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Today I stopped at Costco for gas, .10 less than other stations and I wanted to pick a few things up inside the store.

The lines are usually abut 3 deep at the pumps, 4 islands of 2 pumps each that dispense from both sides. As I pull up to an empty pump, a guy in a small extended cab pickup cuts across 2 islands and I had to hit my brakes hard not to hit him. Just another horses ass, no big deal, but it was stupid. his truck is now in front of me and getting fueled up, no one is in front of him, they filled up and left. As I'm waiting, I hear his truck start up and can see he is getting in gear as his backup lights briefly come on as he is putting it in drive. The pump is still connected and he is still getting gas. I blow my horn so he will look back and see he is not done. Nope, he pulls away while giving me the finger, and the gas is coming out of the pump handle and drives off. The handle stayed connected to the hose, spilled some fuel but not much (maybe a quart or two).
Next the gas attendant is giving me a dirty look for blowing my horn, doesn't realize the guy took off and the nozzle and hose are lying on the ground. (remember, in NJ we don't pump our own gas, not allowed).
Now the attendant is waving at me to pull up. I point to the hose on the ground, he hasn't a clue what I'm pointing at and continues to wave me forward. Now the attendant is getting pissed as I'm still sitting there and yells "pull up". Fine, I pulled up avoiding the nozzle on the ground. The attendant sees the pump finally and asked "what happened"?

How do you not realize the truck pulled away with the nozzle still in the gas tank filler? He has 4 vehicles to watch, not that hard of a job! Luckily for me it didn't cause a spark and set the pump on fire.


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Sounds like to me anyway your safety is impaired for trying to get cheep gas,but to each his own
 
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Sounds like to me anyway your safety is impaired for trying to get cheep gas,but to each his own


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Sounds like to me anyway your safety is impaired for trying to get cheep gas,but to each his own


lol. what?
Yup, cause that extra .10 per gallon makes people smarter at the pump.



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in NJ we don't pump our own gas, not allowed

Something seriously wrong with that action.

Any logic to it, or is it just standard-issue labor featherbedding?
 
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I think they do this in Oregon as well. Why?

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I think they do this in Oregon as well. Why?

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Because: Liberals.


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Sounds like to me anyway your safety is impaired for trying to get cheep gas,but to each his own


lol. what?
Yup, cause that extra .10 per gallon makes people smarter at the pump.



If I understand, 45 Cal is saying that the desire for the .10 cheaper gas is a riskier gamble as it draws a greater number of people, and with it "busier", more likely to encounter impatient and selfish assholes, that one would find at all the other places with .10 higher price.

I have a similar logic.

And I don't frequent the same watering hole as all the other animals, if it means going a little out of the way to not be where the gators and lions also feed.




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If I'm going to Costco and they have gas .10 less expensive and it is good gas, I would be foolish to stop at another station and pay more. The station is 25 miles from my house so I fuel up there maybe 15% of the time.

Having attendants pump your gas goes back a long time, was considered a safety concern. You can pump your own diesel, just not gas. Today I paid $1.41 per gallon, not much difference in surrounding states.


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I had my phone but was looking to see if I could safely back out in case of fire. Dash cam .would have been great in this situation.


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I think they do this in Oregon as well. Why?

RMD

Because: Liberals.

Pretty much. I think it's partly nanny-state crap (dumbass citizens are too stupid to pump their own gas, never mind the 98% of the country that does it just fine) and partly that they don't want to be seen as taking jobs away from the attendants.

ETA: Effective January 1 2018, self-service gas will become legal in 18 "rural" counties in Oregon. Apparently us city slickers are still too dumb to be able to do it without blowing ourselves up. Interestingly (and not surprisingly) the one senator who voted against it (Ginny Burdick, D-Portland), is also the habitual instigator of gun-control attempts.
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I grew up in NJ and worked a gas station for about 6 years. Started off as a gas pumper, then graduated to working on cars as a mechanic. We had 2 bays for car service.

Anyway, the gasoline hoses are "break away" style. A little gas gets spilled, but this ain't the first moron to drive away with the hose still connected.

Man, the stories I could tell about working there. Had a guy give me a joint as a tip once. In the summer hot chicks would come in, wearing short skirts...they had the AC vents pointing toward...well, you know. Not a care in the world when we would wash their windshields... Big Grin

Good times.
 
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I grew up in NJ and worked a gas station for about 6 years. Started off as a gas pumper, then graduated to working on cars as a mechanic. We had 2 bays for car service.

Anyway, the gasoline hoses are "break away" style. A little gas gets spilled, but this ain't the first moron to drive away with the hose still connected.

Man, the stories I could tell about working there. Had a guy give me a joint as a tip once. In the summer hot chicks would come in, wearing short skirts...they had the AC vents pointing toward...well, you know. Not a care in the world when we would wash their windshields... Big Grin

Good times.


My buddy worked at a gas station when I was in high school. It was the local hang out. This was before break away nozzles. They had the smaller 5' high pumps that mount on the ground. A lady drove off with the nozzle in the tank and ripped the pump right out of the ground and dragged it down the street with the pump then on fire......she went about 200 yards before realizing, stopping, getting out and running, and eventually the pump went out on it's own......LOLOLOLOL Some things you never forget.
 
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"Today I paid $1.41 per gallon, not much difference in surrounding states."


You gotta be shitting me. We are paying $2.59/gallon here and have to pump it ourself!
 
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"Today I paid $1.41 per gallon, not much difference in surrounding states."


You gotta be shitting me. We are paying $2.59/gallon here and have to pump it ourself!


$1.41 in NJ has to be a typo, I just paid $2.49 self service.
 
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$3.05 here.
 
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"Today I paid $1.41 per gallon, not much difference in surrounding states."


You gotta be shitting me. We are paying $2.59/gallon here and have to pump it ourself!



My bad $2.41.


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I grew up in NJ and worked a gas station for about 6 years. Started off as a gas pumper, then graduated to working on cars as a mechanic. We had 2 bays for car service.

Anyway, the gasoline hoses are "break away" style. A little gas gets spilled, but this ain't the first moron to drive away with the hose still connected.

Man, the stories I could tell about working there. Had a guy give me a joint as a tip once. In the summer hot chicks would come in, wearing short skirts...they had the AC vents pointing toward...well, you know. Not a care in the world when we would wash their windshields... Big Grin

Good times.


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Today I paid $1.41 per gallon, not much difference in surrounding states.


It is $2.39 here with diesel at $2.69. Mad


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