okay, kids, it's Sunday!

[thehippie777]

Keep in mind, I work at a hotel & only a hotel.


SC: Why are the gas prices so high here???
Me: (thinking they are "high" everywhere, and I already felt bad for the gas station people...) uh...hmm...I am not...
SC: Well I ask because "you" have "all" of these refineries here.
Me: (we have 2, yes 2 refineries here) Well, the refineries here don't refine oil.
SC: Then what do they refine???
Me: Coal, that type of thing...
SC: Oh well I still can't believe the gas prices here. It is only 3.89 in Colorado. (we are in Montana)
Me: Yeah I sure don't know, I am sorry... (cuz I am in great connection with the politics of oil here in Montana)
SC: Well, it's just rediculous here is all!



SC: (calls down to front desk) Hi I have a favor to ask of you.
Me: Okay...(thinking info for somewhere or we need extra wash-cloths...)
SC: Do you remember the Gong Show?
Me: um well sorta, I am only 26.
SC: Oh well we are gonna be up for an hour, so could you when you get a break (what break????) get online and look up the writer, producer gentleman... (I stopped listening) and give us a call back with the information?
Me: Well, I am sorry sir I can not leave the front desk, is there any way you could use the lobby computer to look that information up yourself?
SC: Oh you have a computer guests can use?
Me: Yes, we sure do.
SC: Do I need a password or anything for it?
Me: No, sir, you can just log onto it.
SC: Oh, okay I will just use that then.
Me: Okay. ?????? (cuz man I have tons of time to do something kinda meaningless like that for YOU)
---We are supsta go beyond for guests, I personally think looking up stupid information like that is a bit extreme, and honestly doesn't fit within going beyond for a guest in my personal opinion; especially if they seem to think I have time to do so right when my shift has started.---

Me: (people walk in) Hello. *smile*
SC: Hi. We are done for the night. (walk past desk)
Me: okay... (I have no idea what you are talking about, do you even realize I just got on shift?)

[smileyeagle1021]

oh I love the gas price tourist... I used to get that a LOT when I still lived in Reno... people would complain about how much we charged tourists... so finally I with a straight face would just start telling people "oh yes, locals get gas for cheaper, rather than sliding your card on the prepay just go into the attendent and tell them 'bob johnson' and they'll give you the local price"
and they'd be like, wait you really have a local price... and I would respond, no we don't, I just figured it would get you to shut up about how high prices are because guess what, I have to pay that every time I fill up.

[mattm04]

3.89, lucky. I paid 4.02 today in Massachusetts. Better than the people in Alaska, http://www.alaskagasprices.com/ it can vary from 4.40 to 7.25 in the middle of nowhere, in the middle of nowhere.

[Evil Queen]

On my way to work this afternoon, it was $3.84, on my way back home from the midnight run (I needed milk for breakfast, no I didn't want to wait) it was up tp $3.86

[Anakah]

The cheapest price for gas out here is $4.03.

[Evil Queen]

Yeah... once gas hits a local 4$ a gallon, screw the world. I'm taking a bike to work!

[nomorecarts]

3.89, lucky. I paid 4.02 today in Massachusetts. Better than the people in Alaska, http://www.alaskagasprices.com/ it can vary from 4.40 to 7.25 in the middle of nowhere, in the middle of nowhere.

being one of the people in alaska, you guys are lucky

[Kirkygirl]

Uhhh, you guys have got it lucky. Up here it's $1.48 a litre. One gallon is about 3.875 litres. You do the math.

I agree that many people should not get upset at the gas station employees over the price of gas. The only way that some of these people get paid is through purchases made in store (candy, pop etc). They have every right not to sell you anything if you are being an asshole.
Even if you have already put gas in your tank, you need to pay for it, otherwise any decent employee worth their salt will call the cops on you. My sister used to have to put up with this shit, that's the only way I know these horror stories and one of the reasons I am nice to people.

[DeltaSierra]

I'd LOVE to pay what you folks are paying. Here in BC I'm paying the equivalent (after conversions of liters to gallons, and CDN to US currency) $5.79/gallon. It hurts!

[Golden Phoenix]

Ok in the UK we pay in litres.

1 gallon = 3.78 liters.

Petrol is at about £1.30 a liter here (which is round about the national average i think) Diesel is generally a couple of pence cheaper.

1 gallon = £4.91

convert to $ US

$9.79 US per gallon.



And just for comparison that's $9.83 CAN and $10.03 AUS or €6.15

I think we win for sucky prices Though i'm willing to be proven wrong.

[LoneWolf]

Ok in the UK we pay in litres.

1 gallon = 3.78 liters.

Petrol is at about £1.30 a liter here (which is round about the national average i think) Diesel is generally a couple of pence cheaper.

1 gallon = £4.91

convert to $ US

$9.79 US per gallon.



And just for comparison that's $9.83 CAN and $10.03 AUS or €6.15

I think we win for sucky prices Though i'm willing to be proven wrong.

We almost have the same prices. I think I am moving back to a horse and carriage. Considering the traffic jams I will still get to my destination quicker than most people in their cars.

Only we either blame the Prime-Minister or the minister of EconoMafia, I never heard of people blaming the folks at the gas station.

[iradney]

Hehehe
Here it's basically $5 a gallon. we pay about R10.20 + per litre....
*sigh*

[protege]

$3.99 a gallon at home, $3.96 at work. Prices seem to be hovering around the $3.99 mark locally--I'm sure people will go ballistic once they go over $4.00. What really sucks though, is that we're going to get nailed with higher heating oil costs in the winter in addition to this...and our salaries aren't going up to compensate

[RichS]

I need to move where most of you guys are...I'm seeing $4.25 here (MI).

Got lucky and found a station at $4.11 on the weekend. Already, predictions are that gas is going to go over $4.50 soon.

And then, I can't imagine what natural gas prices are going to be during Winter.

[Imogene]

SC: Oh well we are gonna be up for an hour, so could you when you get a break (what break????) get online and look up the writer, producer gentleman... (I stopped listening) and give us a call back with the information?

Dave Atell. No, seriously, he's just released a new Gong Show. Why he decided it needed to be remade, I dunno...