gotta love those seniors !

[johnb1]

Okay, so I work outside mostly, at a famous Canadian Gas station, pumping gas.
I won't tell you which one, but it rhymes with slo-mo. Okay, so our "Guests" get coupons with which to save 7 cents a litre, and it's like a religion with them. When they coupons are about to expire(especially then)) , they gotta get up early in the morning and race down to the station I work at , to get 13 litres of fuel and save $1.14, and they've probably used about a buck's worth of gas to get there, and if they don't save a dollar-sixteen then and they just HAVE to have their coupon. The minute they get there, they whip it out like it's a crucifix and I'm Dracula. I haven't even started filling their vehicle's tank, and-out come the coupons. "I have a coupon" is their battle cry. Well, so what, pretty much everyone does. All you have to do is call in to order them. I have a butt, and I don't whip that out the minute I see you. It's enough to drive you nuts. And tipping? well, forget it. You're more likely to see flying pigs then have a senior (or anyone) tip you. We'll wash your windows, we'll scrap 'em too, but a tip? Oh not from me or you. We're outside getting chilled to the bone, and you get to sit there in your car with a coffee or a smoke, we do all the work and we get--nothing. Shoot, they're not even polite. All I get it "Fill it" or "Could you fill it up", and I wish them a nice day, or something like that-not even a smile. Sometimes I swear they come get gas there just to piss us all off. You can wash their windows, scrape 'em, practically kiss their wrinkled old Butts and--nothing... maybe they'll say
thanks for doing my windows, or I really appreciate you doing my windows, and maybe a handshake. What the heck good is a handshake? It won't buy you coffee or anything. People just generally don't tip, are rude, and are tightassed douches. Look
IF YOU ONLY NEED 13 LITRES OF GAS, YOUR CAR ISN'T EMPTY AND IT'LL START JUST FINE, OK sorry for yelling but it had to be said. And some of them can't find the lever you pull to release the hood over the gas cap. Geeze! You can figure out how to drive, but you don't know how to pop the hood, and put gas in the tank
The best part of "senior's day" is when they leave and I get to do this

and they LEAVE

Oh, and heaven forbid the media let out a story that the price of gas might go up
10 or 15 cents a litre, because then they'll ALL be out like flies on crap, trying to save
a whole $1.20 and using their allmighty coupon. Respect for the working man-Zero
and then, well, gas may stay the same or go down, so how much money have you saved? Oh none.

Thanks for letting me vent here-that, and the fact that there's a beer store across the street from my place is pretty much the only thing keeping me from throttling someone.

The job still has its moments of fun though> I asked a decent looking lady
"How can I help you today, ma'am" and she said "Fill me up, please"
Anyone wanna take that?<crickets> <crickets> pretty much nobody, eh?

And some lady came in, car bone dry for washer fluid, and she wanted to tip me, but had no cash, and she said " anything" so she just bought me 2 packs of cigars.
Nice Eh?

it's not a bad job, but now I can kinda understand why they have trouble keeping people, especially in the mornings and weekends. Because it takes a special kind of strength and courage to serve people, especially when they're rude/dumb/cheap/
using foul language/ or are just plain obnoxious a$$holes. You should all give yourselves a round of applause

JOhn B