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mwooldri

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5. I only do that when the people in the right lane....

Reply to Hotler (Reply #2)

Sun Oct 23, 2022, 12:01 PM

Oct 2022

... are driving 10 mpg slower than me.

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Pump sitting (at the gas pump) -- don't be a jerk [View all] Mr.Mystery Oct 2022 OP

Some are absent-minded. Most are selfish assholes. dalton99a Oct 2022 #1

And some remember the days before "Pay at the Pump" MurrayDelph Oct 2022 #8

YEAH! And stop driving 10 mph under the limit in the left lane. Hotler Oct 2022 #2

I only do that when the people in the right lane.... mwooldri Oct 2022 #5

And keep off my lawn n/t RocRizzo55 Oct 2022 #10

I let people ahead of me in line, gab13by13 Oct 2022 #3

Good advice. You can't make Mr.Mystery Oct 2022 #4

I'm guilty of that but never at a station where all the pumps are busy. Most of the time Maraya1969 Oct 2022 #6

If you ever visit a Pilot, Flying J or Loves... mwooldri Oct 2022 #7

I haven't really seen people doing this, tbh. demmiblue Oct 2022 #9

Where I notice it the most is on the Interstate highway Mr.Mystery Oct 2022 #14

There's no sense of rule following pretty much everywhere now. MineralMan Oct 2022 #11

Egoistic politicians are setting selfish examples and encouraging white privilege. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2022 #17

I usually pull forward, but then that blocks someone with the gas cap on the other side of mine MichMan Oct 2022 #24

I have two cars with gas fillers on opposite sides. MineralMan Oct 2022 #25

Sadly Mineral Man, your sense of decency is nearly gone these days. panader0 Oct 2022 #34

I agree, and your post is so spot on. debm55 Oct 2022 #12

Agreed. MarineCombatEngineer Oct 2022 #13

Conspire with the other drivers and box the vehicle in. Then go into store and dawdle. . . .nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2022 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2022 #16

Lighten up, That's a big complaint for you you have a pretty easy life. USALiberal Oct 2022 #18

Out of curiosity, can the next person pump if the previous person hasn't yet paid? sl8 Oct 2022 #19

Trump bumper stickers, no doubt. NT Patton French Oct 2022 #20

You know what really grinds my gears? LudwigPastorius Oct 2022 #21

Yes, me too. Mr.Mystery Oct 2022 #39

Some stations offer a few cents cheaper if paying in cash packman Oct 2022 #22

They could be waiting in line at the register for change Warpy Oct 2022 #23

Could Be ProfessorGAC Oct 2022 #28

Oh, that was justified. I'd have done it, too, probably with loud commentary Warpy Oct 2022 #29

It Was A Good 6 or 7 Minutes Of Waiting ProfessorGAC Oct 2022 #30

One of my greatest moments of passive aggression was similar Sympthsical Oct 2022 #35

I would tap the horn to get the driver's attention, then wave and smile or, if close enough, I CTyankee Oct 2022 #36

Exactly, what I'm talking about. NT Mr.Mystery Oct 2022 #37

Common courtesy flew out the window when Trump got elected. Initech Oct 2022 #26

A newer form of entitled behavior where I live vanlassie Oct 2022 #27

THIS (arrow up) Mr.Mystery Oct 2022 #38

Some of us still pay in cash. roamer65 Oct 2022 #31

I agree Kaleva Oct 2022 #33

They could be inside waiting in line to pay the cashier for the gas Kaleva Oct 2022 #32