Service station confrontation

[Steve 555]

I went for a ride today to te puke and came home through Papamoa. stopped at bp to fill up (although the gn never seems to use fuel). I filled up then went in to go bathroom then pay. Put my helmet back on and started the bike then this guy in his cage looked at the bike then me (while backing to the pump beside me). He looked at the bike then smiled at me. I thought oh he is just admiring the bike. I got on started the bike up he then came towards me and said don't you know there are other people filing up here I said yes. He said stop pissing around and move so other people can use the pumps do you live in a world of your own. I just looked at him not quite knowing no to say. He ranted on I just said whatever mate and rode off. Now there were hardly any cars there at all and my bike is tiny I parked quite far forward so other cars could park and this wanker starts ranting and raving about me pissing around. I don't no if its a car drivers mentality not to like bike riders or what. Anyone else had issues with some cage drivers

[Lissa]

Sounds like a Tosser, I would have just ridden off and not listen to him at all. You have as much right as any age driver to pay for your petrol, go to the toilet before moving out of the way.

[98tls]

There everywhere mate........dont worry about it.........next time just say..."so your wifes told you then" and ride off............

[Steve 555]

Yeah and I wasn't there for that long. If it was REALLY busy I could kinda understand but there were only three cars at the station.

[Gremlin]

sounds like you were nicer than most of us could manage...

I would have loved to have had a little chat to him... don't know if he would have even looked in my direction tho :mellow:

[Virago]

Yeah, sounds like a tosser. If there was plenty of pumps available, I can't see what his beef was.

But I can see both sides of the story. If you're going to do anything more than pay for your petrol, then shift your vehicle away from the pumps. That includes toilet trips.

I've seen people sitting inside consuming coffee and food, with their vehicle sitting at the pump! There's no need for it.

My pet hate is following someone up to the pumps, who then stops at the first pump, rather than moving forward to the front. Arrghhh!

[Krusti]

I have noticed that it is acceptable for a car to stay parked at a pump while the driver goes pay etc but people seem to expect us to move our bikes as soon as we have filled up.

Never been able to figure it out....tossers

[bert_is_evil]

What a jerk. Those petrol hoses reach a long way, I'm sure he could've gotten round you if he tried.

[doc]

I have noticed that it is acceptable for a car to stay parked at a pump while the driver goes pay etc but people seem to expect us to move our bikes as soon as we have filled up.

Never been able to figure it out....tossers
Yeah but he didn't park n pay . He parked "pissed" then payed . If your gonna do that move the bike out of the way. I'm gettin sick of waiting to attract the attention of the "Indian" who constantly repeats do I want todays special without even looking at me. Most of us drive cages and we're all getting more impatient

[JimO]

hehe i had a run in with a woman early last year at the pumps she had stopped at the first pump not gone into the 2nd which was empty all the others were full she filled up and then got a child out of the car and walked past me to go pay, i said to her would you mind moving so i can fill up she just looked blankly at me and carried on so i backed out of the servo (i was in a Prado) and went around and backed up to the front of her car and stopped about 25mm away from her bumper and proceded to fill up she came out ranting and raving at me so i ignored her and went to pay she got in her car after abusing my 14 yo twin sons (much to their delight) and backed up then from about 2 meters away rammed the back of my 4x4 as i was paying i said to the guy at the till "look at that" he was gobsmacked i went out to get her to stop when one of my boys jumped out with a hockey stick and told her to fuck off and threatened to smash her windscreen so she backed out and fucked off with the front bumper pushed in by my towbar no damage to mine but lots to hers, i laughed at her as she drove of screaming at me.........thank christ im not married to her

[MacD]

I have noticed that it is acceptable for a car to stay parked at a pump while the driver goes pay etc but people seem to expect us to move our bikes as soon as we have filled up.

Never been able to figure it out....tossers

I've had this discussion with a dickhead who pulled up behind my bike after I had gone in to pay for the petrol. I came back out and as I was gearing up the guy beeped his horn. So I wandered back and asked what the problem was. He of course had a rant about moving the bike, so I asked him if he'd behave the same way if I was in a car? He started ranting again so I spoke across him to his wife and asked her if he usually had an anger-management problem!? She told him to shut up at that point ;)

However, if a petrol station is busy I do usually move my bike out of the way, only to avoid some cage driver trying to move it, or worse squeeze up to the pump with their car with the bike still there.

[Krusti]

Yeah...I almost allways push my bike away from the pump as soon as I have filled up. What pisses me off is that people seem to expect me to and not appreciate that I am being polite!

[sunhuntin]

jeez what a wanker!! if there was free pumps, whats his problem. i, as a petrol worker, never ask customers to move unless:

they are at the first pump [as virago said] and the one in front is free.
we are mega busy and theres free space to park
they are waiting on a gas bottle and holding petrol customers up [by parking next to a pump]
they are a large vehicle [ie, camper van] and are waiting for a bottle and blocking the windows, which means the inside staff member cant see.

i once asked a scooter rider to move up and let a car in [rather than lift the hose over a "bike" and risk damage] and got majorly abused for my trouble. she was parked on the far side of the 'court, and we were flat out. the car would have basically had to park on top of the scoot for the hose to reach.

personally, i move the bike up in front of the shop windows or around the side of the building as soon as ive finished filling. only time ive left the bike at the pump was when it was pissing down.

[jrandom]

do you live in a world of your own.

Has it ever occurred to you that you just might possibly live in a world of your own?

why did you stop for gas in the first place if your gbe2fiddybag 'never seems to use gas'?

are you one of those types who tends to find they are often riding along with their indicators on?

[98tls]

The obvious thing to do to people that pull up at the first pump when theres one in front is to wait until they go inside to pay.......casually stroll over remove there keys and watch there embarrasment when they cant move there car...................

[McJim]

Like Gremlin - they don't usually give me a second glance.

Dunno why.

[doc]

Yeah...I almost allways push my bike away from the pump as soon as I have filled up. What pisses me off is that people seem to expect me to and not appreciate that I am being polite!I usually do the same, but hey I don't wear patch so I dont have an atitude. Do you want me to give you a green rep would that help ?.

[onearmedbandit]

I love winding people up when they try to make it obvious they want me to move my bike before I go in to pay.

[Krusti]

I usually do the same, but hey I don't wear patch so I dont have an atitude. Do you want me to give you a green rep would that help ?.
:laugh: ....yeah I would feel like a really appreciated member of society then.

[Trudes]

They can't pump any gas out of the pump until the person who's used it before has paid for theirs anyway, can they?

[onearmedbandit]

They can't pump any gas out of the pump until the person who's used it before has paid for theirs anyway, can they?

Oh but they try.

[McJim]

They can't pump any gas out of the pump until the person who's used it before has paid for theirs anyway, can they?

Most stations can run several sessions before receiving payment for the first session.

Gets them all flustered and confused though!

[doc]

:laugh: ....yeah I would feel like a really appreciated member of society then.Ok , I'll give you a bling then if it will really help.

[sunhuntin]

Most stations can run several sessions before receiving payment for the first session.

Gets them all flustered and confused though!

our system can take a total of 4 sales on the same pump before freezing up. the old system, we used to be able to put through countless sales with no risk of lock up. tis a real pain in the ass cos it means we have to wait between gas bottles, rather than just firing them through like we used to.

[skidMark]

ok do what ive done

all black bike all black gear plain black helmet...

darkest tint visor with black iridium insert you can see them but they can't see you

they don't have any idea how i look how old i am nothing....

i just look somewhat scary and if the visor happens to be up i'm wearing a balaclava

parents are crossing the road and pull thier kids away....people get scared ive never once had somebody approach me....EVER

well cept the cops...30 times LOL

[bobsmith]

Haven't you read the road code?

If that happens, you're supposed to get a hammer out from under the seat, bash him with the hammer than strangle him with the petrol pump hose.

[Chickadee]

What is it with todays folk, seem to be a fair few dishing out their nasty attitude. If you were in a cage I'm sure he'd not have said anything. I would have asked if he was going to push his car away from the pump before he paid.

Just put it down to him having a shitty day and him taking it out on you.

If you'd been taking ages and holding lots of people up I can see how someone could get annoyed, but if there were plenty of pumps - and no major rush there's no need to be rude!

[Wingnut]

Fast internet. Fast Food. Fast bikes. Fast cars. Guess we are all used to things being fast and quick these days. In general our daily lives are faster these days. When some people get slowed down a little, their tosser like social skills appear. Just another dickhead I guess - there tends to be a few out there:whocares:

[Highlander]

Like Gremlin - they don't usually give me a second glance.

Dunno why.

I'd a thought the sight of some bloke riding a Ducati while wearing a Kilt would be a head turner. Of course if the kilt was fyling up I'd be turning my head away... :shutup: :sick:

[Coyote]

Some people have an opinion

Last week I got shouted that, although I did deserve some of it. I went to the front of a queue of cars turning to the right and I was on the front left of the car at the start of the queue, the aim being to dart in front of him as soon as the light went green. Only this guy reacted as I did. I got in his way, he stopped, blasted the horn, and I sped off out of the way. Further down the road I stopped to go to the Dairy and a car stopped right in front of my bike (so I couldn't pull out) and sure enough it was the guy I cut off. He had followed me a good few blocks and turns. He stormed up to me and said I was a fucking stupid rider, my bike is fucking shit, his FJ1100 was a much better bike, I can't ride for shit and I should go home and destroy my piece of shit and never ride again.

Now sure, I did deserve some kind of telling off because it was a stupid passing maneuver, but I felt it was pretty low that he had to remark on my bike being crap. I'm a kid working on less than minimum wage, I'm not going to have a Ducati. Just because I can't afford any better doesn't make me any less of a person (hear that Finn and Lias?). And to say his bike is much better? His bike is a bloated old sports tourer. As for my riding skill, I'm shit and should never ride again because of one lapse of judgement?

I wish I never just simply gave him a blank look and said 'yeah..ok..right..uhuh...'

[Virago]

......I felt it was pretty low that he had to remark on my bike being crap........His bike is a bloated old sports tourer.....

Aahh, don't you just love hypocrisy..........?:lol:

[Coyote]

Aahh, don't you just love hypocrisy..........?:lol:
Hell yeah, it's a beautiful thing

I meant it was low that he should even say that. I know the RG is shit, that's why I'm getting a new bike. But it still had nothing to do with the event. He was being a prick

[Steve 555]

:shutup:
Has it ever occurred to you that you just might possibly live in a world of your own?

why did you stop for gas in the first place if your gbe2fiddybag 'never seems to use gas'?

are you one of those types who tends to find they are often riding along with their indicators on?

Shit why was I even riding in the first place?

[Swoop]

I love winding people up when they try to make it obvious they want me to move my bike before I go in to pay.
It is a source of immense entertainment value.
My gloves just take forever to put on, if someone really impatient is waiting. Then I cannot find which pocket I put the key in. These jackets and trousers have SO many pockets...
Then, when the bike is running and I put it into gear, I really DO feel the need to make that impulse purchase of a Moro Bar that was deliberately placed next to the checkout to tempt me.:shifty: :devil2:

Normally ends with cager doing this --->:angry2:

Fabulous fun!:whistle:

[Steve 555]

Well I can see hisside of the story and I thought afterwards oh shit I should have moved and your right maybe he was having a bad day but I wasn' there for twenty minutes and I didnt hold up two pumps so whats the problem. But I guess we all have bad days aye

[98tls]

Shag his wife........take pics.........send them to him.......then he will really have a bad day....................

[Colapop]

Nah that's bullshit. You have just as much right as any other customer in the place. Shoulda just told him to go fuck himself (sounds like he has already). When I was managing retail if any of my staff spoke to a customer like that I would have sacked them on the spot. Customers are the ones that bring in the cash - I don't give a flying fuck if the staff disagree with them. Just do your job and then come and see me.

[The Lone Rider]

Ive had that happen to me. IN short, she told me she needed the pump WHILE i was still filling mine, then started backing into my bike which I had to quickly move away before she made contact. I took all her car details and filed a report with the police.

[Stickchick]

Dude thats wrong. Where are you supposed to fill up?

[98tls]

Nah that's bullshit. You have just as much right as any other customer in the place. Shoulda just told him to go fuck himself (sounds like he has already). When I was managing retail if any of my staff spoke to a customer like that I would have sacked them on the spot. Customers are the ones that bring in the cash - I don't give a flying fuck if the staff disagree with them. Just do your job and then come and see me. Whoa there cola.............wrong thread i think............:dodge:

[Colapop]

Why coz I expect service? That's what this is about isn't it?

I will pay extra for good service or as in this case tell them to get fucked and spend my money elsewhere...

[98tls]

Why coz I expect service? That's what this is about isn't it?

I will pay extra for good service or as in this case tell them to get fucked and spend my money elsewhere... Yea nice mate but the dickhead didnt work there he was another customer...........

[Steve 555]

Nah it wasn't a staff member it was a customer.

[Colapop]

Hey Bourbon has an.... effect on me...

if it was another customer I'd tell him to fuck off! Point blank. Not need for discussion.

[98tls]

Hey Bourbon has an.... effect on me...

Damn you to...............just having a few woodies myself..............

[MidnightMike]

Man, what a wanker, should have told him to go fuck himself. Ive never had that problem myself, I purposefully take my time; start the bike, put my helmet on, then sloooowwwly put on my gloves, then sit on it, do some stretches, look at the silly cagers waiting, then leave. :rofl:

Its worse when ive got earplugs and one isnt sitting right, oh damn....

[Toaster]

I have noticed that it is acceptable for a car to stay parked at a pump while the driver goes pay etc but people seem to expect us to move our bikes as soon as we have filled up.

Never been able to figure it out....tossers

Agreed. But the bigger the bike and the more angry you look, the less likely they expect you to move.

[Matt_TG]

He surely sound like a wanker, you did the right thing Steve. I would also add a shake of the head as I walked to the bike..... then move the bike, and time how long he takes to fill up, pay and get back to his car and yell out that his time was more than yours, he's a loser, riding off laughing out loud like muhahahaha.

Ok maybe not the part after the dots but we're all comedians/heroes/world class boxers with the benefit of hindsight!

[Puddlejumper]

Bit of politeness never did anyone any harm. I move my bike by pushing it if the station is full. This can be a minor hassle as you juggle your helmet/gloves etc. Can't remember any cage driver waiting in line ever giving me a smile or a wave to show they notice my consideration. Hadn't really thought about it before. Hmmm maybe I will just leave it there in future.

[ZeroIndex]

I went for a ride today to te puke and came home through Papamoa. stopped at bp to fill up (although the gn never seems to use fuel). I filled up then went in to go bathroom then pay. Put my helmet back on and started the bike then this guy in his cage looked at the bike then me (while backing to the pump beside me). He looked at the bike then smiled at me. I thought oh he is just admiring the bike. I got on started the bike up he then came towards me and said don't you know there are other people filing up here I said yes. He said stop pissing around and move so other people can use the pumps do you live in a world of your own. I just looked at him not quite knowing no to say. He ranted on I just said whatever mate and rode off. Now there were hardly any cars there at all and my bike is tiny I parked quite far forward so other cars could park and this wanker starts ranting and raving about me pissing around. I don't no if its a car drivers mentality not to like bike riders or what. Anyone else had issues with some cage drivers

Sounds like a dick... you should of smacked him in the face and told him to grow up... or you could do what I did yesterday (since the guy was still in his car while swearing at me for passing him (and 5 other cars) at 150ish km/h on a nice righthand double-yellow-line sweeper... just laugh at them (they're stuck in dumb little cars... they're just jealous)

[JimO]

Sounds like a dick... you should of smacked him in the face and told him to grow up... or you could do what I did yesterday (since the guy was still in his car while swearing at me for passing him (and 5 other cars) at 150ish km/h on a nice righthand double-yellow-line sweeper... just laugh at them (they're stuck in dumb little cars... they're just jealous)

and they will be laughing as they drive past your mangled corpse there is a reason there are double yellows on corners

[ZeroIndex]

and they will be laughing as they drive past your mangled corpse there is a reason there are double yellows on corners

Yes, the double lines are for cages, because they take so long to pass each other... When you can see all the way through a corner, and half-way down the next straight I see absolutely no problem whatsoever passing on the otherside of the road at a ridiculously high speed, as that way, you can get past all the stupid cars with putting yourself in as little danger as possible...

[Coyote]

Nah that's bullshit. You have just as much right as any other customer in the place. Shoulda just told him to go fuck himself (sounds like he has already). When I was managing retail if any of my staff spoke to a customer like that I would have sacked them on the spot. Customers are the ones that bring in the cash - I don't give a flying fuck if the staff disagree with them. Just do your job and then come and see me.
You're largely right but there are some real dickhead customers out there. My mum works in a chemist and gets all the p-heads coming in for cough medicine and the ones on the dole that are getting medicine worth $100 but the government has subsidised to $3 yet they still complain that they can't afford the $3. Then there's the ones who demand things to be delivered to their door despite being perfectly able to get there themselves and then say the order was messed up and go back to sort it out.

Employees shouldn't slag off customers but you should still get both sides of the story before firing the employee. An employee that now trusts the boss to defend them is worth a lot more than a bitchy customer that trys to swindle you out of money anyway

[Coyote]

Yes, the double lines are for cages, because they take so long to pass each other... When you can see all the way through a corner, and half-way down the next straight I see absolutely no problem whatsoever passing on the otherside of the road at a ridiculously high speed, as that way, you can get past all the stupid cars with putting yourself in as little danger as possible...
Agreed

And wheelieing adds more style to the maneuver aswell

[ynot slow]

do what a friend of mine did one day.same thing we were in a light diesel truck and was busy,we pulled up to diesel pump,which was between petrol pumps,silly prick ranted on about why not using diesel pumps where truckstop was,he didn't realise that 2 rigs were filling up.i said quick back up and go on other side,to which he moaned but did so,backing wasn't his strong point(asian).he went off to pay but forgot to close petrol lid,mate poured a couple of litres diesel into his tank for good measure,car farted and spluttered for a while.
another time an idiot tourist who couldn't back either did similar thing at gas station,ranted on about a lady taking shitloads of time and only 3 cars in lane,when the lady who was abused left said dickhead proceeded to fill car with petrol,nothing wrong eith that except it was diesel and borrowed from family to tour nth island,a local guy came to his rescue and syphoned out most of the diesel into a large container on his ute.tourist wasn't happy to pay for diesel as well,even less happy as the local guy took off with about 60ltrs of free diesel.:Punk:

[Krusti]

Although there was the time a couple of years ago at a servo in Kaikoura where I pushed my bike away from pump, turned to go get my helmet and a guy in a 4x4 was dragging it under his vehicle.

Was not a happy camper but then again I was a little silly to leave it sitting there expecting it to be seen!

How are they supposed to see a helmet on the ground when most car drivers never see me on my bike.

Live and learn, just that some of us are slower learners.

[kneescraper]

What a funny thread, who knows what kind of day hes had, maybe he was just fired or found out his wife had cancer etc.

Everytime I have a run in with a 'cager' I try to think "What kind of day has he/she had" If you answer back to him in the same way he yelled at you its just going to get him more heated. "Oh sorry about that mate, thanks for pointing that out. Have a great day" and ride off, your response might have a real positive effect on him and make his day easer.

Sure he shouldnt have taken it out on you, but he did and your a better person for it. Try to make a better life than a worse life. With all this "smack him in the head", "what a retard, hit him" talk...I'm starting to think Im living in the US of A.

Well thats my 10c's.

Enjoy your weekend people :)

[Sniper]

Nah that's bullshit. You have just as much right as any other customer in the place. Shoulda just told him to go fuck himself (sounds like he has already). When I was managing retail if any of my staff spoke to a customer like that I would have sacked them on the spot. Customers are the ones that bring in the cash - I don't give a flying fuck if the staff disagree with them. Just do your job and then come and see me.

I tell customers to fuck off on a regular basis. I can fill their spot in 5 minutes and make the money back we have lost in a jiffy.

Dead right though. I would have told him to piss off and then spent as long as possible fluffing around

[toycollector10]

A couple of years ago I'm gassing up and this little car comes in and parks next to me. A 6 foot 8 inch 130kg ex convict (pasty white skin in the middle of February) wearing a wife beater (dirty white singlet) gets out. Sitting in the passenger seat is this slightly built woman with the most nasty purple, yellow and greenish bruises all over her face and neck. I'm sort of fascinated by this scene and am then interuped by said ex con saying to me in a menacing tone "your looking at my missus c..t" It was eyes front I can tell you but not before I had noticed there was a baby in the back, thankfully strapped into a proper seat.

[Jantar]

Sounds like a dick... you should of smacked him in the face and told him to grow up... or you could do what I did yesterday (since the guy was still in his car while swearing at me for passing him (and 5 other cars) at 150ish km/h on a nice righthand double-yellow-line sweeper... just laugh at them (they're stuck in dumb little cars... they're just jealous)
This is the type of attitude that gives motorcyclists a bad name with cagers. :nono:

[skidMark]

Man, what a wanker, should have told him to go fuck himself. Ive never had that problem myself, I purposefully take my time; start the bike, put my helmet on, then sloooowwwly put on my gloves, then sit on it, do some stretches, look at the silly cagers waiting, then leave. :rofl:

Its worse when ive got earplugs and one isnt sitting right, oh damn....

i used earplugs for a while but i get on and off the bike so much.....gas stops etc....(this is when on open road around town it was a blimin joke)

i just could never get the blimin things in right somebody taught me how..pull on my ear etc but eventually i just gave up with them.

when i get the vfr sorted i'm gunna need them though the yoshimura is gunna be bloodey loud

[Steve 555]

Yeah well the thought in my mind was fuck you but I just sorta let him rant I thought it wasnt worth ruining my ride over getting in a fight with a middle age guy that obviously was having a bad day.

[NighthawkNZ]

Most stations can run several sessions before receiving payment for the first session.

Gets them all flustered and confused though!

Station I use to work at it wouldn't release the pump till it was paid for before next person could use it... but that was a couple of years back

[Colapop]

I'm a lot more sober now and upon reflection... I stand by all the comments I made. Whether they were about staff or other customers.
It'd be like someone behind you at a supermarket check-out telling you to go the the express lane because you had 2 or 3 items... Hmmm would it happen? I don't think so.

[RT527]

I'm a lot more sober now and upon reflection... I stand by all the comments I made. Whether they were about staff or other customers.
It'd be like someone behind you at a supermarket check-out telling you to go the the express lane because you had 2 or 3 items... Hmmm would it happen? I don't think so.

Hehe one time i had a trolley full of items and i went to stand in the normal queue two sets of people in front of me only had 4 or 5 items and the express lane had 1 person in it, i made mention of this fact to them, both ignored me so i went to the express lane, girl said 12 or less, i said nah those two over there cant count so neither can I....said checkout operator smiled and with barely a nod or a wink the checkout girl that i was in proceeded to send said two couples with 4-5 items to the express checkout, where i was putting through my order, boy did they complain and bitch and moan , I pointed out that i was the one who pointed them earlier to the express checkout which was moving fast but was ignored , didnt here a word from them after that , me and checkout girl had a real blast holding them up with items that wouldnt scan ...:yes: :innocent:

[ZeroIndex]

This is the type of attitude that gives motorcyclists a bad name with cagers. :nono:

Yes, back in the days of motorcycle gangs, cars were scared of bikers... now they just don't give a shit, and that makes it dangerous for us... fight back I say... FIGHT BACK!!!:Punk:

[pritch]

If I'm doing more than paying for the gas, and the place is busy, I move the bike. Preferably in the direction of the guy behind the counter so he understands what's going on.

Had a drama with a guy one evening at the air pump at my local station, I'd filled one tyre then had to move the bike a few feet to get the valve on the other wheel to a position where I could access it. This plonker grabs the house and starts to do his car. "You were fucking around." says he.

I turned the air off, he turned it on, etc, etc, until another guy came and I thought he shouldn't be held up as he wasn't a party to the dispute.

The newcomer saw enough to figure out what had happened and an ex-biker himself was sympathetic and we had a brief chat which allowed me to come down off my little angry high (low?).

Maybe I should take up transendental meditation, but then again why should the ignorant arseholes get their way all the time.

[Korea]

ok do what ive done

all black bike all black gear plain black helmet...

they don't have any idea how i look how old i am nothing....

i just look somewhat scary and if the visor happens to be up i'm wearing a balaclava

parents are crossing the road and pull thier kids away....people get scared ive never once had somebody approach me....EVER



Unfortunately with winter approaching you're probably going to have to zip up and put your penis away :shit:


Boohahhaha..
(p/t)
:dodge:

[Virago]

Unfortunately with winter approaching you're probably going to have to zip up and put your penis away.....

I've found (through painful experience) that it pays to do it the other way round........:pinch:

[sunhuntin]

i made some dopey bimbo of a tart feel like shit today. :sunny:
had an older gentleman come in with a gas bottle.
the lpg filler is situated between two petrol pumps.
said gentleman parked next to the filler and struggled to get the bottle out of the back [he had a cane]
while i was filling, he told me about his aches and pains.
bottle finished, and he went in to pay while i put the bottle behind his seat.

a car full of tramps had pulled in behind him, and i had to stretch the hose a little bit [nothing major]
the driver said to me "i thought that old man would have moved forward" i shot back "hes got bad legs and cant walk far!" "oh" rude lil bitch. her parking back a bit didnt inconvienience her a drop. i was the one who had to do her petrol.
and said bitch i work with said something similar when a man had an assistance needed sign. she soon shut up when i told her he was in a wheelchair.

i was already having a bad day due to the bitch i work with, and having a snarky customer putting down another customer nearly put me over the edge.

to mr col: :yes:
my site manager has given us permission to send customers away. hes done it a few times. biggest was when a coworker died at the same time as last years gang war, and we had people telling us hed been shot by one gang or another.
ive only told one to piss off [politely!], when he came over abusing me about the price of our car lpg. told him to go to xxxxx and not come back. funny thing is... hes been back a few times since. i ignore him now. i thought he was gonna clock me one that day.

[breakaway]

Don't get me wrong, but reading this thread, it seems like some of you go out of your way to be dicks to the cagers.

[Virago]

Don't get me wrong, but reading this thread, it seems like some of you go out of your way to be dicks to the cagers.

Breakaway, you've got to understand, a well-balanced biker has a chip on both shoulders.......:dodge:

[speeding_ant]

Hell yeah, it's a beautiful thing

I meant it was low that he should even say that. I know the RG is shit, that's why I'm getting a new bike. But it still had nothing to do with the event. He was being a prick

Hey, RG's are great bikes.

[SlowHand]

sounds like you were nicer than most of us could manage...

I would have loved to have had a little chat to him... don't know if he would have even looked in my direction tho :mellow:


Like Gremlin - they don't usually give me a second glance.

Dunno why.


Do you 2 go out together trying to pick up guys at service stations?

[Trudes]

to mr col: :yes:
my site manager has given us permission to send customers away. hes done it a few times. biggest was when a coworker died at the same time as last years gang war, and we had people telling us hed been shot by one gang or another.
ive only told one to piss off [politely!], when he came over abusing me about the price of our car lpg. told him to go to xxxxx and not come back. funny thing is... hes been back a few times since. i ignore him now. i thought he was gonna clock me one that day.

I was having a crap day at work once, and this bitch just pushed my buttons, so I told her to get fucked, thought I'd be fired (I hated the job anyway), so told my supervisor that I wanted to quit, she rang the big boss and he told me I'd get a pay raise to stay! Go figure!

[Coyote]

Hey, RG's are great bikes.
Of course. I love mine

Just mine is a bit worse for wear: http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?p=1062642

[Colapop]

to mr col: :yes:
my site manager has given us permission to send customers away. hes done it a few times. biggest was when a coworker died at the same time as last years gang war, and we had people telling us hed been shot by one gang or another.
ive only told one to piss off [politely!], when he came over abusing me about the price of our car lpg. told him to go to xxxxx and not come back. funny thing is... hes been back a few times since. i ignore him now. i thought he was gonna clock me one that day.
There are situations where it is ok tell customers where to go. BUT it must be done where possible with manners and tact. Sometimes that aint possible and then your boss must back you 100%.
Of course if someone is just being a prick (either customer or staff) then - see ya!

Incidentally I always move my bike away from the pumps after I fill up. I usually do it when I'm filling my car/s too, when I can.

[Tim 39]

hehe i had a run in with a woman early last year at the pumps she had stopped at the first pump not gone into the 2nd which was empty all the others were full she filled up and then got a child out of the car and walked past me to go pay, i said to her would you mind moving so i can fill up she just looked blankly at me and carried on so i backed out of the servo (i was in a Prado) and went around and backed up to the front of her car and stopped about 25mm away from her bumper and proceded to fill up she came out ranting and raving at me so i ignored her and went to pay she got in her car after abusing my 14 yo twin sons (much to their delight) and backed up then from about 2 meters away rammed the back of my 4x4 as i was paying i said to the guy at the till "look at that" he was gobsmacked i went out to get her to stop when one of my boys jumped out with a hockey stick and told her to fuck off and threatened to smash her windscreen so she backed out and fucked off with the front bumper pushed in by my towbar no damage to mine but lots to hers, i laughed at her as she drove of screaming at me.........thank christ im not married to her
thats awesome!!!! she obviously prefers pissing others off to people pissing her off :lol:

[Swoop]

Don't get me wrong, but reading this thread, it seems like some of you go out of your way to be dicks to the cagers.
Only when they are disrespectful of others, be that parked OR driving along.

I am a dick.
However cagers are pussies or, occasionally, assholes.
(you all know how the storyline goes from here...) America...FUCK YEAH!

[Bloody Mad Woman (BMW)]

Hell yeah, it's a beautiful thing

I meant it was low that he should even say that. I know the RG is shit, that's why I'm getting a new bike. But it still had nothing to do with the event. He was being a prick

Hey at least it is a bike - no doubt you love riding otherwise you wouldn't have one. Good on you for saving hard and buying a bike.

I used to have a Yamaha XJ750, all I could afford at the time - after a 13 year break from bikes. I promised myself a newer more powerful bike later. Within six months I bought a BMW K100 RS - I stopped smoking and that money paid for the bike!

Ignore arseholes like that one - why wasn't he on his bike then instead of the cage!!

[ZeroIndex]

Breakaway, you've got to understand, a well-balanced biker has a chip on both shoulders.......:dodge:

I have to fully agree with that :)

[ZeroIndex]

i used earplugs for a while but i get on and off the bike so much.....gas stops etc....(this is when on open road around town it was a blimin joke)

i just could never get the blimin things in right somebody taught me how..pull on my ear etc but eventually i just gave up with them.

when i get the vfr sorted i'm gunna need them though the yoshimura is gunna be bloodey loud

I find that even with an aftermarket exhaust (Scorpion pipe) and 14,000RPM to play with between 1st and 6th gear, the biggest reason to want to use earplugs is not the exhaust noise, but rather wind noise... that's the big problem with open road usage... wind noise is what damages your ears, not so much with the exhaust (unless it was my Kinetic GF170 :killingme:)

[Coyote]

Hey at least it is a bike - no doubt you love riding otherwise you wouldn't have one. Good on you for saving hard and buying a bike.

I used to have a Yamaha XJ750, all I could afford at the time - after a 13 year break from bikes. I promised myself a newer more powerful bike later. Within six months I bought a BMW K100 RS - I stopped smoking and that money paid for the bike!

Ignore arseholes like that one - why wasn't he on his bike then instead of the cage!!
Saving? Ha! I got a bank loan. I knew the RG was going to die sooner of later and sure enough it seizes a week before I get the new bike so now I'm forced to use pedal power and get to school/work late

I don't smoke, my only addiction is the bikes. Can't really give them up to pay for the bikes :p

[vifferman]

I haven't had problems with leaving my bike at the pump; maybe it's because it's on the centrestand? So it looks properly parked, and not easy to move?
OTOH, I *have* moved my bike if there's someone waiting. The weekend before last I did just that - the station was one with only room for one vehicle each side of the pump. When I came out, there was a Discovery behind the bike, and the female driver looked a bit grumpy, so I moved the bike forward before starting it. Thinking about it now, she probably expected me to move it, or maybe because the vifferbabe was standing by it, she expected her to? And I'm sure that if I was in my car it wouldn't have been a problem, but who knows? :blink:

I did have a problem with a RoadRager once (posted on here a few years back). I was pulling into the service station, and he cut me off (I had right of way). Then I went in, and he was doing this elaborate manouevre to pull up to the pump backwards (filler on wrong side?), so I pulled up to the pump, toook the cap off, and started filling up. He starts to pull in, suddenly realises he's been gazumped, and goes WTF?!? Then gets out and starts abusing me. "Hey! Didn't you see I was pulling in? I was going to use that pump, yah egg! Hey! Dickhead!!" etc. etc.
Even though I was still pissed off, I just ignored him, filled the bike up (no particular hurry), went and paid, then rode off. I hadn't taken my helmet off, so he had no idea whether I was some big, mean, ugly bastid (in fact, just the last bit), and my lack of response was probably not what he expected.
As for the "pulling across the car at the front after lanesplitting" thing - I often do that, but twice I've had people start to move before the light's gone green, which is a worry. I can understand their annoyance, but if they thought further than their ego, they'd realise I'm not holding them up at all; I'm off up the road before they've rolled over the line.

[sunhuntin]

I was having a crap day at work once, and this bitch just pushed my buttons, so I told her to get fucked, thought I'd be fired (I hated the job anyway), so told my supervisor that I wanted to quit, she rang the big boss and he told me I'd get a pay raise to stay! Go figure!

hell... maybe i need to try that!! :innocent:

col.... yeh. sometimes it just gets too much and ya lose it. specially hearing every single customer saying the same thing.

[MisterD]

You all should really see the look on most cagers' faces when you hang the hose up and then get out a bottle of 2-stroke oil and start measuring and pouring.....ah the joys of premixing

[Deviant Esq]

Maybe I'm just lucky, but I've never come across an irate cager when I'm filling my bike. Maybe there's less of them in the south island? A couple of times I've come back out to the bike having paid, and there's a cager waiting patiently for me to shift. I've given them a smile and pushed the bike out of the way before kitting up, and they've mostly smiled back or given a wave of thanks. Maybe I look like a frightened newbie and they feel sorry for me? Or maybe it's my bike that makes them feel sorry? :innocent:

If ever I come across a cager who is polite I try my best to let them know I appreciate it. Mostly on the open road when they've moved to the left to give me room to get past them, I'll hold my left hand out in a wave of thanks. I definitely appreciate it when they do that, my bike needs all the help it can get when overtaking! :whistle:


I went to the front of a queue of cars turning to the right and I was on the front left of the car at the start of the queue, the aim being to dart in front of him as soon as the light went green. Only this guy reacted as I did. I got in his way, he stopped, blasted the horn, and I sped off out of the way.
When I'm turning right is one of the (few) times I'm a bit less likely to filter to the front. But if there's a big queue and I really can't be bothered sitting through three sets of lights, I'll filter to the front. But if the car at the front of the queue is fairly well forward, I'll stop just behind them on the left, and when the light goes green just try to go at the same speed as them, and move in behind them as we go around the corner. If the car at the front is back a bit though I'll filter in front of them so they don't get a bright idea and try to drag me off. Gotta be careful of them 4x4s though, often an aggressive driver behind the wheel! :dodge:

[Patrick]

Damn you to...............just having a few woodies myself..............

DOH... or is my mind in the gutter again?????

[sunhuntin]

I was having a crap day at work once, and this bitch just pushed my buttons, so I told her to get fucked, thought I'd be fired (I hated the job anyway), so told my supervisor that I wanted to quit, she rang the big boss and he told me I'd get a pay raise to stay! Go figure!

mrs kd.... just got off the phone with the operations manager; seems the cow i work with has stuffed her chances of my bosses finding in her favour. her sundays will likely be removed. YAY. age and experience wins again.
the OM said hes happy to keep me on sundays, and since he never hears from me, i seem the better out of the two of us.

the nails in her coffin? bitching to both the OM, the owner and any other staff who would listen. silence is golden....

:innocent:

[Trudes]

mrs kd.... just got off the phone with the operations manager; seems the cow i work with has stuffed her chances of my bosses finding in her favour. her sundays will likely be removed. YAY. age and experience wins again.
the OM said hes happy to keep me on sundays, and since he never hears from me, i seem the better out of the two of us.

the nails in her coffin? bitching to both the OM, the owner and any other staff who would listen. silence is golden....

:innocent:

haha, good stuff!! So no more listening to her bitching and moaning about poor old gents who can't get out of their cars and her having to move her arse to help eh! Nice work!:sunny:

[Max Preload]

Everytime I have a run in with a 'cager' I try to think "What kind of day has he/she had" If you answer back to him in the same way he yelled at you its just going to get him more heated. "Oh sorry about that mate, thanks for pointing that out. Have a great day" and ride off, your response might have a real positive effect on him and make his day easier.

Fuck that. They give, they get. I'm not paid to be their therapist.

[Big Dave]

If it's any consolation it doesn't happen if you are riding a big black Triumph.....and are 6'7" and 120kg in your bike gear. Ever.

[Steam]

Nettiquite point #18... don't ressurrect months old threads.

[McJim]

Nettiquite point #18... don't ressurrect months old threads.

But they're just sort of guidelines aren't they...not rules as such. What's the option though? Start another thread the same as one from months ago?

[Sniper]

Fuck that. They give, they get. I'm not paid to be their therapist.

You should be drawn and quartered.

Damn the new age.

[skidMark]

recently i was at bp petrol station in botany waiting for yamahar6forlife, we were heading down to kaiaua.....i pull up at the pump....

a guy in a station wagon pulled up next to me with the window down...goes hey mate would you like my business card.... i was like why?

he says i sell wheechairs for a living so thought youd like my card because if you keep riding like that your going to need a chair...


then drove off

smartarse....

shuldve taken the business card and hunted him down

[Steam]

But they're just sort of guidelines aren't they...not rules as such.
Yes that's right, derived from the word Etiquette. It's not a sin, it's just like picking food up with your fingers at a fancy restaurant. Not polite. Annoying

[skidMark]

If it's any consolation it doesn't happen if you are riding a big black Triumph.....and are 6'7" and 120kg in your bike gear. Ever.


i'm not suprised....

your bloodey scary.

[Big Dave]

i'm not suprised....

your bloodey scary.

Didn't stop you undertaking me in Ellerslie one night. :slap:

[fireliv]

I would never ever move away from the pump untill I have paid. With all the drive offs that happen I can just see the attendants thinking that I am running away with the petrol. Even when my partner has just filled the tank and has gone inside to pay I wont move untill I see him walking back towards the car.

Mind you I have never had a problem with cage drivers going nuts at me, I think that they are usally still getting over the fact that I'm a chick on a bike......

[skidMark]

Didn't stop you undertaking me in Ellerslie one night. :slap:

who where what now?

[Max Preload]

Nettiquite point #18... don't ressurrect months old threads.

When my mother dies, you can apply for her job. Until then... :finger: :bleh:

[Steam]

When my mother dies, you can apply for her job. Until then... :finger: :bleh:

How rude!:oi-grr:

[westie]

recently i was at bp petrol station in botany waiting for yamahar6forlife, we were heading down to kaiaua.....i pull up at the pump....

a guy in a station wagon pulled up next to me with the window down...goes hey mate would you like my business card.... i was like why?

he says i sell wheechairs for a living so thought youd like my card because if you keep riding like that your going to need a chair...


then drove off

smartarse....

shuldve taken the business card and hunted him down

You should listen to that man skids!!!:bleh:

[gijoe1313]

Heh, funny thing today - I pulled into my local servo and the pumps on prepay, they normally just flick them on when I roll up on my bike (no need to remove helmet or all that malarkey) ...

This time, I'm in my cage (haven't driven it in ages so needed to move it and it had no fuel tch!)...they wave at me to come in and pre-pay and I'm thinking "wth, I'm always coming here..." :angry2: get inside, do the yadda yadda and then it turns out they didn't recognise me without my bike clobber on! :lol:

Never occurred to me! :slap: So anyway, bloody good laugh - we could see the funny side of it! :rofl:

Even when its late at night and the pre-pay window has to be used, they just let me go ahead and fill up! Good sorts they are!

Guess, I need to wear my bike clobber when driving the cage to fill up next time! :scratch: And oh yeah, remembered to check my tyre pressures... they had all dropped to around 22-26 psi :lol: Dizzam, I think I need to drive my cage more? ..... NOT! :scooter: :woohoo:

[Big Dave]

who where what now?

Long time ago - forgeddaboudit.

[sunhuntin]

This time, I'm in my cage (haven't driven it in ages so needed to move it and it had no fuel tch!)...they wave at me to come in and pre-pay and I'm thinking "wth, I'm always coming here..." :angry2: get inside, do the yadda yadda and then it turns out they didn't recognise me without my bike clobber on! :lol:

Never occurred to me! :slap: So anyway, bloody good laugh - we could see the funny side of it! :rofl:



ive done that a few times "o its you, without the helmet!" pmsl.

fireliv... you would not believe the number of times ive had women waiting for their partners before they move from the pump. and the number of cagers glaring at said women as if to say "well, why doesnt she move that several hundred kg bike out of my way?" and then they glare at me like i should tell said woman to move. nup... they are paying customers, so they can be there all day for all i care! LOL.
doesnt bother me in the slightest, lol. i dont mind bikes hogging the pumps... gives me a chance to get my breath back before the next lazy allergic to lifting a finger cager, lol.

i was given the honor the other day of filling a minty-vinty triumph! pity my boss wasnt there... hes addicted to triumphs. reckons if this years fishing season is shit, hes selling the boat and getting a bike, reguardless what the wife says.