3CorsaMeal
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why is this? We have a couple of local petrol stations where you pull up and they come out and fill your car up.
The one i went to last, the lady come out and she is in her 90's  and still filling up cars.
She dragged herself across the forecourt got to my car and decided to rest her weight on my automatic rear spoiler, i wasn't too chuffed to say the least and felt bad about getting her to move, leaving her nothing to lean on
i haven't been there since and refuse to use that petrol station now 
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3CorsaMeal
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inside the shop its like wartime, with all these rations on the shelfs for sale
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alan-g-w
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Registered: 9th Nov 07
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wot
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Neo
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Registered: 20th Feb 07
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The last time I found a place like this it was on some random back road in cheddar, felt really odd, some old boy filling it up, handed over 20 notes and realized it must have been about 1.30 a litre 
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mike56gte
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there is a petrol staion like this near me i go to it quite alot because its close but it is quite expensive and they dont even have a shop! apart from one that just sells car stuff.
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alan-g-w
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I've never seen this at all. Thinking it's maybe something to do with people driving off without paying.
What do you mean about rations though 3cm
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Hammer
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I wish we had one of these, with a black petrol pump attendant wearing dungarees and boots with no toes.
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Bissmire
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I think it is to do with insurance
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3CorsaMeal
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quote:
Originally posted by alan-g-w
What do you mean about rations though 3cm
like really bare shelfs with random tins of food on it, not like the stuff you normally see, really old things and stuff no ones buys
its like a museum rather than a shop, timewarp
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mike56gte
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thing is at the one i go to if you get out the car quick enough you can put the petrol in yourself and they just stand and wait and take the money off you.
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alan-g-w
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quote:
Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
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Originally posted by alan-g-w
What do you mean about rations though 3cm
like really bare shelfs with random tins of food on it, not like the stuff you normally see, really old things and stuff no ones buys
its like a museum rather than a shop, timewarp
I'm surprised you needed petrol, thought you could have just put some old banana skins and egg shells in to power the flux capacitor by the sounds of things 
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AlexW
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Never experienced it over here, but in Romania its preety common, feels strange.
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3CorsaMeal
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Originally posted by alan-g-w
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Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
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Originally posted by alan-g-w
What do you mean about rations though 3cm
like really bare shelfs with random tins of food on it, not like the stuff you normally see, really old things and stuff no ones buys
its like a museum rather than a shop, timewarp
I'm surprised you needed petrol, thought you could have just put some old banana skins and egg shells in to power the flux capacitor by the sounds of things
well i thought of getting petrol today, then decided i'd be better off buying a new car with petrol already in it
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dannymccann
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Who pays for fuel with cash, come to think of it can't remember the last time I paid for anything with cash
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Colin
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I thought they stopped doing this a long long time ago due to carcinogens in petrol, benzene etc.
If its still happening then i'd bet my house its not at any big franchise place, will be a small family owned place in the sticks where only 2 people call in a week!!
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3CorsaMeal
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it is, a really small place, owned by these two old people in their 90's who have had it for many years, they don't even employ anyone.
i suspect if i kept using the place i would go in one day and they will be lying dead at the counter
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ed
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Last time I went to an attended pump was in Hungary. We had a bit of a problem trying to convince the man that you could indeed get a Citroen C3 with a diesel engine...
[Edited on 17-09-2010 by ed]
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Scotty_B
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quote:
Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
it is, a really small place, owned by these two old people in their 90's who have had it for many years, they don't even employ anyone.
i suspect if i kept using the place i would go in one day and they will be lying dead at the counter
Free petrol. 
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mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
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the petrol station at the end of my road is like this, I quite like it, has an old fasioned feel about it
I try to take the van there as much as I can to support their business, wont take the car there, that only gets shell
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mwg
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Registered: 19th Feb 04
Location: South Lakes
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the petrol they put in is probably 50% water
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gez bay
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Registered: 14th Feb 08
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eco friendly :lol.
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Steve
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most petrol stations used to be like this years ago remember when i was a child, theres one left near me, probably just traditionalists, in there day it was good customer services to do this
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whitter45
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Registered: 15th Nov 02
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like being on route 66
Are you sure you werent dreaming???
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whitter45
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quote:
Originally posted by mattk
the petrol station at the end of my road is like this, I quite like it, has an old fasioned feel about it
I try to take the van there as much as I can to support their business, wont take the car there, that only gets shell
Horseshoe?
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Fro
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Registered: 20th Jun 06
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Only time I experienced this was in St vincent, and 40 EC dollars was a full tank, which was about £10 at the time.
[Edited on 17-09-2010 by fro-dizzle]
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