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  1. 16th June 2015, 10:32 #16
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    I got "SCREAMED AT" in front of a dozen or more customers by a servo cashier in ChCh, for walking in to pay for my petrol with my helmet still on during a very wet & cold winter day (while clearly holding cash in my hand to pay for said petrol), told me to "REMOVE MY HELMET OR LEAVE IMMEDIATELY!"...ummm OK!!...so I turned and walked back out to the bike to leave!

    ...the manager ended up running out to the forecourt to appologise and take the 20 bucks for my petrol (As i said to him...If I was gonna rob ya...I don't think I'd be parking & filling up right under your forecourt camera's...and then "try" to pay for it?)

    (I do understand there fear etc...but FFS!, its not THAT hard to spot a paying customer with a helmet on lol)

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    No you won't ...
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    Quote Originally Posted by rastuscat View Post
    Life is good. It's really nice to stand back and not have to think about how to stop people being tossers in their vehicles.
    You can always slap a GoPoo on for old times sake.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Banditbandit View Post
    No you won't ...
    Because he doesnt have a room?
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    but once again you proved me wrong.
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    I was hit by one such driver while remaining in the view of their mirror.
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    Quote Originally Posted by willytheekid View Post
    I got "SCREAMED AT" in front of a dozen or more customers by a servo cashier in ChCh, for walking in to pay for my petrol with my helmet still on during a very wet & cold winter day (while clearly holding cash in my hand to pay for said petrol), told me to "REMOVE MY HELMET OR LEAVE IMMEDIATELY!"...ummm OK!!...so I turned and walked back out to the bike to leave!

    ...the manager ended up running out to the forecourt to appologise and take the 20 bucks for my petrol (As i said to him...If I was gonna rob ya...I don't think I'd be parking & filling up right under your forecourt camera's...and then "try" to pay for it?)

    (I do understand there fear etc...but FFS!, its not THAT hard to spot a paying customer with a helmet on lol)
    In some parts servos run an elective "open the door" policy after hours. Imagine my surprise when a novice attendant refused to open the door in the early hours for four plain clothes detectives in a mufti car...so common sense is a rare skill for some servo jockeys
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    Quote Originally Posted by willytheekid View Post
    I got "SCREAMED AT" in front of a dozen or more customers by a servo cashier in ChCh, for walking in to pay for my petrol with my helmet still on during a very wet & cold winter day (while clearly holding cash in my hand to pay for said petrol), told me to "REMOVE MY HELMET OR LEAVE IMMEDIATELY!"...ummm OK!!...so I turned and walked back out to the bike to leave!

    ...the manager ended up running out to the forecourt to appologise and take the 20 bucks for my petrol (As i said to him...If I was gonna rob ya...I don't think I'd be parking & filling up right under your forecourt camera's...and then "try" to pay for it?)

    (I do understand there fear etc...but FFS!, its not THAT hard to spot a paying customer with a helmet on lol)
    I had some power tripping Aunty Marg' pull that shit on me at bank for wearing a cycle helmet FFS!!!!
    Its time we as bikers exposed this BS for what it is. The only bankrobbers who wait quietly in line are the non disguised fools. Yet I bet they daren't say squat to feral trash walking in with hoosdies on......
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    Quote Originally Posted by R650R View Post
    I had some power tripping Aunty Marg' pull that shit on me at bank for wearing a cycle helmet FFS!!!!
    Its time we as bikers exposed this BS for what it is. The only bankrobbers who wait quietly in line are the non disguised fools. Yet I bet they daren't say squat to feral trash walking in with hoosdies on......
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    ...I'm actually super happy that its not just me getting yelled at ...funny as fuck about Rastuscats mate tho (bet it was smidsy!...hes got all the luck lol)

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    Quote Originally Posted by R650R View Post
    I had some power tripping Aunty Marg' pull that shit on me at bank for wearing a cycle helmet FFS!!!!
    Its time we as bikers exposed this BS for what it is. The only bankrobbers who wait quietly in line are the non disguised fools. Yet I bet they daren't say squat to feral trash walking in with hoosdies on......
    No it was the lycra they were upset about....
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    Quote Originally Posted by nzspokes View Post
    No it was the lycra they were upset about....
    Stop talking about your fetishes. I'm a mountain biker so don't do the Lycra thing lol....
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    Quote Originally Posted by R650R View Post
    I had some power tripping Aunty Marg' pull that shit on me at bank for wearing a cycle helmet FFS!!!!
    Its time we as bikers exposed this BS for what it is. The only bankrobbers who wait quietly in line are the non disguised fools. Yet I bet they daren't say squat to feral trash walking in with hoosdies on......
    I walked into my local branch just after selling my Stag with $12g in hand. I was in full leathers and taking my helmet off as I queued. The bloke at the counter laughed and went "where have you just held up?"
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    But yeah - never take my helmet off. I guess having the rule gives them easy grounds to lock the door when 5 guys in full leathers roll up at 3am and he is on his own and scared shitless.

    When they write to the Herald saying "we only wanted a Mars bar" they can point to their rule
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    It's sure a great way of getting your own back, writing a ticket out.

    Oddly, I have an almost different view. If some tosser asked me to take my helmet off, I think I'd take it off, and be happy in the knowledge that I allowed a rtosser to out himself.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rastuscat View Post
    Life is good. It's really nice to stand back and not have to think about how to stop people being tossers in their vehicles.
    But isn't that what you're sort of doing in your new role anyway?
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    Quote Originally Posted by willytheekid View Post
    I got "SCREAMED AT" in front of a dozen or more customers by a servo cashier in ChCh, for walking in to pay for my petrol with my helmet still on during a very wet & cold winter day (while clearly holding cash in my hand to pay for said petrol), told me to "REMOVE MY HELMET OR LEAVE IMMEDIATELY!"...ummm OK!!...so I turned and walked back out to the bike to leave!
    Looking forward to being asked to remove the lid in a servo sometime over winter. If they don't like the helmet, i'm sure they'll just hate me standing there in my balaclava. To be fair, I've only been asked to remove my helmet in a servo once in the last 9 years.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Oakie View Post
    Looking forward to being asked to remove the lid in a servo sometime over winter. If they don't like the helmet, i'm sure they'll just hate me standing there in my balaclava. To be fair, I've only been asked to remove my helmet in a servo once in the last 9 years.
    Did that in a bar once. Took helmet off only to reveal a. Balaclava.
    Poor girl collapsed in a teary mess sure her first ever shift was going to end in a robbery.


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