Saturday, February 15, 2003

A racket?

Well, I got a new one pulled on me. Oregon, along with New Jersey, will not let ordinary citizens pump their own gas. so, despite being very short on cash, I decided to fill up my tank, and jerry can. Pull into the station, tell the guy I want both filled, but to stop if it reaches $25. well, he fills the jerry can, then sticks the nozzle into my scouts tank and walks off. According to law there is a very high fine for touching the pump, so I had to sit and watch it go past 25 dollars. granted I ended up having to pay $490 less than if I'd had to stop it, but I shouldn't have had to pay a cent over what I specified. By refusing to allow me to control the pump, the state has absolved me of the responsibility of meeting the standard I set, and accepted such responsibility themselves

I was in a hurry the other day, but next time they offer to invite the local police if I don't pay i'll say go ahead and raise bloody hell