Creepy experience
While I was pumping gas at about 10 a.m. one morning, an employee was wiping down the gas pumps. That in itself is a great idea and I salute the management for doing that; the pumps get dirty from road grime and diesel exhaust.
The employee soon started to work on the opposite side of the pump I was using. When the pump sensed that my tank was nearly full, it stopped the flow, as pumps are supposed to do. I squeezed the handle a couple more times to top off my gas tank at a whole dollar amount.
At that point, the worker came right up to me, between the pump and my car, and started to lecture me about how topping off is bad. I was shocked at what was unfolding, but when I got my thoughts together a second or two later, I said, "Back off! You're in my space!" Thankfully he did, but not after giving me a few more words of advice.
Here's MY advice to him and to the management of the gas station.
- First, it isn't OK get into another person's personal pace unless you know the person.
- Second, you need to mind your own business. You may have opinions what other people are doing, but you don't confront them in a constricted space.
- Third, the management should just enhance everyone's safety by taking the pump offline while it is being cleaned.
I'll get gas there again, because the prices are competitive, and the location is convenient, but I'll be sure to be more aware of what's going on around me! read more