it took 3 gas stations.. but i managed to fill my tire without paying!!

This is one of my biggest pet peeves.. paying 50 cents for air to fill up a low tire. what a bunch of fucking bullshit. 50 years ago , attendants would pump your gas and clean your windshield and check your oil. now you have to pay for air.


:grr:

Wait for me to arrive and we'll do it together! :evilgrin:

i bought a cheap compressor i keep in my trunk so i don't have to pay for what is all around me and usually free.

you're paying for the use of the compressor...it's not like you could just get down on your hands and knees and blow it up yourself, unless you happen to be superman...or this guy:

btw-that's a hot water bottle.

NOTHING.

i won't pay for something that should be offered as a free service. i doubt they make 100 bucks a year off those machines.

About two months ago, I drove around for around an hour from gas station to gas station looking for free air. I probably spent several dollars in gas doing so, but it is the principle of the thing. Greedy bastards.

did have an impact...however slight.

I actually sorta understand the irritation at this. It seems like my tires know when I've just emptied all my change from the change holder and pick that moment to get low. But, still...

I worked for a lady who owned a convenience store/gas station many, many moons ago, and she refused to charge people for air. She felt about it like you do. The problem was that her air compressor was vandalized at least once a week. Normally, the hose had been cut, but a few times someone tried out their baseball batting skills on it, and once, it was used as a target for someone's shotgun.

The funny thing was that when people drove up to get their free air and found the compressor not working, they'd get royally pissed, sometimes to the extent of wandering inside and yelling at us for not providing proper service. Of course they could always just go down the road and pay the quarter or 50 cents, but they'd rather take it out on the one person in town that bothered to try.

After the shotgun incident, she decided she wasn't paying for another compressor.

then what are folks gonna do?

i suppose everyone could purchase his or her own air compressor.

hmm. maybe i should make a stock purchase.

nevermind the time...

life is too short for such expensive pet peeves...

and it's principle. yes, it's petty. :-)

mine's worth more than this particular principle.

but then my regular gas station doesn't charge for air, so whadduh i know?

Not only that, I won't buy gas at a station that does not provide free air and bathroom access without having to ask for a key.

how far are you driving on a regular basis? damn.

I'd rather patronize someone who will.