Shell Station and a nice lady looking after a biker

[Lucy]

not wanting to be rascist but probably an ethnic that doesnt know our layed back way of she"ll be right mate ....back in a flash......with the coin

like that time in dargaville ,pre pay for a fkn bike lol........

Well I'll be racist for ya - our 'layed back way of she"ll be right mate' has left a lot of gas stations out of pocket.

The BP in Whitford had a sign on the counter saying 'we will siphon it out if you can't pay'. When I asked him about it, presuming it was people passing through he said 'nope, it's locals taking advantage'. And if you don't know Whitford, folks there aren't poor.

The BP in Beachlands ended up closing because of people not paying.

I'm not saying that this was not an obvious cockup, and all of you people here are obviously honest and wouldn't dream of a driveoff, but not all people are so nice. And some are bloody talented liars.

By the way, I know someone who left an expensive watch with a taxi driver to show they were coming back out to pay, and when they came back out the taxi had done a runner with the watch!
Our gas station here in Rata-vegas would trust the guy, I've seen them do it. They also still take cheques! And pump gas for people.

[Quailboy]

The BP in Whitford had a sign on the counter saying 'we will siphon it out if you can't pay'. When I asked him about it, presuming it was people passing through he said 'nope, it's locals taking advantage'. And if you don't know Whitford, folks there aren't poor.

The BP in Beachlands ended up closing because of people not paying.

I bet it was the grumpy old bugger who spends his life working there, not to mention Rose who's not exactly a ray of sunshine either.

I vowed never to use that station ever again, but its difficult when you live in Beachlands and its the closest gas station and 10mins away.

I doubt Beachlands BP closed because of people not paying, more like not enough service

[Lucy]

I bet it was the grumpy old bugger who spends his life working there, not to mention Rose who's not exactly a ray of sunshine either.

I vowed never to use that station ever again, but its difficult when you live in Beachlands and its the closest gas station and 10mins away.

I doubt Beachlands BP closed because of people not paying, more like not enough service

Nope, I was speaking to the owner one day about the lack of gas there. (in Beachlands). They had been put on Cash on delivery by BP, and so sometimes they had no gas, so of course people like me stopped going there as finding they had none was ridiculous. They didn't last long after that. The guy was a softy and got taken advantage of. Letting people take gas without paying is the ultimate in good service wouldn't you agree?

I agree the staff at Whitford were pretty average, but it's not really a good reason to steal gas eh?

[dave_a]

no way would it have closed down bcause of people not paying, Thats totally ridiculous.

[Owl]

Thanks for sharing a really nice story Tank!

My dear old mum used to work for the MOT and often used to top up fines and accounts from her own purse.
Her two highlights include an old fella that returned an hour later, on a bicycle in the pissing down rain, to pay her back the 10c he'd borrowed (She'd told him not to bother).
The other was a young man she loaned $20, which he could only repay the following Thursday. She received a bollocking from a senior MOT officer, because this guy was a well known criminal and told not to expect to see him or her money again. Thursday arrived and the young guy returned as promised with the $20 and a big thank you!
In all the years she did this, apparently no one let her down!

[Owl]

Helped out a distressed young woman with no cash on hand whose car was getting winched onto a towtruck.....the towie wanted $50 right there and then to let it go, I paid it for her and she promised to get it back to me next day.

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Txt: No response.

BITCH

no..I didnt get the rego...not that it would help. I feel dirty and used.

Some people!

We pulled a couple of people out of the sea after their boat capsized. My mate wrapped the shaking woman up with his jacket and when we got them back to the boat ramp, they disappeared. Never saw her or his jacket again (ungrateful swine)!

[TimeOut]

The BP in Oamaru has a trolly with a jerry can and 12v pump on it (to pump out unpaid gas) sitting between the pumps.

[gtr boy]

Well I'll be racist for ya - our 'layed back way of she"ll be right mate' has left a lot of gas stations out of pocket.

The BP in Whitford had a sign on the counter saying 'we will siphon it out if you can't pay'. When I asked him about it, presuming it was people passing through he said 'nope, it's locals taking advantage'. And if you don't know Whitford, folks there aren't poor.

The BP in Beachlands ended up closing because of people not paying.

I'm not saying that this was not an obvious cockup, and all of you people here are obviously honest and wouldn't dream of a driveoff, but not all people are so nice. And some are bloody talented liars.

By the way, I know someone who left an expensive watch with a taxi driver to show they were coming back out to pay, and when they came back out the taxi had done a runner with the watch!
Our gas station here in Rata-vegas would trust the guy, I've seen them do it. They also still take cheques! And pump gas for people.

well really i couldnt give a shit if gas stations close,theres to fkn many and they all charge to fkn much
id like to see a attendant try and siphion gas out as well,there all fkn dipshits

[Gareth51]

[QUOTE=MarkH;1833086]
Geez, a guy offering to leave photo ID and expensive items - seems like a no brainer for the service station manager, who co-incidentally seems to have no brains.


Wanted SHELL Service Station manager,the lower the IQ the higher the salary

[OutForADuck]

Pay it forward time mate... Ya know random acts of kindness are actually paid back immediately.. If you ever have done one you know its the way you feel right then that pays it back.

[sunhuntin]

Popped in to the local servo yesterday, filled up and went in to pay. The woman in the queue before me who was obviously disabled, handed the attendant $30 and asked if he could fill her car. Guy said "No".

No offer of help, or "Just hang on a minute while I serve these other people, i'll be right with you". Flat out refused. Told her to do it herself.

What a cock.

I ended up filling the car for the lady while she made some jokes about "service station".

'tis hard to find good help. I know. I worked in the industry as a frontline staffer, and Manager for 7 years. Wouldn't have happened at one of my sites.

i gave one of my former co workers an ear bashing early one sunday morning. customer drives in and holds a sign out the window reading "assistance required." co worker stares out the window at the healthy looking middle aged guy and comments about him being lazy. she shuts up quick when i snarl at her that he happens to be in a wheelchair and cannot serve himself.
i got her a few times being a bitch like that. many customers disliked her as she would stand in the window, behind the counter, txting or staring out at the customers and refusing to help.
a good number of our customers were elderly folks who often didnt have the strength left in their hands to run the pump, or they had arthritis. my rule was always serve the older people first. younger generations can do it themselves unless they are disabled somehow. and i always hurried out to serve customers if they asked, but they had to wait until my shop was empty of other customers [7am sunday shift when i was sole charge]

staff at servos are always changing. my local shell is great! but when they first reopened after renovating, they had some real pricks working for them. thankfully the pricks didnt last long, and the current staff seem to have smiles tattooed on. lol.

[Lucy]

no way would it have closed down bcause of people not paying, Thats totally ridiculous.

You're probably not in business are you?