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MurrayDelph

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8. And some remember the days before "Pay at the Pump"

Sun Oct 23, 2022, 12:07 PM

Oct 2022

when you had to go back in to finish paying. And if you moved your car before the transaction was closed, you would be paying for the next guy's gas.

I had to leave my car at the pump twice two weeks ago: once because of a faulty card reader, once for a pit stop. Both times I checked to make sure there was no backlog, and one of those was after I offered to move first, but the attendant (this was in Oregon) said to just leave it.

Other times, if I had to go inside (I just got back from a cross-country roundtrip drive) I'd move my car. Assuming there was a place to park.

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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