 8, 2021, 04:22 AM

Aug 2021

Free gas? I need more info than that.

lostnfound

(17,630 posts)

5. Not free. It only means you can type in a dollar figure

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Sun Aug 8, 2021, 07:59 AM

Aug 2021

Such as 17.00 to give it exactly $17.00 worth of gas (like if you only have $!7 in your pocket or your dad said Put X$ in the tank.

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