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    Are most of the gas stations in your area pre-pay?

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    Post by RedBedroom Thu Jul 21, 2011 1:26 pm

    There's only a couple around here, but the city is trying to require gas stations to convert to pre-pay due to what law enforcement is spending investigating drive offs.

    Who the heck does a drive off at a gas station anymore? Video cameras are everywhere, you would have to be a fool to do that.
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    Post by CeCe Thu Jul 21, 2011 1:32 pm

    ALL of them. You either gotta pay in advance or pay at the pump with a card. People here were driving off all the time.
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    Post by Bluesmama Thu Jul 21, 2011 1:53 pm

    Nope. Oregon is only one of two states where we DON'T pump our own gas. And I like it that way.
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    Post by Hyacinth Girl Thu Jul 21, 2011 2:38 pm

    Here in Mass., if it's a pump-your-own place, then you have to pre-pay. If it's a full serve station, they ask you if you're paying by cash or credit card--the credit card they swipe before pumping, but cash they collect right after.
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    Post by wants2laugh Thu Jul 21, 2011 3:24 pm

    here in NJ its full service only... in pa on the turnpk they have both... they are the same as hyacinth said
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    Post by Tony Marino Thu Jul 21, 2011 4:47 pm

    Its mixed here there are those you pay at the pump and there are still the guys that pump it for you.
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    Post by RedBedroom Thu Jul 21, 2011 6:35 pm

    Are you supposed to tip the guys who pump it for you? In our whole city, there is only one place that pumps for you, and I never know the protocol, so I never go there. Sure would be nice in the winter.
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    Post by CeCe Thu Jul 21, 2011 6:50 pm

    RedBedroom wrote:Are you supposed to tip the guys who pump it for you? In our whole city, there is only one place that pumps for you, and I never know the protocol, so I never go there. Sure would be nice in the winter.

    Where I live those pumps cost extra so I consider that payment enough.
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    Post by Alan Smithee Thu Jul 21, 2011 6:57 pm

    Bluesmama wrote:Nope. Oregon is only one of two states where we DON'T pump our own gas. And I like it that way.
    hi there! LOL. I live in the other one. Anytime I've been to PA they've been pay at the pump.
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    Post by RedBedroom Thu Jul 21, 2011 7:06 pm

    CeCe wrote:
    RedBedroom wrote:Are you supposed to tip the guys who pump it for you? In our whole city, there is only one place that pumps for you, and I never know the protocol, so I never go there. Sure would be nice in the winter.

    Where I live those pumps cost extra so I consider that payment enough.

    I haven't been there in years, but they were always the same price, so I always wondered about the tipping.
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    Post by Alan Smithee Thu Jul 21, 2011 8:43 pm

    RedBedroom wrote:Are you supposed to tip the guys who pump it for you?

    ROFLMAO! Oh, lordy that's cute. big hugz No Red. No need to tip the petroleum transfer engineer.
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    Post by RedBedroom Thu Jul 21, 2011 8:47 pm

    Alan Smithee wrote:
    RedBedroom wrote:Are you supposed to tip the guys who pump it for you?

    ROFLMAO! Oh, lordy that's cute. big hugz No Red. No need to tip the petroleum transfer engineer.

    Hey, don't mock me for always wondering that!!
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    Post by Alan Smithee Thu Jul 21, 2011 8:56 pm

    Oh no...I'm, ah laughing with you!
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    Post by Nystyle709 Thu Jul 21, 2011 9:02 pm

    RedBedroom wrote:There's only a couple around here, but the city is trying to require gas stations to convert to pre-pay due to what law enforcement is spending investigating drive offs.

    Who the heck does a drive off at a gas station anymore? Video cameras are everywhere, you would have to be a fool to do that.

    I used to work at gas station. That's easy as hell to do.
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    Post by RedBedroom Thu Jul 21, 2011 9:03 pm

    Alan Smithee wrote:Oh no...I'm, ah laughing with you!

    I would need to be laughing if that were true.....

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    Post by RedBedroom Thu Jul 21, 2011 9:05 pm

    Nystyle709 wrote:
    RedBedroom wrote:There's only a couple around here, but the city is trying to require gas stations to convert to pre-pay due to what law enforcement is spending investigating drive offs.

    Who the heck does a drive off at a gas station anymore? Video cameras are everywhere, you would have to be a fool to do that.

    I used to work at gas station. That's easy as hell to do.

    Really? Don't they get screen shots of license plate numbers? I used to help my friend Cheryl do it all the time when we were 16. I don't even remember if there was a method to our madness, I just knew there was always four of us when she did it.
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    Post by Nystyle709 Thu Jul 21, 2011 9:05 pm

    ALL of the gas stations in NY are pre-paid. Pre-pay means you're paying for the gas before it's pumped....no matter if it's a full service station or not.
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    Post by Nystyle709 Thu Jul 21, 2011 9:07 pm

    RedBedroom wrote:
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    I used to work at gas station. That's easy as hell to do.

    Really? Don't they get screen shots of license plate numbers? I used to help my friend Cheryl do it all the time when we were 16. I don't even remember if there was a method to our madness, I just knew there was always four of us when she did it.

    Not really. And if they do have cameras....nine times out of ten, those cameras aren't advance enough to capture a license plate. They drive off really fast. We had to write down the plate number if we did happen to catch it and then the company would never go after them. Rarely they did, if they did at all. Pump the gas and drive off. That's easy and most people who did it didn't give a fuck if you saw them or not.
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    Post by RedBedroom Thu Jul 21, 2011 9:11 pm

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    Really? Don't they get screen shots of license plate numbers? I used to help my friend Cheryl do it all the time when we were 16. I don't even remember if there was a method to our madness, I just knew there was always four of us when she did it.

    Not really. And if they do have cameras....nine times out of ten, those cameras aren't advance enough to capture a license plate. They drive off really fast. We had to write down the plate number if we did happen to catch it and then the company would never go after them. Rarely they did, if they did at all. Pump the gas and drive off. That's easy and most people who did it didn't give a fuck if you saw them or not.

    Around here they call police for it, and it is a criminal charge if they find them. I had no idea that it was still so easy to do. Hmmmmm....
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    RedBedroom wrote:
    Alan Smithee wrote:Oh no...I'm, ah laughing with you!

    I would need to be laughing if that were true.....

    Friendship. Over.

    Seriously? cries
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    Post by RedBedroom Fri Jul 22, 2011 12:20 am

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    I would need to be laughing if that were true.....

    Friendship. Over.

    Seriously? cries

    Not at all, Doll...expect some leg pulling, leg puller.... bear hug
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    Post by Alan Smithee Fri Jul 22, 2011 2:53 am

    Oh man. Please don't do that! I was really worried you were serious. I think I would have resigned from the chamber with a broken heart of you were cries
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    Post by RedBedroom Fri Jul 22, 2011 3:04 am

    Alan Smithee wrote:Oh man. Please don't do that! I was really worried you were serious. I think I would have resigned from the chamber with a broken heart of you were cries

    Oh, my word, hon...please don't ever think like that. You are such a dear, you would have to do a lot to tick me off...now I feel bad about my post...hugs to you. Please forgive my joking back.
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    Post by Alan Smithee Fri Jul 22, 2011 3:38 am

    big hugz of course!
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    Post by wants2laugh Fri Jul 22, 2011 3:50 am

    i had a friend in CT that i saw regularly and I once paid a fellow customer $5 to pump the gas for me! lol... then i did find a full service pump in CT too! so no more need for that when i would go there.

    In my experience, full service pumps cost more than self service in those states that offer both. but NJ that is ONLY Full service, we have cheaper gas than the other self service states --- we have some pipeline and the refineries that cut the costs somehow
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