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i've never seen a bi-directional gas station before lmao
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Cage posted:I had someone at a gas station pull forward to the hood of my car while I was pumping gas, making me have to reverse to leave. Its not me, thats lovely right? If a station is busy and you have to wait drive your car around until you're facing the same direction as the person in front of you.
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May 26, 2022 14:48
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wolrah posted:If they had their filler on the same side as you and had instead pulled around and backed in with the same result would you be less annoyed? Truga posted:i've never seen a bi-directional gas station before lmao  slidebite posted:It depends. It kind of is, but it's better than pulling up to a gas island with 2 open pumps and stopping at the first one. Safety Dance posted:I'm sorry you were mildly inconvenienced. This must be a really difficult time for you. The only thing we can do is shift from R to D and carry on as best we can. Cage fucked around with this message at 15:06 on May 26, 2022 |
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May 26, 2022 14:59
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Cage posted:They should drive in a way that doesn't require me to back up, I don't know. Drive in a way that affects the least amount of people. Don't make people brake for you when you pull in front of them. There are 10+ pumps, she has multiple options so that she can easily pull forward. She can drive backwards behind my car if she wants to play circus games, sure. Don't make me do it. I'm sorry you were mildly inconvenienced. This must be a really difficult time for you. The only thing we can do is shift from R to D and carry on as best we can.
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May 26, 2022 15:00
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Zero One posted:Hey, we won it fair and square in our war with Ohio! Yeah, and you didn't have to keep Toledo, so I'd consider that a win.
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May 26, 2022 15:00
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Cage posted:wat? Maybe they meant a gas station when you can deposit the gas from your car and get cash for it.
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May 26, 2022 15:15
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mobby_6kl posted:Maybe they meant a gas station when you can deposit the gas from your car and get cash for it.
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May 26, 2022 15:18
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Cage posted:wat? maybe it's a europe thing but even the tiniest rural gas stations i've been to had one way signs on entrances. means you have to do two 180 turns if you're going the wrong way, but that's the way it is i guess
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May 26, 2022 15:28
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There are many petrol stations in the UK that you can enter at either end.
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May 26, 2022 15:57
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Cage posted:I had someone at a gas station pull forward to the hood of my car while I was pumping gas, making me have to reverse to leave. Its not me, thats lovely right? If a station is busy and you have to wait drive your car around until you're facing the same direction as the person in front of you. I have a lot of driving pet peeves and some of them even involve gas stations, but this would not even bother me in the slightest. Steakandchips posted:There are many petrol stations in the UK that you can enter at either end. Same in Canada, it's not even remotely an issue. Unless you park in a way that obstructs access to the pump for someone else (this includes leaving your car parked at the pump to go inside, provided it's for any reason other than paying for gas), go hog-wild!
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May 26, 2022 18:13
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Cage posted:They should drive in a way that doesn't require me to back up, I don't know. Drive in a way that affects the least amount of people. Don't make people brake for you when you pull in front of them. There are 10+ pumps, she has multiple options so that she can easily pull forward. She can drive backwards behind my car if she wants to play circus games, sure. Don't make me do it. As long as there are fuel fillers on both sides of cars there will be people going both directions at gas stations. It happens, you're not guaranteed to be able to pull through. Now, if there were plenty of open pumps and she still chose the one that required her to pull up close enough to you that you have to reverse out, that's obviously a bit of a poo poo move. If it was busy however and she just pulled in to an easy pump in a reasonable way she did nothing wrong.
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May 26, 2022 18:22
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I guess its just a matter of caring how much your actions affect other people, I guess. I was perfectly able to drive around the pumps one time to find someone facing the same direction I was with the pump on the right side. It took about 10 seconds and it makes everything flow easier so why not do it? I see all of your points though, I guess it was silly to care when people do so much worse stuff. Safety Dance I'm sorry you didn't like your secret santa gift from me 
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May 26, 2022 18:41
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Cage posted:
Now I'm actually worried you were my AISS santa one year and I've forgotten
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Phanatic posted:Doesn't the Blue Ridge Parkway have some absurdly-low speed limit that's actually enforced? I mean, it makes every list of the most scenic highways or whatever but actually driving it sounds really unfun, either because of the said aforementioned speed limits or the slew of RVs and tourists that make the speed limit irrelevant. It’s great for cycling though.
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May 26, 2022 19:07
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Truga posted:i've never seen a bi-directional gas station before lmao 
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In the vein of 'consideration for others', it really bugs me sometimes how often I'll be at a gas station during a busy time when every pump is continuously occupied, and I'll pull in at a respectful distance behind someone who seems likely to be done soon to wait my turn. They cannot possibly fail to see me sitting there waiting, and yet they'll often finish pumping and then mosey off slowly to go inside the station -- definitely NOT to pay for gas, since they already pumped -- OR they finish, hang up the nozzle, get in their car, and then seemingly do a NASA-style pre-flight checklist of every possible thing they could need to do and adjust before they actually clear off. Adjust the mirrors, fiddle with the radio, put on some lipstick, sort the contents of their purse, fix their hair, buckle up, text a few people... MOTHERFUCKER DO YOU NOT SEE ALL THESE PEOPLE SITTING HERE WAITING.
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May 26, 2022 19:10
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Off the top of my head, I think Costco is the only one I've seen in Canada (or Alberta at least) where there is any kind of clear directional control for the pump islands. As in, full DO NOT ENTER or ONE WAY ONLY signs and you'd have an attendant talk to you if you if you tried.
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May 26, 2022 19:12
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Safety Dance posted:Now I'm actually worried you were my AISS santa one year and I've forgotten
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May 26, 2022 19:29
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Cage posted:2017! I got you goofy pants because you helped the kid drive stick and thats what he wore. Probably some food items too. Oh jeez I forgot all about that incident. If I didn't thank you enough, thank you!
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May 26, 2022 19:59
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I once had a minor argument with a directional Stop & Shop gas station attendant. It wasn't crowded but all pumps that I could pull into were full. All others were empty. I reversed into a pump and got out and the lady came out of the booth and really aggressively told me it was directional and I can sit there all day but she isn't turning the pump on. I said that's fine but why can't I reverse into the pump and then reverse out of the pump as well? I'll still be going the right way just facing a different direction. I was then told to "try me". I just gave up and waited but I felt like I had a valid argument.
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bigbillystyle posted:I once had a minor argument with a directional Stop & Shop gas station attendant. It wasn't crowded but all pumps that I could pull into were full. All others were empty. I reversed into a pump and got out and the lady came out of the booth and really aggressively told me it was directional and I can sit there all day but she isn't turning the pump on. I said that's fine but why can't I reverse into the pump and then reverse out of the pump as well? I'll still be going the right way just facing a different direction. I was then told to "try me". I just gave up and waited but I felt like I had a valid argument. I loved working as a pump jockey and arguing with customers that no they really did say premium or no, they really did say to fill it up and if they have a problem with that we have a syphon in the garage that takes about an hour to drain a tank.
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Imagined posted:In the vein of 'consideration for others', it really bugs me sometimes how often I'll be at a gas station during a busy time when every pump is continuously occupied, and I'll pull in at a respectful distance behind someone who seems likely to be done soon to wait my turn. They cannot possibly fail to see me sitting there waiting, and yet they'll often finish pumping and then mosey off slowly to go inside the station -- definitely NOT to pay for gas, since they already pumped -- Not my proudest moment but here I am posting about it, this very occurrence had me pull my motorcycle up between their SUV and the pump so I could fill my 3.5 gallon tank. Yeah I'm blocking your door now, tough, just wait for me to be done I'll only be a minute! "I have KIDS IN MY CAR!" "Oh, so you left them out here alone, then?" What's so hard about pulling into any available parking spot and going in for your smokes... and yes, there was at least two people waiting for each pump island at the time.
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May 27, 2022 03:36
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A friend in Michigan has had multiple people use their long, narrow driveway as a turnaround over the years. Most just pull in and back out, but some are real jerks and leave the pavement to turn around, going off-road & leaving muddy ruts in their yard. This time, the rear end in a top hat left a lot more than ruts. 
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Lmao
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NoWake posted:A friend in Michigan has had multiple people use their long, narrow driveway as a turnaround over the years. Most just pull in and back out, but some are real jerks and leave the pavement to turn around, going off-road & leaving muddy ruts in their yard. I'd set it on fire as sacrifice. Someone has just left me their dogshit minivan on my property with no explanation or anything. It's mine now and it's meant for the fire gods.
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NoWake posted:A friend in Michigan has had multiple people use their long, narrow driveway as a turnaround over the years. Most just pull in and back out, but some are real jerks and leave the pavement to turn around, going off-road & leaving muddy ruts in their yard. This kind of poo poo happens in my driveway with delivery trucks. We have a turnaround/parking area at the end but some drivers choose to just go halfway down the driveway, then back up into the EXTREMELY WET ALL THE TIME part of my yard and turn around and leave five-ton-van-sized ruts. There was a few year period where this was a weekly occurrence and I’ve become apoplectic when it does happen. I caught the Amazon guy doing it a year ago and when I yelled for him to stop, he just flipped me off and screamed obscenities as he drove away. I wish he had gotten stuck. I took pictures and got his plate and had to fight with Amazon about it. I don’t order anything from Amazon anymore since then and am happier for it.
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May 29, 2022 11:16
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This is the reason people voluntarily drive across Texas. Buc-ee's is an international treasure.
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May 29, 2022 14:42
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jfc it looks massive. Do they have their own refinery on site?
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slidebite posted:jfc it looks massive. Do they have their own refinery on site? That is one of a chain of gas station/department/grocery stores (seriously Buc-ees are all gigantic). Then there are the Love's Travel Stops...  When you have as much highway as the US does, you need places like these.
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May 29, 2022 16:56
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In Tennessee we had Petros, Love's, and Flying J. Every region has its own interstate highway truck stop brands but they're all the same idea.
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Love's is S tier truck stop Flying J and Petro are B tier at best and everything else is garbage
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Humbug Scoolbus posted:When you Yup.
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slidebite posted:jfc it looks massive. Do they have their own refinery on site? Everything’s bigger in Texas
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May 29, 2022 18:05
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Buckee’s is great. All the trashy gifts and junk food you could ever want.
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Midjack posted:In Tennessee we had Petros, Love's, and Flying J. Every region has its own interstate highway truck stop brands but they're all the same idea. Buc-ees is not the same idea you son of a bitch.
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Bum the Sad posted:Buc-ees is not the same idea you son of a bitch. Is this the part where I remind you that "Don't Mess With Texas" is an anti-littering campaign slogan?
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May 30, 2022 03:35
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slidebite posted:jfc it looks massive. Do they have their own refinery on site? That is the world’s largest convenience store in New Braunfels, sixty‐six thousand, three hundred and thirty‐five square feet.
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Platystemon posted:That is the world’s largest convenience store in New Braunfels, sixty‐six thousand, three hundred and thirty‐five square feet. Not very convenient if u ask me.
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BigPaddy posted:Buckee’s is great. All the trashy gifts and junk food you could ever want. Love’s is my favored truck stop. They are expanding by building new stores while Pilot is just buying up old existing stores and remodeling them. TA and Petro have better mechanic shops but that’s it.
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The latest australia dash cam is quite wild https://youtu.be/PXdkVl9jD1w Handful of geniuses self owning with their crashes(that they were responsible for) SlowBloke fucked around with this message at 13:23 on Jun 5, 2022 |
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