UK perspective - unheard of here these days, labours just tooooooooo expensivo, out of da question.. Last time I had a pump attendant fill was on holiday in Tenerife, I'd got the nozzle in the tank before he nearly bit my hand off - Ooops, what's Spanish for '...Sorree, force of habit' ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Brodbeck" <gull@CYBERSPACE.ORG> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 2:29 AM Subject: Re: Full Sevice Gas Pumping
> On Sun, 7 Jul 2002, John P. Flaherty wrote: > > > Last time I stopped for gas on a visit to my home state of NJ, I stopped the > > attendant as he was unscrewing the oil filler cap to put gas in. Close call. > > Never take your eyes off these guys. > > Yikes. I can see how that could happen, though. Some Ford and GM cars > used to have the gas filler behind the license plate. > > _ _ > __ _ _ _| | | | David M. Brodbeck (N8SRE) Ypsilanti, MI > / _` | | | | | | +----------------------------------------------------- > | (_| | |_| | | | @ cyberspace.org > \__, |\__,_|_|_| "The United States does not have a security system. It > |___/ has a system for bothering people." -- Sholomo Dror, > when asked about U.S. airport security. |
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