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    Quote Originally Posted by lozz900 View Post
    Make everyone aware of what a tosser the guy is. Tell him to take the money or come pump it out, toss the gold on the counter and head for the door
    Thats exactly the right course of action. But not gold - pay him in silver (five cent pieces)

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    If it's out in the country and the first time I've been in - I take the hat off.

    Usually ask if there are any good rides around here whilst paying.

    If I have been in to the service station in question a dozen times and the staff know me - and it's inflexibility on their part - outta there. Make everyone's life happier.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mikkel View Post
    Politeness is all well and good - however removing your helmet has nothing to do with neither politeness nor respect.
    Thats your view on it... and a pretty crap one at that...

    If it is good enough for you to wear a helmet at a service I suggest you wear one everywhere you go including going into a bank

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    Quote Originally Posted by short-circuit View Post
    Dunno about you but I use a helmet to protect my head not to hide in. At a guess I'd say that every single respondent to this thread uses theirs for the same purpose.
    Quote Originally Posted by Starky307 View Post
    Just to throw petrol on the fire, what are you protecting your head from while inside a petrol station?
    Still waiting for a sensible answer....

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    Quote Originally Posted by short-circuit View Post
    Thats exactly the right course of action. But not gold - pay him in silver (five cent pieces)
    I think you'll find they stopped making five cent pieces some years ago, but good luck anyway!
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    Quote Originally Posted by 3umph View Post
    Thats your view on it... and a pretty crap one at that...

    If it is good enough for you to wear a helmet at a service I suggest you wear one everywhere you go including going into a bank
    True, and you could wear Speedos into the supermarket, after all, if it's good enough to wear them at camp shop...
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    Well...I think I made that point...
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    when I take my lid of they always tell me to put it back on "Immediately".....
    Go figure....
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    Quote Originally Posted by Starky307 View Post
    Still waiting for a sensible answer....
    You're either a troll or you don't read other people's posts. Figure it out for yourself and if dyslexia is preventing you, then get a learning aide or mummy to interpret for you.

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    Quote Originally Posted by awayatc View Post
    when I take my lid of they always tell me to put it back on "Immediately".....
    Go figure....
    Funny - they do that to me too.....wonder why...?
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    Quote Originally Posted by idb View Post
    True, and you could wear Speedos into the supermarket, after all, if it's good enough to wear them at camp shop...
    yes you could if that was your thing... never seen a No Speedo sign at a supermarket tho

    speedos and a helmet is all you seem to need these days...

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    Quote Originally Posted by 3umph View Post
    Thats your view on it... and a pretty crap one at that...
    That's your opinion on this matter, a pretty narrowminded one, really.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Starky307 View Post
    Still waiting for a sensible answer....
    Obvious, because some people are just too damn lazy to take 5 secs to remove their helmet. When they get snapped by the attendant for being a lazy dumbass trying to walk into a petrol station they get all defensive and make like they are being treated unfairly. Just because they got away with it once they now believe it is their god-given right to be able to do it everytime. For some reason they also believe "No Helmets" really means "No Helmets unless you have been to this petrol station once before and smiled at an attendant".

    The fact is they are protecting nothing except their freedom to be lazy and having everyone else adjust to suit. Pretty simple really.

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    I have never encountered such a problem anywhere at a petrol station as yet. If an indian walks into a petrol station is he asked to remove his turbin? If his wife walks in fully covered revealing nothing but her eyes does the staff ask her to remove her vail? If a person walks in wearing a beanie or hoodie are they asked to take them off? No...

    Bikers are more distinct so why is this classified as discrimination and favourtisim with different ethnic or classes of people?

    Walking into a bank or supermarket etc then the helmet is removed, but why should it be removed for a petty less than 1 min transaction? Takes longer to remove the helmet than what it does to complete the transaction.

    If your money and genuine honesty isnt good enough what is?
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