I, um, did this once when I was in college. I stopped as soon as I realized it and ran into the station in a panic. The clerk shrugged and said, "Happens all the time, sweetheart," then told me to travel safely. So I guess it depends on the station. This Amoco in Madison, Wisconsin, was pretty blase about it.
I can't see it happening, since I always pay at the pump and hang out by the pump as I'm moving gas. (I love the smell of gasoline). But this one Shell station I used to frequent had large signs on every pump and in the kwik-mart warning against it, so I guess it was a problem there, anyway. Never seen specific warnings against it anywhere else.
I, um, did this once in the summer of 2001 driving cross-country through the deep South. It was a newfangled Amoco station, and the hose disconnected automatically. Mortified, I notified the clerk, expecting a big insurance hit and possibly a beating from an Alabama sheriff. I got the same reaction as Stevie and it didn't cost me a dime.
A friend did this when I was in high school; she was mortified. I think the embarrassment came from the fact that 1) moments before she had been flirting with the gas station attendant, and was clearly distracted, and 2) her parents happened to be at the gas station, as well, and witnessed the drive off. I was in the passenger's seat laughing uncontrollably; we still give her grief about it.
I, um, did this once when I was in college. I stopped as soon as I realized it and ran into the station in a panic. The clerk shrugged and said, "Happens all the time, sweetheart," then told me to travel safely. So I guess it depends on the station. This Amoco in Madison, Wisconsin, was pretty blase about it.
ReplyDeleteI can't see it happening, since I always pay at the pump and hang out by the pump as I'm moving gas. (I love the smell of gasoline). But this one Shell station I used to frequent had large signs on every pump and in the kwik-mart warning against it, so I guess it was a problem there, anyway. Never seen specific warnings against it anywhere else.
ReplyDeleteI, um, did this once in the summer of 2001 driving cross-country through the deep South. It was a newfangled Amoco station, and the hose disconnected automatically. Mortified, I notified the clerk, expecting a big insurance hit and possibly a beating from an Alabama sheriff. I got the same reaction as Stevie and it didn't cost me a dime.
ReplyDeleteCan I "like" the post title? Zoolander is an oft quoted classic at Chez Inertia.
ReplyDeleteA friend did this when I was in high school; she was mortified. I think the embarrassment came from the fact that 1) moments before she had been flirting with the gas station attendant, and was clearly distracted, and 2) her parents happened to be at the gas station, as well, and witnessed the drive off. I was in the passenger's seat laughing uncontrollably; we still give her grief about it.
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