Gas station etiquette
On the way to Big Cypress/Everglades I stopped for fuel at the Flying J in Dade City, FL. In the left gas lane was a shiny new Winnebago View, no toad, NY license plates. In the right lane an older cl...
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rhagfo wrote:loulou57 wrote:
Some, like us are on holiday , relaxing. We just don't let little stuff like this bother us. Sometimes the cash is slow inside, kids need bathrooms etc. There are many reasons that things are slow inside and it is not the customers fault.
Saying that, we do pull ahead if we can. Some places do not like you to, we have been yelled at many times for moving forward
Really, away from the pumps after fueling and paying? I find that hard to believe, unless the new space was blocking traffic.
Just because you are on holiday doesn't meany you can park at the pump for 15 to 30 minutes, while you pay, go to the restroom, and get some food. Why not just run out the slides and cook lunch! :M
Most people think of fueling stop as a stop and go thing, if you want a "safety break" pull into a parking space.
We get the gas then pull up in front of the door and go in the store and pay for the gas!!!! That way, somebody who hasn't got the extra few minutes are not waiting. It is done quite often here, but we have been yelled at by attendants for doing so.
I have never been sitting at a pump for 15 or 30 minutes waiting for someone who is inside paying or using the facilities. Sometimes there could be a small child that, at the moment, in the store has to go.
