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     papayagirl Citizen Username: Papayagirl Post Number: 683 Registered: 6-2002  |
This weekend i stopped by the gas station on Irvington Ave next to Other Mothers. I can never remember if it's a Denco or a Delta... but it always has the cheapest gas anywhere ($2.53 for regular on the day i went). Here's how it went... Me: Fill it up, regular please. Guy: Super? Me: No, regular. Guy: Same sheet. Me: What? Guy: Super. Same sheet. Me, perplexed: Um... just give me whatever is the cheapest. The guy laughs at me. (I realized a few seconds later that sheet probably = ••••.) Seconds later... Guy: $20? Me: No. Fill it up. The guy laughs again. After my tank is filled... Guy: $43 Me: No way. That's not possible. (It should've cost just over $20.) Guy: Check the pump. Me: Okay... (i start to open the door) Guy: $23 Me: $23? (i close the door) Guy: $33 Me: Nah-ah (i open the door again) Guy: $23 (he laughs again and closes my door on me before i can get out) I handed over my credit card, and the guy came back a minute later to give it back, along with a receipt for $23 that had a blank signature line. But he said i didn't need to sign it. I was confused at first, because normally when you don't need to sign for things, there are no signature lines... plus he was still standing there next to my window, like he was waiting for something. So i instinctively started to hand back the receipt, then caught myself and kept it, realizing i was apparently done and could drive away. Then the guy laughed at me, and asked me if i had any candy. I looked at him perplexed, and said no... then he walked away. Now... what did i miss? Is candy code for something? Why was getting $23 worth of gas so difficult and funny? | ||
| LilLB Citizen Username: Lillb Post Number: 2415 Registered: 10-2002  |
That's very creepy. Sounds like someone's been inhaling too many gas fumes... Maybe it's drastic, but I wouldn't go there again. People like that creep me out to no end that I just don't even want to deal with it. | ||
| oots Citizen Username: Oots Post Number: 488 Registered: 6-2001 |
there are many people who just hand over the money. you should always check that they reset the gauge to zero and know about how much gas your car takes. btw, many newer pumps that take your credit crd in advance print out receipts that do not need signatures-but they do not have a line for one either. I would keep an eye out on your credit card charges. oots | ||
| Hoops Citizen Username: Hoops Post Number: 2128 Registered: 10-2004  |
I use that gas station a lot. The gas jockeys are a bit too friendly but I think harmless. | ||
| Crazy_quilter Citizen Username: Crazy_quilter Post Number: 457 Registered: 2-2005 |
okay, i had a really weird experience there, too! i went into other mothers to quickly drop off and bag of clothes and mr. quilter went to get gas. i came back out and walked towards the van. the guy was filling up a car behind our van. the guy started motioning for me to stay back. I looked around, could see no reason to stay back, pointed at my van and said, "i'm getting in my car." as i walked past him, he flinched and jumped like he was really afraid i was about to attack him. i got in the van and told mr. quilter who said, oh, he's just joking, he said really goofy things to me. the guy came up to the window, looked in, saw me, and said, "oh! you were getting in the car! I thought you hate me!!" in reflecting on the situation, i really questioned my judgment in continuing to walk when he was gesturing for me to stay back. If he was high or paranoid, he might have attacked me thinking it was self-defense. anyway, it sounds like the same guy. Then he was waving goodbye and saying things to the baby in the car. i don't know what's up with him. and i don't know if he is harmless either! | ||
| Dave Supporter Username: Dave  Post Number: 10746 Registered: 4-1997  |
Is that the station owned by the man who employs his special needs sons? | ||
| papayagirl Citizen Username: Papayagirl Post Number: 686 Registered: 6-2002 |
Dave - i don't know. But the attendant didn't appear to have special needs. | ||
| eb1154 Citizen Username: Eb1154 Post Number: 557 Registered: 5-2001 |
Dave, No, that is the Getty up the block and his son nevers says a word to anyone. Eric | ||
| Dave Supporter Username: Dave Post Number: 10748 Registered: 4-1997 |
Thanks for clearing that up, Eric. | ||
| Glock 17 Citizen Username: Glock17 Post Number: 1904 Registered: 7-2005  |
My dad once went there with a 20 dollar bill and said "gimme 10 dollars of regular please" and they were like "ohhh comon you have a 20 there" etc etc. Needless to say they only got 10. That gas station is on the end of my street so whenever I would leave for work during the summer I'd get 10 dollars or such of gas. Considering 10 dollars is half a tank in the 'rolla haha I never had to worry about getting gas "hustled" | ||
| papayagirl Citizen Username: Papayagirl Post Number: 689 Registered: 6-2002 |
I drive a corolla too, which is why i knew the amount was off. Even at the height of the gas price craziness last summer, my tank has never taken $43 worth of gas! | ||
| Joan Supporter Username: Joancrystal Post Number: 8359 Registered: 5-2001 |
Did you check the meter on the pump to see how much gas was actually pumped into your car and what the cost of that gas should have been? Did you compare the amount on your receipt with the amount you were told to pay for the gas? Assuming that you were not overcharged, the only other thought which occurred to me is that the person pumping gas at the gas station is of middle eastern origin and is worried about possible backlash as a result of the 9/11 anniversary but this seems somewhat far fetched based on your description. | ||
| doulamomma Citizen Username: Doulamomma Post Number: 1851 Registered: 3-2002 |
that's creepy. I'm sure it's fine, but I'd check my credit card statement carefully... | ||
| John Caffrey Citizen Username: Jerseyjack Post Number: 597 Registered: 11-2005 |
I have been there several times. I second the opinion that the guys are trying to be funny and are harmless. It may be a problem of language barrier and trying to fit in. Kinda reminds me of my long deceased grandfather. He spoke little English but thought he was funny. He would break himself up laughing at his jokes which were on the 3rd. grade level and/or I never got the point of them. Anyway, he was a great guy and I miss him. Now as for me, I maintain that I am the funniest guy I know, now that Lenny Bruce is dead. I still break myself up all the time. | ||
| Scully Citizen Username: Scully Post Number: 1054 Registered: 8-2005 |
In your humble opinion, of course... |
