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   Share your experiences with people I'm doing the gas pumps as parking spots. Extra points for stories that they don't pump any gas at all and just park so you cannot have access

    My story is yesterday I needed just a couple of gallons so I could use my stash of Kroger gas mostly a dollar off earned from fuel points.

   Speedway in Englewood Ohio takes the prize for half the pumps not working and shoppers parking at the pumps that do work. My wife was at one store and I was picking up some bits at harbor freight with that gas station close by. At least she was not angry at me for making her wait.  Never going to that station again 

    I have lots of ridiculous examples of selfish people, but I want to hear about yours 

 

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953 nut

On the return trip from a weekend leave when I was in the Navy I would stop about an hour away from the base and park by the pumps of a closed gas station to take a nap. They opened at 6:00 am so that was my wake-up call in time to make morning muster on the ship.             :hide:

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ri702bill

That type of "Got mine, up yours" entitled attitude I see occasionally at the market - idiots parking in the Fire Lane.

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adsm08

I see lots of terrible parking in the course of my job, mostly by entitled people who are too lazy to walk more than three feet to the door, so the block the door to the shop. But we don't have gas pumps.

 

I think the worst one I've seen with gas pumps, and it was so much entitled as it was stupid, was this one guy at Sam's. He had one of those push-button start cars (don't get me started on how dumb those are). Anyway, he dropped his girlfriend off over at the store across the plaza and went to get gas. He shut the car off, pumped his gas, then remembered the key was in her purse.

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Ed Kennell

My pet parking peeve is the ratio of the reserved parking spaces at our Giant Food store.

The first two spaces in each row are for charging the eees.  Still don't understand why it requires two spaces to charge one ecar.

The next two are for Handicap use.  always full.

The next four are for pregnant ladies.  very seldom used.

The next four are for employee of the month.   never used, how can there be more than one employee of the month

 

Mrs. K can walk with the aid of a shopping cart so I drop her at the door near an available cart then go to the rear of the lot to park.

 

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EB-80/8inPA

The local station selling ethanol free gas has about 6 double-sided pump stations, with only the pair at each end dispensing the good stuff.  And one day there’s just empty cars parked in them.  I thought I was the only person finding this absolutely infuriating.  People have zero regard for others, it’s just me me me me me all the time these days.  That’s how they drive, too.  Be careful out there, it’s like some kind of zombie apocalypse.

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davem1111

You've brought up one of my pet peeves. The only time I ever leave the car or truck at the pump is when there are at least 3-4 other pumps empty, no empty parking spaces, and I'm only going to be inside for a minute or 2.  But it irks me when people do this at a busy station with no empty pumps so you're waiting for them to saunter out when they feel like it...

 

My most recent experience like this was at one of the service plazas on the PA Turnpike, on my way back to Indiana about 2 weeks ago. Every pump was full but at least 3 were taken up by empty cars.  I sat there for a while but finally gave up on getting gas first, so I parked in one of the spaces by the store entrance and started to go in. Got out of my truck and was pointing to the empty cars to show my wife, and several of the inconsiderate jerks came out at that time. They looked at me like I was crazy - why was I pointing at their car?  They weren't doing anything "wrong".   :ranting:

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JoeM

It's their world......we are just living in it! 

 

I do have a story tho. i pulled into the station and all the slots were full. Wisdom kicked in and pulled up behind a car that a woman was putting gas in. I figured it was the best option for getting fuel quicker because she would see me waiting. She got done with the pump jumped into the car and bam, picked up her phone. I watching and waiting and thinking there is no way she could have not seen a full sized pick up two feet behind that compact car. Hmmm waited a few and then lay on the horn. Oh my it was great, she jumped and almost hit her head on the roof of the car. Pulled out right quick and I though that was just amazing. 

Once again It's their world......we are just living in it!

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ri702bill
8 hours ago, Ed Kennell said:

first two spaces in each row are for charging the eees.  Still don't understand why it requires two spaces to charge one ecar.

Ed, that's to allow room for the Firemen!! :happy-bouncyredfire:

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F. Marra 17

Been in the fuel construction industry my whole life, both ground up builds and maintenance. Ive seen it ALL. Been ran over by many people, had people park and wait for fueling next to dispensers still on pallets...Had people pull sideways between the fuel lanes.  But contrary to popular belief of self serve fueling, NJ seldom has this problem due to full service fueling.  When there is no need to exit the vehicle to start the dispenser, the lazy person will typically wait until fueling is done then drive the 50 ft to the spot closest to the convenience store.  A good fuel attendent not only pumps the gas for you, but also keeps the fuel lanes moving.

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squonk

People who park at the pump and go shopping inside are probably buying lottery tickets :rolleyes:

 

 

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