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You would think it would be easy to put a reminder sticker on the petrol pump, to the effect of 'Park before you Shop'
Ignorant people at petrol stations
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Durlston
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- Jul 15, 2009
- 10,220
Same as me, spongy.
I used to work as a cashier in the petrol garage by the Birch Hotel in Haywards Heath. My first day was a bank holiday at the end of May 2004 (after the play-off win over Bristol City at the Millennium stadium and I was a bit hungover); talk about being thrown in at the deep end. It was f***ing chaos and the days before chip and pin. Everybody paid by credit card which took longer and the queues kept building. What a nightmare. People were so rude and I'd have to flick a button everytime someone had topped up at their pump. Then customers would say which one it was (if they remembered). Not to mention the biggest chav in the town coming in, heating up Rustlers spicy rib burgers, stinking the shop out and not paying for them. A month later he was deported from Euro 2004 in Portugal for fighting.
Only stuck out that job for a couple of weeks. The only plus points were free food and reading a copy of Razzle from the top shelf when it was quiet.
I used to work as a cashier in the petrol garage by the Birch Hotel in Haywards Heath. My first day was a bank holiday at the end of May 2004 (after the play-off win over Bristol City at the Millennium stadium and I was a bit hungover); talk about being thrown in at the deep end. It was f***ing chaos and the days before chip and pin. Everybody paid by credit card which took longer and the queues kept building. What a nightmare. People were so rude and I'd have to flick a button everytime someone had topped up at their pump. Then customers would say which one it was (if they remembered). Not to mention the biggest chav in the town coming in, heating up Rustlers spicy rib burgers, stinking the shop out and not paying for them. A month later he was deported from Euro 2004 in Portugal for fighting.
Only stuck out that job for a couple of weeks. The only plus points were free food and reading a copy of Razzle from the top shelf when it was quiet.
Leekbrookgull
Well-known member
Not quite the same,but what's wrong with re-fueling from either side of the pump. The hose will reach you know.
public school boy
Banned
I had the same kind of experience last Friday morning at the ESSO garage in Cross In Hand. A rather fat greasy haired Hog of a woman in a Mini motor car was sitting texting parked in front of the Car Vac. I asked her politely if she could move as I wished to hoover my car. The foul noise that exploded from her mouth was similar to the sound one expects to hear coming from the are hole of a pig with the shits.
Garage_Doors
Originally the Swankers
More lazy than ignorant
I would say it the latter, often see a driver queuing because the cap is on the side, takes no more effort does it.
happypig
Staring at the rude boys
My niece used to work I a tesco express in Devon. She said they often got people coming in, filling up then getting a trolley and doing their shopping with their car blocking the pump. She gave up asking them to move after getting told to "f@@k off" for the umpteenth time.
Leekbrookgull
Well-known member
Bang-on,i lose the will to live while i wait !! Come on,Move-up Fill-up Pay-up and GO.
It involves walking around the car, so for lazy people it's at least an extra days worth of exercise
banjo
GOSBTS
This should get the fu#ker moving.
Went to fill up this morning at the pumps and I thought the queue was rather long...
I did think of tanker drivers again but I eventually see TWO cars (travelling together) had filled up and the occupants were getting coffee....after a few minutes one guy came out and just stood against the car reading the paper....
Why oh Why cant they just move the car into the parking spaces outside the shop?
When I eventually get my fuel I mentioned it to the young lady cashier, she had asked them to move on the grounds it was dangerous to other forecourt users and APPARENTLY they refused to move on the ground they were 'customers'..she done the right thing not argueing with them...
BUT why are some people just so ignorant
After you have filled up please move your car to the parking bays if you know you will be longer than just paying...its only manners.
NMH
Banned
Or, carry a fuckoff double-barrel sawnoff shotgun for the aggressive qunts, and just blow their heads off.
If a few more people would do this, people might think twice before getting bolshy.
Actually, it might be a bit of fun to carry mace, spray any rude muthas and then stab their tires and leave them to recover only to find they need four new Pirellis on their BMW.
(bummer about cameras on forecourts though :>(
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BRIGHT ON Q
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- Jul 5, 2003
- 9,431
Saw a women drive in to the petrol station when i was filling up the other day,pulled up at the pump next to me,got out and just went in to get some shopping.This when there are always people queuing up for petrol and parking spaces along the side for shopping.
Garage_Doors
Originally the Swankers
It involves walking around the car, so for lazy people it's at least an extra days worth of exercise
Fair point !
Zamora For England
New member
Post of the day. Working in retail management, every blighter in this country falls into either category (albeit me and my super-intelligent friends).
I flat out refuse to buy petrol from BP in Pyecombe anymore because it used to make me late for work, sitting in the forecourt for up to half an hour at a time, glaring at people from my car doing their weekly shop, blocking the pumps. I'd rather run out of petrol on the A23 than buy from there.
I remember in my commuting days being happier to pay in excess of 10p a litre extra buying petrol from Texaco on the A27 in order to avoid BP Pyecombe.
*breathe*
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Super Steve Earle
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Anyone walking a crossing should say thank you to the driver for not running them over whether they are on the crossing first or not. It's just good manners.
If a driver doesn't thank me for letting them through, they get thanked by me instead which usually prompts a thank you back as they realise their rudeness.
It seems to be mostly women who are rude these days and younger guys who are most often courteous. I reckon the women seem to have to concentrate really hard on the driving process or are busy thinking about ten other things at the same time, while the young guys seem to just enjoy the whole driving experience including thanking other drivers.
If a driver doesn't thank me for letting them through, they get thanked by me instead which usually prompts a thank you back as they realise their rudeness.
It seems to be mostly women who are rude these days and younger guys who are most often courteous. I reckon the women seem to have to concentrate really hard on the driving process or are busy thinking about ten other things at the same time, while the young guys seem to just enjoy the whole driving experience including thanking other drivers.
Stumpy Tim
Well-known member
Couldn't agree more. After eight years in Oz I love how polite people in the UK are. People like to knock Britain, but I find it hard to criticise the manners of most Brits. There are always exceptions obviously, but on the whole people are very polite over here