It sure is a bummer. I had my "stupid award" a few years and a couple of TT's back.  I was gassing up on a trip, and some lady parked in front of me and went inside.  It was a Flying J type place with a few restaurants and such. I waited probably 10 minutes, but it sure felt like half an hour.  It sure looked like I could squeeze by....
Needless to say, I rubbed the guard post and smoothed out some of the aluminum on the sides. A few hundred bucks, some swallowed pride, and a lesson in patients and all is well now.