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TorchTheWitch

(11,065 posts)
17. I hate the whole procedure
Wed Jun 13, 2012, 03:14 AM
Jun 2012

It's not just having to stop to get gas, it's going through the whole pulling up to the pump, paying, pumping the gas, etc. There's always some dingus that doesn't pull up to the farthest pump so the next person in line has to go around them and back up to the free pump that the dingus was too fucking lazy to pull up to.

I REALLY hate it when the pump has the lock broken off so you have to stand there squeezing the trigger for every drop of gas that goes into the tank while you freeze or get rained on and become aphixiated from the disgusting fumes. I also hate it that they can't seem to invent a pump that doesn't drip gas all over your pants and your feet when you go to hang the damn thing back up again.

I DESPISE having to pump my own gas in foul weather. When it's 20 below and the wind is ripping the last thing I want to do is stand outside my toasty warm car stuck with a pump trigger with a broken lock so I have to stand there getting frostbite squeezing every drop into the tank wondering if the skin of my hand has welded to the trigger and I might be stuck there till spring pumping everyone's gas day and night till my hand thaws off the trigger.

There should be a service that you pay monthly for that will go to your house and put gas in your car for you while you sit in your house comfortably watching tv or having a nap or taking a shower or whatever else one does leasurely at home.


I don't actually hate to do it. CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2012 #1
I do. I hate it too. It is because of the cost.. Stuart G Jun 2012 #2
I know what you mean. But it's not the cost. This dates back to when Honeycombe8 Jun 2012 #8
My Dad did. I can't tell you how many times we ran out of gas because he pushed it to the limit. Gidney N Cloyd Jun 2012 #3
Yep. That is why I don't own a car. cliffordu Jun 2012 #4
Honestly, no, the stopping part doesn't bother me. Denninmi Jun 2012 #5
I have just the opposite problem. My Subaru had tank on passenger side, Honeycombe8 Jun 2012 #6
Sorry nope. jp11 Jun 2012 #7
They don't charge extra here in Dallas for using credit card. I haven't heard of that. nt Honeycombe8 Jun 2012 #9
I never could understand those who rarely carry cash Ter Jun 2012 #46
I rarely have any use for more than $40 every 2 weeks or so. jp11 Jun 2012 #47
If I have cash onhand it feels like "free money" and the budget goes out the window. Tigress DEM Jun 2012 #59
I hate it too. Curmudgeoness Jun 2012 #10
I don't hate pumping gas for my car ChazII Jun 2012 #16
I can't do anything about the cost of gas quakerboy Jun 2012 #49
I always thought that Oregon would be a good place to live. Curmudgeoness Jun 2012 #53
Nope. quakerboy Jun 2012 #54
You can always fart with each step. Its fun in a juvenile way! Joe Shlabotnik Jun 2012 #11
Yeah, we call those "the walking farts" Major Nikon Jun 2012 #13
We call that "crop dusting" geardaddy Jun 2012 #25
No bigwillq Jun 2012 #12
I'm the same way which is why I bought a house 3 miles from work LynneSin Jun 2012 #14
I didn't hate it, but I really did resent it. MiddleFingerMom Jun 2012 #15
I hate the whole procedure TorchTheWitch Jun 2012 #17
I ride a motorcycle Trunk Monkey Jun 2012 #18
This message was self-deleted by its author seaglass Jun 2012 #19
yes, procrastination is irrational Enrique Jun 2012 #20
That's an interesting thought. It's a possibility. nt Honeycombe8 Jun 2012 #35
The person at the adjacent pump ALWAYS has his/her "music" blasting away; LeftinOH Jun 2012 #21
Yes, I hate it!! Bake Jun 2012 #22
Get a hybrid. Then at least you won't have to stop as often. nt raccoon Jun 2012 #23
I don't know how much the kilowatts cost. Manifestor_of_Light Jun 2012 #45
Hybrid. quakerboy Jun 2012 #50
A plug in. Don't know what a straight electric is. Manifestor_of_Light Jun 2012 #57
Most hybrids are not plug in quakerboy Jun 2012 #58
The only thing i hate about it is the sticker shock after filling up. n/t RebelOne Jun 2012 #24
No, it's a necessary evil NewJeffCT Jun 2012 #26
I always carry a couple of 8 ounce cans of gas line antifreeze in the car. Denninmi Jun 2012 #27
I like it because I get to buy a chocolate bar and a coffee (nt) Nye Bevan Jun 2012 #28
I still hate it even though in Oregon only station attendants can pump gas. Arugula Latte Jun 2012 #29
Really? Why doesn't Oregon have self-service stations? nt Honeycombe8 Jun 2012 #36
State law...New Jersey is the only other state with this mandate. Arugula Latte Jun 2012 #38
Oh, well, if they're gonna impose strict rules like no smoking while pumping.... Honeycombe8 Jun 2012 #48
Hate Polly Hennessey Jun 2012 #30
A complete waste of my time. BamaFanLee Jun 2012 #31
I hate paying for it. Stopping? Not so much 4th law of robotics Jun 2012 #32
LOL. That gave me a chuckle. nt Honeycombe8 Jun 2012 #37
I hate it less now laundry_queen Jun 2012 #33
I hate it Nikia Jun 2012 #34
I'd enjoy it more, and do it more often, if the gas was free. Seriously, somebody needs struggle4progress Jun 2012 #39
I hate having to stop to pee. vanlassie Jun 2012 #40
I tend to enjoy it. Evoman Jun 2012 #41
Well, I suppose I could try to change the way I look at it. Honeycombe8 Jun 2012 #56
I don't mind stopping for it but hate paying for it tabbycat31 Jun 2012 #42
Yes.. I have a deep seated psychological issue about it...the cops had to pull me out of a busy road HipChick Jun 2012 #43
It's fine now that they have self-serve pumps TrogL Jun 2012 #44
Not so much. quakerboy Jun 2012 #51
I don't hate stopping for gas, I do hate paying for it. Initech Jun 2012 #52
I hate it because it seems so passé. Dash87 Jun 2012 #55
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