New to petrol... and new levels of suckiness

[blas]

Shengirl......it can easily happen if some self important jerkwad walks away from the pump on his/her cellphone and then walks back and continues to pump after it stops, not believing it is full and not watching the gas overflowing...

Or like what happened way too often, when mom and dad thought it would be just SO CUTE to let Little Johnny pump the gas and he kept going and going and pretty soon there was a good 10 gallons of gas on the pavement.

[Lace Neil Singer]

Lace, you'll need choccy to put up with the gits. Good luck!

Cutenoob

Thanks; I'll need it.

Or like what happened way too often, when mom and dad thought it would be just SO CUTE to let Little Johnny pump the gas and he kept going and going and pretty soon there was a good 10 gallons of gas on the pavement.

During Training, I was told that if I see a kid on a pump to not turn on the petrol pump. If I do that, I can confidently predict a pair of psychotic parents coming to have have a go... -.-

[blas]

That's very good advice, Lace. Because you know the parents will refuse to pay for their own stupidity of letting their kid pump gas.

Well, kids were always used as a ploy afterhours at the gas station.

Ok, only once that I can recall. Big old Ford Windstar or similar van pulls up after close. Store is pitch black, save for my nightlight. Van pulls up right in front of window. Parents get big bright idea on how I will for sure let them in. Mind you, it's winter-time, well below zero degrees.

The van turns around and pulls up to a pump, and a little boy pops out, giving me the teary eyed look. He stares at me for a good minute. I stare at him, then peek back at his parents, who are both glaring at me and then looking back at their son, then back at me. I look back at the little boy who is pretending to sob. I then roll my eyes and put my money bag into the safe and finish up my paperwork.

Oh yes, like that is going to make me turn all the lights back on and let them pump gas and encourage everyone else coming down the street to pull in as well and keep me there longer?

Uh uh. Those parents should be ashamed.

[Shangri-laschild]

Isn't that when you pocket the money and report her as a drive off?

I used to really want to do that but I never got the chance to once I thought of that.