Ignorant people at petrol stations

[Lush]

I had a chat with the cashier........not going to argue with 6 guys in 2 guys....the one reading the paper was not the driver...

you would have taken on 6 men? asked them to move? or demand they move? I dont think so.!!!!!!

You could stamped your foot and said "Don't you know it's my BIRTHDAY!"

Happy Birthday BTW

 

[MattBackHome]

Quite. As far as I'm concerned the coldest depths of hell are reserved for those people who I let out of side roads or who I stop for to allow them to pass parked cars and then they don't thank me. Genocide, rape, murder, child-molesting whatever pale into insignificance compared with my fury when people don't thank me on the road.

Fully agreed, only I would also add those people who decide to show their thanks by poking up one finger from the steering wheel.

 

[Superphil]

Manners cost nothing more people should be like you and use them..

You've hit the nail on the head, manners, they cost nothing, but sadly lots of people seem to think they are worthless.

 

[Eggmundo]

Fully agreed, only I would also add those people who decide to show their thanks by poking up one finger from the steering wheel.

What do you want them to do, get out and shake you by the hand? An acknowledgement is an acknowledgement.

 

[Deleted member 18477]

6 men in 2 cars I asked them nothing...Im not stupid....

You didnt even say.. 'Do you mind moving your car please mate?'

And if that didn't work...

I personally would have said...'move the car you arrogant f***!'

And if that didn't work I would have got the employee to ring the police on the grounds that some arrogant f*** has been asked to leave and is now trespassing.

 

[brakespear]

Depends. If I'm crossing already when they appear then no thanks are necessary. But if someone slows down or stops so I can step out then I'll always thank them.

This.

 

[Notters]

You can't move your car until you've paid these days as they send your reg straight to the rozzers.

 

[Northstandite]

It's a funny old country:

After overseas driving, on say the first drive back in the UK from Gatwick, I always notice that say 50% of UK drivers are aggressive, unhappy & stressed, angry; road rage waiting to happen.

This includes some females, and some older company car people.

It only seems that in the UK so many people become 'tough' in their car. Also, a country of bad manners.

It is definitely a rude and aggressive nation.

 

[Stat Brother]

It's a funny old country:

After overseas driving, on say the first drive back in the UK from Gatwick, I always notice that say 50% of UK drivers are aggressive, unhappy & stressed, angry; road rage waiting to happen.

This includes some females, and some older company car people.

It only seems that in the UK so many people become 'tough' in their car. Also, a country of bad manners.

It is definitely a rude and aggressive nation.

Try it on a bike.

 

[Pavilionaire]

One invention I'd love to own is a device that can lip-read the driver of the car behind and transform it into a Sat Nav-style audible message.

Imagine the fun in being able to drive slowly and simultaneously listen to the commentary of expletives coming from behind.

 

[MattBackHome]

What do you want them to do, get out and shake you by the hand? An acknowledgement is an acknowledgement.

I want them to shove said fingers up their own (and each others') shitters.

 

[Lyndhurst 14]

It's a funny old country:

After overseas driving, on say the first drive back in the UK from Gatwick, I always notice that say 50% of UK drivers are aggressive, unhappy & stressed, angry; road rage waiting to happen.

This includes some females, and some older company car people.

It only seems that in the UK so many people become 'tough' in their car. Also, a country of bad manners.

It is definitely a rude and aggressive nation.

Completely agree. It is very noticeable when you’ve been out of the UK for a couple of years. I guess part of the problem is the UK now has about the worst road network in Europe. Road users are paying through the nose (taxes, cost of petrol etc) and have to put with constant delays due to maintenance, new construction work, diversions and accidents. When you have to put up with that day after day even the most placid individual is going to lose it occasionally.

 

[Dirk Gently]

I'd suggest that rudeness and impatience on the road increases proportionately to how close to the centre of London you get.

 

[Mellotron]

Quite. As far as I'm concerned the coldest depths of hell are reserved for those people who I let out of side roads or who I stop for to allow them to pass parked cars and then they don't thank me. Genocide, rape, murder, child-molesting whatever pale into insignificance compared with my fury when people don't thank me on the road.

Spot the f*** on. It annoys me way more than it should.

I think it's because it is COWARDLY. You would NEVER fail to acknowledge someone if they held a door open for you, so why ignore them in essentially the exact same situation? I think that's a fair rule as well, in terms of pushing into queues/cutting someone up etc, if you wouldn't do it in person, don't do it just because you're safely and anonymously tucked away in your moving metal box, you COWARD.

And breathe.

 

[Northstandite]

Completely agree. It is very noticeable when you’ve been out of the UK for a couple of years. I guess part of the problem is the UK now has about the worst road network in Europe. Road users are paying through the nose (taxes, cost of petrol etc) and have to put with constant delays due to maintenance, new construction work, diversions and accidents. When you have to put up with that day after day even the most placid individual is going to lose it occasionally.

Even on quiet residential roads in B & Hove, many drivers like to speed through (with contorted angry faces!), at say 40mph+, in a 30 zone. In complete ignorance of pensioners, kids and pets, other cars and bike riders.

Seems a lot of anger & impatience about.

 

[Spider]

Spot the f*** on. It annoys me way more than it should.

I think it's because it is COWARDLY. You would NEVER fail to acknowledge someone if they held a door open for you, so why ignore them in essentially the exact same situation? I think that's a fair rule as well, in terms of pushing into queues/cutting someone up etc, if you wouldn't do it in person, don't do it just because you're safely and anonymously tucked away in your moving metal box, you COWARD.

And breathe.

Is it necessary to thank someone who stops behind a car parked on the road on their side as you pass? I don't. Because they're not doing me a favour they're just following the rules of the road (in the same way that I don't thank people on junctions of minor roads for not pulling out in front of me). Always expect a thanks if you slow to let people round when it's your right of way though!

 

[Mellotron]

Is it necessary to thank someone who stops behind a car parked on the road on their side as you pass? I don't. Because they're not doing me a favour they're just following the rules of the road (in the same way that I don't thank people on junctions of minor roads for not pulling out in front of me). Always expect a thanks if you slow to let people round when it's your right of way though!

I'm always thankful to those who are CONSIDERATE on the roads, as many, many people wouldn't do what you are suggesting above.

 

[spongy]

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.

I used to work in a petrol station as a sunday job when I was 17, on my own.

People who used to pull forward from a pump used to give me nightmares, each pump could be authorised to dispense again before payment, but only for one transaction.

All very well for customers but difficult for me, these were the days before chip and pin and a lot of people used to pay by cheque and card swipers/printers we're painfully slow so the queue time used to be painfully slow at times, something that was unavoidable,

The sheer amount of drivers who don't take a mental note of which pump they used, and upon being asked used to dither and trying to tell by looking out the window, and then just saying, "oh, it's the blue sierra" etc, if they had pulled forward before coming in to pay, there wouldn't be a blue sierra at a pump, and at peak times I could have 24 possible transactions to choose from, this would inevitability lead to a painful conversation involving how much they put in, which was usually a mystery to the customer too, and a game of guess which pump they were on so I could pull through the right transaction, which used to cause a queue in itself.

I'm generally patient at pumps as I know what kind of idiots could be at the cashiers till but then again waiting at a pump for someone who is doing their weekly shop is very frustrating, I only tend to use petrol stations now, rather than the Tesco express stations as theyre generally not as busy...

 

[Rock Lobster]

I always acknowledge people who have stopped to let me past, even of they were pretty much forced to stop anyways, I guess I'm just too nice...

If I let someone past and get no acknowledgement I normally give a sarcastic wave of some sort or during the summer when the windows are wound down I'll just shout out "You're welcome" as they go past and drive off, they still probably don't notice, but it makes me feel better.

 

[spongy]

I always acknowledge people who have stopped to let me past, even of they were pretty much forced to stop anyways, I guess I'm just too nice...

If I let someone past and get no acknowledgement I normally give a sarcastic wave of some sort or during the summer when the windows are wound down I'll just shout out "You're welcome" as they go past and drive off, they still probably don't notice, but it makes me feel better.

This!!!