Altercation at petrol station, am I wrong?
Discussion
I stopped to fill up with diesel this morning. Pulled the nozzle from the pump, nothing happened, still showing £25 from the previous sale. Waited a while, then waved and shouted hello to the woman in the shop/kiosk. She put a thumbs up, still nothing for 15 or 20 seconds or so, then the pump zeroed and started humming.
I filled up. went in the shop and she had a right go at me, said I should have just started pumping. I explained that I never start pumping until the pump is zeroed. That's how the system works and how customers know they're not getting ripped off because they are definitely starting at zero. Only then does the pump sound as if it's working anyway. She argued that she'd been doing her job a long time and you don't wait until the pump zeroes, you just start pumping. She then had a go at me for shouting at her through the window. I asked how was I to get her attention across a forecourt and through a window without raising my voice? ( I waved and said hello once)
She was a nasty little piece of work and my parting shot was probably unnecessary, when I said no wonder she had a black eye (which was unsuccessfully concealed under a load of makeup).
It's my nearest filling station but needless to say, I won't be calling there again.
I filled up. went in the shop and she had a right go at me, said I should have just started pumping. I explained that I never start pumping until the pump is zeroed. That's how the system works and how customers know they're not getting ripped off because they are definitely starting at zero. Only then does the pump sound as if it's working anyway. She argued that she'd been doing her job a long time and you don't wait until the pump zeroes, you just start pumping. She then had a go at me for shouting at her through the window. I asked how was I to get her attention across a forecourt and through a window without raising my voice? ( I waved and said hello once)
She was a nasty little piece of work and my parting shot was probably unnecessary, when I said no wonder she had a black eye (which was unsuccessfully concealed under a load of makeup).
It's my nearest filling station but needless to say, I won't be calling there again.
At least at at Pay-at-pump you don't have to deal with a human being!
When I was a teenager, I went to fill up, and the 2 people at the tills were chatting and ignoring me. I put the pump back a few times thinking it wasn't working. It was working, just that neither of them could be bothered to authorise it. So I left the nozzle on the floor and drove off so one of them would have to do some work and pick it up - yes petty.
When I was a teenager, I went to fill up, and the 2 people at the tills were chatting and ignoring me. I put the pump back a few times thinking it wasn't working. It was working, just that neither of them could be bothered to authorise it. So I left the nozzle on the floor and drove off so one of them would have to do some work and pick it up - yes petty.
Of course you're not wrong. Pumps should be zero'd out before you start pumping. Those who don't wait will, at some point, end up paying for fuel they've not pumped. Also, the attitude of some folks in customer facing positions is dreadful. If you weren't rude, the woman in the kiosk shouldn't be either.
Ezra said:
Of course you're not wrong. Pumps should be zero'd out before you start pumping. Those who don't wait will, at some point, end up paying for fuel they've not pumped.
OK.In almost 40 years of driving, I'm pretty sure that hasn't happened. But I'll definitely watch out for it now..........
ETA: And if it did happen, I would notice - because like most people - I know roughly what it will cost to fill the car up.
lornemalvo said:
I stopped to fill up with diesel this morning. Pulled the nozzle from the pump, nothing happened, still showing £25 from the previous sale. Waited a while, then waved and shouted hello to the woman in the shop/kiosk. She put a thumbs up, still nothing for 15 or 20 seconds or so, then the pump zeroed and started humming.
I filled up. went in the shop and she had a right go at me, said I should have just started pumping. I explained that I never start pumping until the pump is zeroed. That's how the system works and how customers know they're not getting ripped off because they are definitely starting at zero. Only then does the pump sound as if it's working anyway. She argued that she'd been doing her job a long time and you don't wait until the pump zeroes, you just start pumping. She then had a go at me for shouting at her through the window. I asked how was I to get her attention across a forecourt and through a window without raising my voice? ( I waved and said hello once)
She was a nasty little piece of work and my parting shot was probably unnecessary, when I said no wonder she had a black eye (which was unsuccessfully concealed under a load of makeup).
It's my nearest filling station but needless to say, I won't be calling there again.
I would have waited as she may be busy doing something in the shop, if it took a while I would have walked into the shop and spoken to the worker, I would never shout across a petrol forecourt at someone, its rude. I filled up. went in the shop and she had a right go at me, said I should have just started pumping. I explained that I never start pumping until the pump is zeroed. That's how the system works and how customers know they're not getting ripped off because they are definitely starting at zero. Only then does the pump sound as if it's working anyway. She argued that she'd been doing her job a long time and you don't wait until the pump zeroes, you just start pumping. She then had a go at me for shouting at her through the window. I asked how was I to get her attention across a forecourt and through a window without raising my voice? ( I waved and said hello once)
She was a nasty little piece of work and my parting shot was probably unnecessary, when I said no wonder she had a black eye (which was unsuccessfully concealed under a load of makeup).
It's my nearest filling station but needless to say, I won't be calling there again.
By your own admission your last jibe was unnecessary. You've come out of this looking as bad if not worse than her!
joshcowin said:
lornemalvo said:
I stopped to fill up with diesel this morning. Pulled the nozzle from the pump, nothing happened, still showing £25 from the previous sale. Waited a while, then waved and shouted hello to the woman in the shop/kiosk. She put a thumbs up, still nothing for 15 or 20 seconds or so, then the pump zeroed and started humming.
I filled up. went in the shop and she had a right go at me, said I should have just started pumping. I explained that I never start pumping until the pump is zeroed. That's how the system works and how customers know they're not getting ripped off because they are definitely starting at zero. Only then does the pump sound as if it's working anyway. She argued that she'd been doing her job a long time and you don't wait until the pump zeroes, you just start pumping. She then had a go at me for shouting at her through the window. I asked how was I to get her attention across a forecourt and through a window without raising my voice? ( I waved and said hello once)
She was a nasty little piece of work and my parting shot was probably unnecessary, when I said no wonder she had a black eye (which was unsuccessfully concealed under a load of makeup).
It's my nearest filling station but needless to say, I won't be calling there again.
I would have waited as she may be busy doing something in the shop, if it took a while I would have walked into the shop and spoken to the worker, I would never shout across a petrol forecourt at someone, its rude. I filled up. went in the shop and she had a right go at me, said I should have just started pumping. I explained that I never start pumping until the pump is zeroed. That's how the system works and how customers know they're not getting ripped off because they are definitely starting at zero. Only then does the pump sound as if it's working anyway. She argued that she'd been doing her job a long time and you don't wait until the pump zeroes, you just start pumping. She then had a go at me for shouting at her through the window. I asked how was I to get her attention across a forecourt and through a window without raising my voice? ( I waved and said hello once)
She was a nasty little piece of work and my parting shot was probably unnecessary, when I said no wonder she had a black eye (which was unsuccessfully concealed under a load of makeup).
It's my nearest filling station but needless to say, I won't be calling there again.
By your own admission your last jibe was unnecessary. You've come out of this looking as bad if not worse than her!
Not worse than her, nasty piece of work, really wound me up.
lornemalvo said:
joshcowin said:
lornemalvo said:
I stopped to fill up with diesel this morning. Pulled the nozzle from the pump, nothing happened, still showing £25 from the previous sale. Waited a while, then waved and shouted hello to the woman in the shop/kiosk. She put a thumbs up, still nothing for 15 or 20 seconds or so, then the pump zeroed and started humming.
I filled up. went in the shop and she had a right go at me, said I should have just started pumping. I explained that I never start pumping until the pump is zeroed. That's how the system works and how customers know they're not getting ripped off because they are definitely starting at zero. Only then does the pump sound as if it's working anyway. She argued that she'd been doing her job a long time and you don't wait until the pump zeroes, you just start pumping. She then had a go at me for shouting at her through the window. I asked how was I to get her attention across a forecourt and through a window without raising my voice? ( I waved and said hello once)
She was a nasty little piece of work and my parting shot was probably unnecessary, when I said no wonder she had a black eye (which was unsuccessfully concealed under a load of makeup).
It's my nearest filling station but needless to say, I won't be calling there again.
I would have waited as she may be busy doing something in the shop, if it took a while I would have walked into the shop and spoken to the worker, I would never shout across a petrol forecourt at someone, its rude. I filled up. went in the shop and she had a right go at me, said I should have just started pumping. I explained that I never start pumping until the pump is zeroed. That's how the system works and how customers know they're not getting ripped off because they are definitely starting at zero. Only then does the pump sound as if it's working anyway. She argued that she'd been doing her job a long time and you don't wait until the pump zeroes, you just start pumping. She then had a go at me for shouting at her through the window. I asked how was I to get her attention across a forecourt and through a window without raising my voice? ( I waved and said hello once)
She was a nasty little piece of work and my parting shot was probably unnecessary, when I said no wonder she had a black eye (which was unsuccessfully concealed under a load of makeup).
It's my nearest filling station but needless to say, I won't be calling there again.
By your own admission your last jibe was unnecessary. You've come out of this looking as bad if not worse than her!
Not worse than her, nasty piece of work, really wound me up.
lornemalvo said:
snuffy said:
Yes. It always shows the last amount and it won't start until its reset.
Exactly, I tried to explain that it hadn't zeroed and was silent, so not activated. All I got was "just press the nozzle!!"joshcowin said:
lornemalvo said:
snuffy said:
Yes. It always shows the last amount and it won't start until its reset.
Exactly, I tried to explain that it hadn't zeroed and was silent, so not activated. All I got was "just press the nozzle!!"Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff