quote:Originally posted by rtquig:
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.
quote:Originally posted by rtquig:
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.
quote:Originally posted by Ken226:quote:Originally posted by rtquig:
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.
Just don't forget to factor the additional probability of a fender bender or death by gasoline fire, into the equation.
It may still be worth it, but it should be included in the math.
quote:Originally posted by Sailor1911:quote:Originally posted by 1967Goat:
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...
Good times.
Oh, Lord don't strike me blind! Oh, Lord don't strike me blind!
My Lucille
quote:Originally posted by MikeNH:
Can't imagine living where you need to wait 30 minutes for a pump. That's nuts.
That said, I did observe something strange a couple weeks ago-
Filling up the company sled I watched not one, but two people pull up to the pump, go inside for snacks or whatever and come back out and leave. Plenty of parking available so it isn't like was crowded. Both were out of state plates.