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(vanity) A reminder when purchasing gasoline....
me | 12/13/11 | me

Posted on 12/13/2011 4:32:16 AM PST by Doogle

..for those of us who must let gas attendants pump the gas in stations, watch for this ripoff. When you ask the attendant to pump a certain amount of gas you expect to get what you pay for...the ripoff works like this You ask for $30 regular, and then go about digging out the cash, retuning the radio, taking a sip of the morning coffee The attendant programs the pump for $28, the pump clicks off when programmed amount is reached, you hand the guy the $30 as requested, and drive off...UNLESS YOU CHECK THE PUMP FOR AMOUNT PUMPED you lose! Try to make it a habit of looking over your shoulder to be sure you got what you requested


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...this happened to me a few times and each time I said, you either give me two dollars change or pump another two dollars, your choice. If you drive a minivan or a SUV it's difficult for you to see the pump, and they know it. Just a heads up!
1 posted on 12/13/2011 4:32:19 AM PST by Doogle
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To: Doogle

What is the reason the state requires someone else to pump your gas? Sounds like a payoff to someone....


2 posted on 12/13/2011 4:34:15 AM PST by conservativehusker (Ben Nelson makes me ashamed to be a Nebraskan. (Kinda like Bill Calahan once did))
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To: Doogle

I haven’t had anyone but me pump gas into my vehicle for about a thousand years or so. :-)

I didn’t even realize they still did that.


3 posted on 12/13/2011 4:34:20 AM PST by Nervous Tick (Trust in God, but row away from the rocks!)
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To: Doogle

I have never in my life had someone else pump my gas. Are there still some states that do not have self service gas stations?


4 posted on 12/13/2011 4:37:05 AM PST by iowamark
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To: Doogle

Also, never buy gasoline when the tanker truck is pumping gasoline into the underground holding tank.
You do not want the dirt, leaves, bits of gravel, water and other stuff that is normally resting peacefully on the bottom of the tank to get in your gas tank and plug your filter or worse.


5 posted on 12/13/2011 4:37:40 AM PST by BuffaloJack (Defeat Obama. End Obama's War On Freedom.)
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I didn’t even realize they still did that.

New Jersey and Oregon; the only states that require the attendant to pump it for you.

6 posted on 12/13/2011 4:37:53 AM PST by Quality_Not_Quantity (A half-truth masquerading as the whole truth becomes a complete untruth. (J.I. Packer)
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To: Doogle

That is why I pump my own gas....and if they won’t let me I go to a different station.


7 posted on 12/13/2011 4:38:03 AM PST by rightwingextremist1776
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To: conservativehusker

*shruggs*...to help Oil Industrial Engineers, that’s what it say’s on their visa’s when they apply for entry to the US, so that they could have jobs...


8 posted on 12/13/2011 4:38:07 AM PST by Doogle
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Ah, just one of the many joys of living in the People’s Republic of New Jersey.


9 posted on 12/13/2011 4:39:54 AM PST by Fresh Wind ('People have got to know whether or not their President is a crook.' Richard M. Nixon)
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To: Doogle

Has Christie ever commented on it???


10 posted on 12/13/2011 4:43:07 AM PST by conservativehusker (Ben Nelson makes me ashamed to be a Nebraskan. (Kinda like Bill Calahan once did))
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To: Quality_Not_Quantity

>> states that require the attendant to pump it for you

Seriously! Wow! Why? What is “the state” saving “the masses” from with THAT silly rule? Spilling gas into the environment? Breathing fumes? Getting their hands dirty? What??!?


11 posted on 12/13/2011 4:46:39 AM PST by Nervous Tick (Trust in God, but row away from the rocks!)
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...the NJ dept of Weights and Measures (Morristown) has heard from me so many times, they simply say “where now Mr**********”...*smiles*, ...another few months we’ll be on first name bases.....


12 posted on 12/13/2011 4:47:03 AM PST by Doogle
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To: Doogle

You gotta wonder about a state that doesn’t trust its people to pump their own gas. Or who feels the need to subsidize the gas station attendants.


13 posted on 12/13/2011 4:47:41 AM PST by PjhCPA (I'm an equal candidate criticizer.)
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>> Oil Industrial Engineers, that’s what it say’s on their visa’s when they apply for entry to the US...

Let me guess: they are coming into NJ from areas of the world with lots of sand, camels, moon worship, and dynamite.

Did I get that right?


14 posted on 12/13/2011 4:49:32 AM PST by Nervous Tick (Trust in God, but row away from the rocks!)
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To: Nervous Tick

bingo


15 posted on 12/13/2011 4:50:35 AM PST by Doogle
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To: Doogle

I haven’t seen an attendant gas station in years!


16 posted on 12/13/2011 4:56:26 AM PST by SECURE AMERICA (Where can I sign up for the New American Revolution and the Crusades 2012?)
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To: Doogle

In local paper (Northjersey.com) nailed some stations
for selling regular gas as premium

Another thing - DO NOT PAY WITH CREDIT CARDS

USE CASH

Several people I know (including my mother) found that
credit card was scammed by the attendents


17 posted on 12/13/2011 4:58:26 AM PST by njslim
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To: njslim

yeah Heavy populated by middle easterners Bergen country has a huge problem that still isn’t bagged yet.


18 posted on 12/13/2011 5:01:13 AM PST by Doogle (((USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated)))
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The NJ hustle. Happens 50,000 times a day in NJ! Snooki would be proud!


19 posted on 12/13/2011 5:02:09 AM PST by Doc Savage ("I've shot people I like a lot more,...for a lot less!" Raylan Givins)
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To: Doogle
An attendent??? At a gas pump???

I've not seen that in over 30 years!

Good job for the homeless tho....

20 posted on 12/13/2011 5:02:56 AM PST by Logic n' Reason (N/A)
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