Remove your helmet

**sunhuntin** · 19th May 2009, 08:32

Originally Posted by the mouse

Any get annoyed with selective attendants filling up cars on the forecourt, when meanwhile a que up at the till is waiting to pay?

yeh... sorry about that. my bp only had the one till, lol. and it depends who was on it as to how long the line was. if the limpy religious nutjob was on till, that queue would take 3 times as long to clear than if i or the manager were on. same goes for the forecourt itself... i was easily the fastest out there, including gas bottles. limpy only served the customers he liked and could waste time preaching to.
the manager there wants to get rid of limpy cos hes a major head injury waiting to happen. hes a mild eplileptic and has seizures quite often [its got worse] one time i got there early after working at another site, and he was actually flat on the forecourt having a fit. god knows how he didnt get run over. if hed collapsed closer to one of the concrete pump islands, he would have been killed.
i went and tried to get my job back, and was turned down by the co-owner.

**Swoop** · 19th May 2009, 12:43

Originally Posted by the mouse

Any get annoyed with selective attendants filling up cars on the forecourt

WHAT?? They still do that?
I haven't seen an attendant actually pumping gas for a customer in... 5(?) years!

Originally Posted by discotex

I'm thinking they should upgrade the signs to..

"NO WEAPONS ALLOWED ON THIS PREMISES"

I have been into places where it is quite clearly stated, that no firearms are permitted.
Then again, entering the USSR I had to declare how many automatic weapons I had with me... Yay for border control.

**Vacarious** · 19th May 2009, 15:16

i always take my helmet off when at the counter. its just the same as no caps at the dinner table etc.

just the way i have been brought up, with a bit of manners

**steve_t** · 19th May 2009, 15:46

If you're in or near Hamilton and you don't think you should have to remove your helmet at a petrol station, go to Gull on Norton Rd. Self service only with EFTPOS at pump. Also 1c per litre cheaper normally

**Hidalgo** · 19th May 2009, 15:57

just remove it then.

**PirateJafa** · 19th May 2009, 16:33

Originally Posted by Swoop

WHAT?? They still do that?
I haven't seen an attendant actually pumping gas for a customer in... 5(?) years!

Shell at Highland Park, East Auckland.

Pumped my gas for me just two days ago while I was in the Towmobile - and since I was the only one left on the court at that point he even cleaned my windscreen!

You guys need to look friendlier, evidently.

**Oscar** · 19th May 2009, 17:36

Originally Posted by steve_t

If you're in or near Hamilton and you don't think you should have to remove your helmet at a petrol station, go to Gull on Norton Rd. Self service only with EFTPOS at pump. Also 1c per litre cheaper normally

Thanks.
Nice find.

**Swoop** · 19th May 2009, 19:20

Originally Posted by PirateJafa

You guys need to look friendlier, evidently.

Can't see a problem really...

**_Shrek_** · 19th May 2009, 21:50

Originally Posted by Vacarious

i always take my helmet off when at the counter. its just the same as no caps at the dinner table etc.

just the way i have been brought up, with a bit of manners

I was brought up right to & this has nothing todo with manners

Originally Posted by Crasherfromwayback

So you see...I think you think you're too cool...too tough...or simply too lazy and or rude to bother. We both have our opinions...and that's great.

I resent you calling me any of the above

**Crasherfromwayback** · 19th May 2009, 22:58

Originally Posted by _Shrek_

I resent you calling me any of the above

I didn't and would never call you any of the above. You're fucking all of them mate!!! Other than that...you seem like a good bloke.

**avgas** · 20th May 2009, 13:14

Originally Posted by SixPackBack

Muslim ladies wear burkhas and we respect their right to do so.

Well there goes my theory that you were better then them. Turns out you have just as many special needs as them. Diddums

**rachprice** · 20th May 2009, 13:40

Originally Posted by avgas

Well there goes my theory that you were better then them. Turns out you have just as many special needs as them. Diddums

Oh the ignorance!

On topic...sometimes I do, sometimes I don't, I wouldnt care if someone asked me to take it off, I would do it and wouldnt really care that they asked.
I can understand it would make people uncomfortable even if there aren't many people that rob petrol stations with helmet these days, fear is often irrational

Though turns out I don't look so daunting as I have never been asked to take it off the times I have left it on

**Thunder 8** · 20th May 2009, 13:52

Helmet off. No worries. No different than taking your mirror shades off when talking to someone.Just common courtesy really.but then common courtesy is getting pretty short these days, just like common sense.

**Weaver** · 20th May 2009, 14:07

I don't remove mine. I have a D-ring helemt and can't be bothered undoing then redoing the strap.
Its not like they are doing me a favour or anything. I'm the fucken customer, which alot of places seem to forget.
An attendant at Shell Trentham told me to remove my helmet over the load speaker from the comfort of the counter on morning. I flipped him off, dropped the valve on the ground and rode away. Never been back there.
They have not only lost a customer filling up a bike but I also have a car that cost over $100 dollers to fill up.

**steve_t** · 20th May 2009, 15:29

Originally Posted by Thunder 8

Helmet off. No worries. No different than taking your mirror shades off when talking to someone.Just common courtesy really.but then common courtesy is getting pretty short these days, just like common sense.

'common' anything is a misnomer these days - especially the common sense one