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DanAA

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Message Posted: Feb 16, 2010 7:36:45 PM

Please don't state the obvious..THE PRICE.

What gets under your skin when you are at the gas station?
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streetirsx
Veteran Author North Dakota

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Message Posted: Apr 26, 2013 6:13:09 PM

People parking in front of the pump but are not there to get gas
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BartandLisa
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Message Posted: Apr 26, 2013 5:35:45 PM

Twits buying lotto tickets, etc and holding up the line when they check and redeem some before leaving.
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zardoz74
Veteran Author Houston

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Message Posted: Apr 17, 2013 11:16:40 PM

Loud rap music.
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gaspriceshopper
Rookie Author Georgia

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Message Posted: Apr 14, 2013 6:05:07 PM

what about going inside to pay for your gas and there is a person at the counter that first pays for his gas then woops he forgot to get his cigs and now he has to run to the back of the store to grab a drink. after he pays for this he decides he want to buy lottery tickets. not to mention the whole time he is on his cell phone.
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DerTaubman
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Message Posted: Apr 14, 2013 8:55:27 AM

People who sit, and talk on a cell phone after fueling up while you are waiting for the pump,
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the1roadhog
Champion Author Atlanta

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Message Posted: Apr 14, 2013 8:27:37 AM

Kids ripping around with no parental supervision.
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valby
Champion Author Massachusetts

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Message Posted: Apr 14, 2013 8:16:32 AM

Don't like it when the pump is out of paper for receipt.
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2Tall
Champion Author Maryland

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Message Posted: Apr 14, 2013 8:13:00 AM

noise from the boom box in the trunk
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redx590
Sophomore Author New Jersey

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Message Posted: Mar 17, 2013 12:51:18 PM

When the gas attendant start to randomly clean my already sparking clean windshield then expects a tip after i tell them to stop
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inventorymaster
Champion Author KW

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Message Posted: Mar 17, 2013 11:40:00 AM

the prices
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stlhawk
All-Star Author St. Louis

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Message Posted: Mar 17, 2013 11:07:04 AM

Nothing really. Too many more important things to be concerned about. The gas station is a non event for me.
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steffy628
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Message Posted: Mar 17, 2013 7:29:53 AM

Waiting next in line to get gas and the jerk at the pump leaves the car there after fueling up and they to go in and take their time shopping in the convenience store
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RadarIN
Champion Author Indiana

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Message Posted: Mar 17, 2013 7:04:31 AM

rap music
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pkhdonovan
Champion Author Maine

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Message Posted: Mar 17, 2013 5:51:03 AM

people who don't pay attention while driving
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Hemond
Champion Author Providence

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Message Posted: Mar 17, 2013 4:05:21 AM

Nothing, I don't sweat the small stuff. Anything at a gas station qualifies as the small stuff.
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geno700
Veteran Author British Columbia

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Message Posted: Mar 17, 2013 3:42:26 AM

people who dont know how to pump gas.
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2Tall
Champion Author Maryland

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Message Posted: Mar 17, 2013 3:16:45 AM

no receipt paper
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MIT05
Champion Author Massachusetts

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Message Posted: Feb 16, 2013 6:58:34 AM

People smoking.
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gvan
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Message Posted: Feb 15, 2013 1:34:51 PM

The printer out of paper.
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PDN57
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Message Posted: Feb 15, 2013 12:23:27 PM

Sams no windshield washer
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ace12012
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Message Posted: Feb 15, 2013 12:10:06 PM

people blocking both pumps while they fill at one.
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LeeLavergne
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Message Posted: Feb 15, 2013 11:41:55 AM

people that don't get out of the way
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Desoto49
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Message Posted: Feb 15, 2013 11:33:40 AM

No paper towelling on the roll
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dlewis121
Rookie Author Alabama

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Message Posted: Feb 15, 2013 10:28:32 AM

going inside to get receipt
people not pulling to the last pump
People pulling into a station to get food or Drinks and block the pumps
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MiataPrincess
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Message Posted: Feb 15, 2013 9:42:22 AM

Seeing some elderly person struggling to get their car filled with gas & people just sitting there watching & not offerring to help. Or only pumping $10 worth of gas.

Occasionally I will go assist & also use my card to pay for it. You can usually tell by the car & the way they are dressed that they are struggling financially...their facial expressions is priceless.
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ansh25
Sophomore Author Pennsylvania

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Message Posted: Feb 13, 2013 9:00:44 PM

Dry washer fluid tank and squeegees that are falling to pieces
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wshokie12
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Message Posted: Feb 13, 2013 2:19:51 AM

Paying at the pump and then having to go inside to get my receipt.
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paullypuiu
Veteran Author Georgia

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Message Posted: Feb 12, 2013 9:22:59 PM

pay at the pump,than have to go inside for receipt.

[Edited by: paullypuiu at 2/12/2013 9:23:44 PM EST]
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kat199012
Rookie Author London

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Message Posted: Feb 12, 2013 7:57:23 PM

Reading these I guess I'm pretty easy going...you need to relax, you're going to have a heart attack!
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IndianBond
Rookie Author Cincinnati

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Message Posted: Feb 12, 2013 3:23:15 PM

pay at the pump and then having to go inside to get my receipt.
wait for long time and see people doesnt know how to fill the gas ...in sams ..costoc etc
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ProtegeFL
Sophomore Author Tampa

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Message Posted: Feb 12, 2013 1:19:33 PM

A windshield squeegee bin full of pond-scum water or worse...none at all,and no paper towels.It's ridiculous and at these prices,it's even more galling.
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CrackedLCD
Champion Author Alabama

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Message Posted: Feb 12, 2013 12:55:46 PM

I can't decide what's worse… being out of receipt paper or the thugs who play their rap music at top volume for everyone to "enjoy".

It's never a gray-haired dude blasting classic rock, or a young white tattooed guy blaring metal, or a middle aged woman blasting the station everyone can listen to, even the boss. Nope, it's thugs and rap music.

To make matters worse, the people who feel they need to share their music tend to congregate at the store with the cheapest gas prices, and this store also blares their own mix of oldies and advertisements via loudspeaker. So if I go there, I got Herman's Hermits in one ear and ho-sex & cop-killing in the other.

I don't go to that station much anymore. :)
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crmedic
Champion Author Arkansas

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Message Posted: Feb 12, 2013 12:33:30 PM

Paying at the pump and then having to go inside to get my receipt.
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davisadm
All-Star Author Los Angeles

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Message Posted: Feb 12, 2013 11:30:45 AM

People who don't know how to pump gas and take a long time. Especially when there is a long line, as in Costco stations.
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Titanic1985
Champion Author South Carolina

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Message Posted: Feb 12, 2013 10:32:36 AM

I honestly have to say that nothing "drives you (sic me) crazy at the gas station". I always use a newly upgraded truck stop because they are the only station in the area that sells non-ethanol 87 Octane Regular. Their facilities include sixteen pumps, are always maintained (working pumps, register tape in the pumps, paper towels and squeegees with fresh water, etc.) and the facility is large enough to enter the pump area from either direction with or without a trailer. Due to enormous sales volume, their prices are among the cheapest in my area. I do go at off hours during the day (retired), so there isn't the congestion frequently found on Sunday at noon or sometimes on holiday weekends.

No, I don't mind my gas station :-). MGY
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Hanski
All-Star Author Modesto

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Message Posted: Feb 12, 2013 9:23:39 AM

prices
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lissyking
Veteran Author Miami

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Message Posted: Feb 12, 2013 9:22:58 AM

waiting for receipt then it says, "please go to the cashier counter"
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Greenrancher
All-Star Author Indianapolis

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Message Posted: Feb 12, 2013 9:06:53 AM

No receipt paper.
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jason54915
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Message Posted: Feb 12, 2013 8:55:25 AM

no receipt paper at the pump.
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canadajane
Sophomore Author Ontario

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Message Posted: Feb 12, 2013 8:45:37 AM

People who get gas and leave their vehicle at the pump then go into the shop to pay but take ages. If you know you are doing your weekly shop whilst in there can you please have the courtesy to move your vehicle from the pump first then go and pay.
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2Tall
Champion Author Maryland

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Message Posted: Feb 12, 2013 8:30:37 AM

No receipt paper
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THEMUSICRABBI
Sophomore Author New York

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Message Posted: Jan 21, 2013 10:20:35 PM

prices
stations that charge more for credit cards
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DrVenture
Rookie Author New Jersey

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Message Posted: Jan 21, 2013 1:50:07 PM

1) morons who don't know what side the tank fill is on
2) people who have no common sense to pull up to the next pump
3) people not ready with payment and then search for it holding up the line
4) the gas pumpers who rather chat to one another then actually work
5) NON ENGLISH SPEAKING PEOPLE...like how do you work and not speak english?
6)people who pull into a station at the entrance and stop for reasons unkown
7) people who take long as hell to pull out
8)people who do not know there damn ZIP codes for a CC
there is more, but not like complaining helps!
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BartandLisa
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Message Posted: Jan 20, 2013 5:38:44 PM

Some twit at the counter buying lotto tickets, etc and holding up the line when she checks and redeems some before leaving.
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yplust
Champion Author New Jersey

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Message Posted: Jan 20, 2013 4:52:31 AM

Price & wait
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MrDeath666
Champion Author Houston

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Message Posted: Jan 19, 2013 8:44:17 PM

When people don't pull up to the far pump.
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Boyrr
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Message Posted: Jan 19, 2013 12:50:41 PM

Sorry, but it's the price of gas
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nichols
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Message Posted: Jan 19, 2013 10:39:51 AM

people that go inside and wait until they are told the amount before getting out their wallet or purse.
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kjSC
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Message Posted: Jan 19, 2013 10:36:31 AM

People that fill up their car and are parked against the flow of the traffic line.
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PDN57
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Message Posted: Jan 19, 2013 10:23:19 AM

People
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