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2. When you see someone smoking while filling gas drive away.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Wed Oct 4, 2017, 02:22 PM

Oct 2017

I have folllowed my own advice several times in my 65 years. That gas station attendant was justified.

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Gas station worker takes the only step after customer refused to put out his cigarette [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2017 OP

That was hilarious! PdxSean Oct 2017 #1

When you see someone smoking while filling gas drive away. gordianot Oct 2017 #2

I've seen someone smoking while filling their car, while it was running bearsfootball516 Oct 2017 #4

Darwin Award! volstork Oct 2017 #7

That was my first thought on seeing this. raven mad Oct 2017 #44

Talking his cell too? safeinOhio Oct 2017 #9

Beautiful Doreen Oct 2017 #3

Give that man a promotion! Baitball Blogger Oct 2017 #5

i'm at work and didn't put on the sound. barbtries Oct 2017 #6

I'm sure they did, but Jakes Progress Oct 2017 #12

truthfully it does for me too. barbtries Oct 2017 #13

My Mom died at 50 for the same reasons. Ligyron Oct 2017 #15

i already vape barbtries Oct 2017 #18

Well thank you, I'm sorry for your loss as well. Ligyron Oct 2017 #22

yeah, i've barbtries Oct 2017 #23

Patches were the only thing that helped japple Oct 2017 #38

my doctor has asked me about that. barbtries Oct 2017 #39

I used them very successfully and stayed clean for 7 years. Then I started hanging around with japple Oct 2017 #47

thank you japple barbtries Oct 2017 #52

I was very lucky in that my company subsidized the cost of patches OriginalGeek Oct 2017 #56

A friend of mine combined hypnotherapy with acupuncture and it worked for him. GoneOffShore Oct 2017 #55

oh yeah barbtries Oct 2017 #57

good move Angry Dragon Oct 2017 #8

Worked for a year at a station and safeinOhio Oct 2017 #10

That is what I thought would happen. TNNurse Oct 2017 #14

Wish it was Ansel instead of CO2 rickford66 Oct 2017 #11

That's horrible. Truly sorry. Duppers Oct 2017 #17

I can't imagine the pain involved. rickford66 Oct 2017 #29

It's obvious from the video, which has no sound, PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2017 #16

Strange how the other customer doesn't even react. Even with all the white spewing everywhere. C Moon Oct 2017 #19

BEST MyOwnPeace Oct 2017 #20

Thank you for the laugh! bitterross Oct 2017 #21

I would of been pissed off, Thats a small DRY CHEM extinguisher... Old Vet Oct 2017 #24

Some times you just gotta say,"Oh, why not?"... Callmecrazy Oct 2017 #26

could have. not could of. mopinko Oct 2017 #31

Thank you. TenHouseCats Oct 2017 #54

Because there's no sound, we don't know how many warnings he got. And like many of us who use.... Tarheel_Dem Oct 2017 #32

Potassium carbonate is much like baking soda. Scruffy1 Oct 2017 #33

So it Rebl2 Oct 2017 #37

Could "have" Codeine Oct 2017 #43

Too bad, the smoker was endangering the lives of all around him. n/t Coventina Oct 2017 #46

Not carcinogenic and low toxicity, unlike cigarette smoke Major Nikon Oct 2017 #49

2nd best thing I've seen today! FailureToCommunicate Oct 2017 #25

WOW! Siwsan Oct 2017 #51

I won't soon forget it. Just waving hello to a member of that illustrious family made me FailureToCommunicate Oct 2017 #53

That worker possibly saved lives and property. He should be commended for his actions. LonePirate Oct 2017 #27

Funny! lindysalsagal Oct 2017 #28

Idiot wants to take others with him SonofDonald Oct 2017 #30

Here is the same video at You Tube.. Stuart G Oct 2017 #34

I wish I could get a close-up on the license plates DFW Oct 2017 #35

According to the YouTube video version above it was Bulgaria nt csziggy Oct 2017 #48

There you go -- the right tool for the job! n/t MrModerate Oct 2017 #36

Great! BigOleDummy Oct 2017 #40

Nobody watches Mythbusters ?? KTM Oct 2017 #41

I guess this dude didn't get the memo Major Nikon Oct 2017 #50

LOL SunSeeker Oct 2017 #42

I smoke. raven mad Oct 2017 #45