This is true. It’s best not to get back into the car but if you do (and insure as shit do in MN in the winter) , touch something metal before you remove the nozzle.
I have been pumping my own gas since 1992 (in various countries in Europe) and have never heard of this! I have also never heard of any accident because of this...
Do you typically drive diesel cars? Might be a gasoline vs. diesel thing. I thing diesel has a higher ignite point.
The comments are killing me. "I don't want to smell like gasoline!" What, you think everyone else in every other state goes around smelling like gas? OMFG.
I have been to some stations that seem to make the pumper smell a bit like gas. Less so now than when I was younger, but it still sometimes happens. I assume it is from small leaks of gasoline.
Post by katieinthecity on Jan 4, 2018 8:38:54 GMT -5
I drove to NJ alone in college to visit a friend, and when I pulled up to get gas, I hopped out (as one does) and the attendant started running towards me and yelling. I had no idea what was going on. Then I tipped him. Because I had no idea what was going on.
The comments are killing me. "I don't want to smell like gasoline!" What, you think everyone else in every other state goes around smelling like gas? OMFG.
I have been to some stations that seem to make the pumper smell a bit like gas. Less so now than when I was younger, but it still sometimes happens. I assume it is from small leaks of gasoline.
When I was a kid I used to ask to smell my Dad's hands after he pumped gas because I liked the smell of gasoline. I don't notice that I get that residual smell anymore.
The reactions are hilarious because they aren’t outlawing full service. They are just making self service an option. If they don’t want to pump their own gas, they can go to a full service station....which, based on the reactions, I imagine will still have a large customer base.
As an anti social introvert, I hate full service.
I hate it too. Last year when I visited Oregon for the first time I was like, wait, you took something I hate (stopping for gas) and made it worse by adding in something else I hate (talking to strangers)! Why?!
I drove to NJ alone in college to visit a friend, and when I pulled up to get gas, I hopped out (as one does) and the attendant started running towards me and yelling. I had no idea what was going on. Then I tipped him. Because I had no idea what was going on.
My friend from NJ did the opposite. We went to college together in PA and apparently the first time she had to fill up at school she just sat in her car for like 10 minutes because she had no idea it wasn’t full service everywhere. The guy working there finally came over and was like “Uhhhh you ok?” Lol.
I have been pumping my own gas since 1992 (in various countries in Europe) and have never heard of this! I have also never heard of any accident because of this...
Do you typically drive diesel cars? Might be a gasoline vs. diesel thing. I thing diesel has a higher ignite point.
I think I'd be more annoyed with having to wait for the service person to come over and do it.
I lived in a state where you didn't pump your own gas and was so anxious about it when I crossed borders because I felt like I didn't know wtf I was doing and everyone could tell. Now that I've lived elsewhere for many, many years, I find it so obnoxious when I have to wait for an attendant. I'm impatient, though. Maybe if you're more lazy than impatient you prefer the full service option.
I had a friend that pumped gas and said out of state people often tipped him, so that's a nice perk if you're an attendant near an interstate in a full service state.
I grew up in Massachusetts. I left and didn't have a car for many years. At various points in my life in other cities, I'd see people do that thing with the nozzle, and then I'd go back to visit my parents at Christmas, drive their car, and then try to figure it out. At some point, I gave up because I just assumed I was an idiot.
H pumps most of our gas, so I never figured out how to do it. Now I feel empowered to try.
I just thought it was some kind of new technology when I moved to CA. "Oh, you can DO that?" Since then I've pumped gas in MA and NY and learned the truth!
The comments are killing me. "I don't want to smell like gasoline!" What, you think everyone else in every other state goes around smelling like gas? OMFG.
Or the germs on the pump handle. Yeah, I know, but I carry hand sanitizer or wear winter gloves when I pump. The same precautions I take when I grab a door handle on a public building.
So...are some people in this thread saying that even if a gas station is closed, I could go to a pay-at-the-pump place and get gas 24/7 no matter what?
So...are some people in this thread saying that even if a gas station is closed, I could go to a pay-at-the-pump place and get gas 24/7 no matter what?
So...are some people in this thread saying that even if a gas station is closed, I could go to a pay-at-the-pump place and get gas 24/7 no matter what?
(asking for a friend)
Yes.
My mind is blown. Because I am the opposite of the poster in this thread that is all "Duh, just schedule getting gas right after you get your latte and before you drop Timmy at soccer" and I have literally never thought of just pulling into a station whenever the heck I could even if it wasn't open and just...getting gas. This is amazing.
So...are some people in this thread saying that even if a gas station is closed, I could go to a pay-at-the-pump place and get gas 24/7 no matter what?
(asking for a friend)
It’s glorious. Gas whenever you want! And without any human interaction!
So...are some people in this thread saying that even if a gas station is closed, I could go to a pay-at-the-pump place and get gas 24/7 no matter what?
(asking for a friend)
absolutely ! I get annoyed at gas stations that actually close. 24/7 pay at the pump and go is awesome !
So...are some people in this thread saying that even if a gas station is closed, I could go to a pay-at-the-pump place and get gas 24/7 no matter what?
(asking for a friend)
Some places here turn off their pumps when they’re closed, but I assume that’s because they’re in small towns. And then there’s co-ops.
So...are some people in this thread saying that even if a gas station is closed, I could go to a pay-at-the-pump place and get gas 24/7 no matter what?
(asking for a friend)
Some places here turn off their pumps when they’re closed, but I assume that’s because they’re in small towns. And then there’s co-ops.
I feel like an idiot, but I just assumed any place that wasn't open 24/7 shut off the pumps when they are closed, whether they are in a small town or not. Now I need to test this at a place nearby this weekend!
I feel like an idiot, but I just assumed any place that wasn't open 24/7 shut off the pumps when they are closed, whether they are in a small town or not. Now I need to test this at a place nearby this weekend!
Usually you can tell if there are still lights on overhead; they'll leave some on so people can pull up and gas while fully lit from above (because, y'know, transients).
I don't like pumping gas but those comments are hysterical. People are bananas.
Much like most things I don't like, I make my husband do it. Then berate him when he inevitably forgets what side the gas tank is on in my car (dude you've made me drive this car for like 11 years, you should know by now).
Did you know it was probably a year ago, after driving my car for more than 10 years, that I realized vehicle manufacturers tell you right on the instrument dial panel which side your gas tank is on?
Some older cars don't have the arrow. HOWEVER, if there is no arrow, in general, you can still tell which side your tank is on. There will still be a little picture of a gas pump, and your tank is usually on the same side of the car as the handle on the pump. Does that make sense?
The comments are killing me. "I don't want to smell like gasoline!" What, you think everyone else in every other state goes around smelling like gas? OMFG.
Or the germs on the pump handle. Yeah, I know, but I carry hand sanitizer or wear winter gloves when I pump. The same precautions I take when I grab a door handle on a public building.
Germs on the pump handle cracks me up. Do you push elevator buttons? Open doors? Ever used the hot bar at Whole Foods? GERMS! RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!!!
Some places here turn off their pumps when they’re closed, but I assume that’s because they’re in small towns. And then there’s co-ops.
I feel like an idiot, but I just assumed any place that wasn't open 24/7 shut off the pumps when they are closed, whether they are in a small town or not. Now I need to test this at a place nearby this weekend!
I just had this experience for the first time last Sunday. We pulled up to a station in the middle of the day that was closed, with pumps turned off. The one across the street was open. My husband assumed they were owned by someone of the Chick-Fil-A persuasion.
I feel like an idiot, but I just assumed any place that wasn't open 24/7 shut off the pumps when they are closed, whether they are in a small town or not. Now I need to test this at a place nearby this weekend!
I just had this experience for the first time last Sunday. We pulled up to a station in the middle of the day that was closed, with pumps turned off. The one across the street was open. My husband assumed they were owned by someone of the Chick-Fil-A persuasion.
Yes, I just this experienced this for the first time on Christmas Day. I've always filled up in the off hours, early in the morning or late at night, and I've never encountered a store that shut off their pumps after hours until Kroger decided to shut off their pumps on Christmas Day. I go there all the time when the store is closed and never had an issue, but I guess maybe the whole corporation closed for Christmas and they just shut it all down? The one time I get gas in the daylight and I had a ton of Kroger points to use!
Maybe they were afraid some Oregonian was going to blow themselves up and they wouldn't be there pick up the pieces.
All of the people talking about “transients” is cracking me up. I’ve never been to Oregon but knowing the stereotypes it’s making me picture a Walking Dead type hordes of Bernie Bros wandering down the street, mobbing anyone who gets out of their car. And apparently the people of Oregon are so afraid of being accosted by transients while they fill up their cars but they have no problem with them bothering the workers who pump the gas.
I commute 75 miles a day, so I get gas at least once a week. It takes like 2-3 minutes from the time I pull into the station until I'm leaving. It would annoy me to have to wait for an attendant to be on my merry way!
In RI, a station can't be open without an actual human on site. They don't pump for you or anything, but in case of emergency, there always has to be someone there with training to respond. So lots of smaller places still close overnight.
I was also going to point out the "wedge the gas cap in the pump handle" trick so you can get back in the car, since they took the lock levers off. I mean, it's illegal and all, but it works and the pump still shuts off when the tank is full.
Anecdote - my brother and DH were at a gas station one day and my brother asked H whether he had ever accidentally driven off with the pump still attached to the car. WHO DOES THIS? Apparently my brother does. Twice.
In RI, a station can't be open without an actual human on site. They don't pump for you or anything, but in case of emergency, there always has to be someone there with training to respond. So lots of smaller places still close overnight.
I was also going to point out the "wedge the gas cap in the pump handle" trick so you can get back in the car, since they took the lock levers off. I mean, it's illegal and all, but it works and the pump still shuts off when the tank is full.
Anecdote - my brother and DH were at a gas station one day and my brother asked H whether he had ever accidentally driven off with the pump still attached to the car. WHO DOES THIS? Apparently my brother does. Twice.
I've done that. It was early morning and I was trying to get to work after a frantic morning at my house. I had a 3 year old and a 6 month old so I blamed mom brain. Thankfully I knew the owner and he just laughed and said that it happens all of the time.
Once I drove through the night from fl panhandle to Nashville. I was practically on fumes and couldn't find anywhere open to fuel. They were all old school pumps, so I couldn't pay with card. I was so nervous I'd be stranded in the middle of nowhere.
Now when I'm on a long trip in rural anywhere I fill my tank whenever I get the opportunity.