Beware of this scam while on the road
I’m not a frequent poster, but I want to let everyone know what happened to us while traveling through Kingman, Arizona, although it could happen anywhere. My wife and I are both successful business p...
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Back in the 70s there were some unscrupulous gas station operators at the Ohio Tpke stops. It was a captive audience for sure. Having driven trucks in the east, I heard about most of them and when coming home on leave I stopped at a gas station and to my horror the fan belt had just broken :e . Good thing that attendant had looked under the hood!!!
While still at the pump, I unloaded the luggage from the trunk, pulled out the toolbox and the spare fan belt and proceeded to change the belt. The manager came out and started yelling that I could not do that there and I said "Why don't you call those troopers over from the restaurant and I'll show them the clean cut on a fan belt that was new last week". I didn't pay for the gas either.
While still at the pump, I unloaded the luggage from the trunk, pulled out the toolbox and the spare fan belt and proceeded to change the belt. The manager came out and started yelling that I could not do that there and I said "Why don't you call those troopers over from the restaurant and I'll show them the clean cut on a fan belt that was new last week". I didn't pay for the gas either.
