TURBOXR I miss her... Donating Members 703 Member For: 20y 3m 7d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 24/03/08 12:36 PM Share Posted 24/03/08 12:36 PM Just thought id post this because im pissed off. I warn you its boring... but its my rant.Pulled into a very busy BP running on vapor, got to the bowser and it wouldnt pump. I know the attendent has to activated it, I see he is busy so I patiently wait. There is a line behind me out onto the curb. I pull the nozzle a few more time so it beeps to let him know I am there, as I can see him through the window and he has not acknowledged my presence. I wait some more, and just as I am begining to get slightly annoyed, he points at me and beckons me to come inside. Fair enough I walk toward the shop. Halfway I look up and he is waiving his arms around. I stop... confused. He yells something over the speaker. Me and other customers look around confused. He does the pump symbol with his hands. I go back to the pump and find it is not totally hung up, fair enough. I go back inside. It is now he informs me that I have to pre pay for fuel. Why I ask? Because my car is not registered in victoria. What, I ask?. Because you may steal it. I then ask, "so because my car is registered interseate, I am more likely to steal fuel at 4pm in broad daylight in front of a packed servo, having had my rego and my face seen by security cameras just like every victorian?". Yes he says. I tell him that I have been in victoria for work for 8 months and fuel the car every week, and this has never ever been an issue. Its the rules he says. So because I have an interstate registered vehicle which is just as traceable as any other car on the road, I am a thief. Yes he says. I walk out, drive out to the Shell across the road where I see him watching me fill up and pay without incident. This really f*ckin shat me. I really had to do everything in my power to just leave without voicing my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrdreaming Lifetime Members 1,693 Member For: 21y 10m 28d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 24/03/08 12:48 PM Share Posted 24/03/08 12:48 PM Yeah it is a pain, and we can all thank all of the oxygen thiefs that steal fuel for it.I know for a fact that my local servo docs the attendants pay for drive offs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFHOON Donating Members 1,932 Member For: 18y 9m 3d Gender: Male Location: nsw Posted 24/03/08 08:51 PM Share Posted 24/03/08 08:51 PM I would have gone back to the car,checked the oil water cleaned the screen tossed some rubbish used a handful of paper towels and then left without getting fuel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INFLYT Donating Members 784 Member For: 18y 5m 17d Gender: Male Location: N.S.W, Sydney Posted 24/03/08 10:59 PM Share Posted 24/03/08 10:59 PM Was he an Indian? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCRIBR Yaris member Member 4,486 Member For: 18y 6m 6d Gender: Male Posted 24/03/08 11:07 PM Share Posted 24/03/08 11:07 PM I walked into the servo on easter sunday & said "having a good easter?" to the servo attendant... he didn't seem to know what I was talking about... funny stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INFLYT Donating Members 784 Member For: 18y 5m 17d Gender: Male Location: N.S.W, Sydney Posted 24/03/08 11:17 PM Share Posted 24/03/08 11:17 PM All I said was "Where is the A.T.M machine", accompanied by "So...no Premium Fuel hey". The look and reaction I got by the two Indian's behind the counter, I felt as if I was in India, and was speaking a foreign language (English). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRSCAR Member 414 Member For: 16y 10m 18d Gender: Male Location: FTG, Victoria Posted 24/03/08 11:25 PM Share Posted 24/03/08 11:25 PM I don't even know why they have the speakers so they can talk, its not like you can understand what the hell they are saying anyway (even if they are not foreign).One time I had a BP guy say over the speaker "pre-pay" but he said it in about 0.1 of a second andi had no idea what he was on about, after about the 5th time he said it SLOWER and I finally went into the store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 20y 8m 2d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 25/03/08 12:25 AM Share Posted 25/03/08 12:25 AM Have never experienced that up here....was a bit of a culture shock filling up in Adelaide at night though, couldn't figure out what the f*ck was going on You should lodge a complaint with the anti-discrimination board Turboxr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPGMH Donating Members 302 Member For: 20y 5m 19d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 25/03/08 01:01 AM Share Posted 25/03/08 01:01 AM I had a similar experience a while ago at 4am traveling to Vic.Pulled into a Mobil servo indian guy asked me to pre pay,I explained I wasnt sure exactctly how many litres I would need,but he insisted ,I said keep my wallet on your counter while I fill up and I will fix you up when I fill up,he said this are the rules non negotiable ,I showed him cash & credit cards to no availe,finaly exhausted with kids and missus sleeping in car,I pre paid having no choice feeling completely enraged whats this world coming to ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHR BOOST Moderating Team 5,698 Member For: 21y 3m 22d Gender: Male Location: Southern Highlands NSW Posted 25/03/08 01:04 AM Share Posted 25/03/08 01:04 AM Yeah it is a pain, and we can all thank all of the oxygen thiefs that steal fuel for it.I know for a fact that my local servo docs the attendants pay for drive offsThat manager would want to be careful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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