Gassing up and paying with helmet on?

[CookMySock]

One thing puzzles me though, I had no idea my brother had quit his job and gone to work in the local service station - this sounds JUST like him!

LOL, shall I give him some shit for you?

A guy filling his bike two or three times a week is not a big deal

heh, it is when its the only little village service station, and ALL the blokes there fill their three bikes every week, and their boats, and both their cars, and their two work vehicles every day, and their lawn mower cans, pocket bike fuel tins.... and a pie.

night time, especially at weekends around that area, can get real dodgy and things might change.

If I feel unsafe, there is no fucking way I'll take my helmet off. They will be doing night pay under those circumstances anyway.


Steve

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

Have a flip lid helmet never had a problem...

[Starky307]

All those that think wearing your helmets into a servo is acceptable, you need to pull your heads out of your arses, or in this case pull them out of your helmets.

Why not ust comply with the request of the person working the station and remove your helmet? It is a form of curtosity that appears to have been left back in the "golden" years. Now i wasn't around in those days but i find it very disrespectiful to "hide" behind a helmet, it doesn't matter if the visor is up or not. Look at this from their point of view for a change and take your "I'm a big tough biker" blinkers off.

This shit shits me.

It is all part of being a decent human being and showing respect to other wishes. He asked you to remove it, so remove it.

To the people that are, don't lynch the petrol station attendant as we have not heard his side of the story, this is all one sided at this stage as with most forum bashing.For all you know his boss my have reviewed video fotage of customers not removing helmets, which may be against policy and just got drilled out about it, who knows?

God damn my blood pressure is up again....

P.s My rant is finished for now.

[DarkLord]

Fair point Starky, if they ask then understandable, I for one wouldn't be too pleased if they asked me to take it off but I would do it. It is a real nuisance to take your helmet off if you are passing through a servo on a long bike trip and have other headgear on besides just a helmet, e.g. face mask, scarf, earplugs.

I usually don't take my helmet off when I'm passing through somewhere and gassing up in the middle of a big bike trip, not to be rude but just because it's an inconvenience, really.

[popelli]

All those that think wearing your helmets into a servo is acceptable, you need to pull your heads out of your arses, or in this case pull them out of your helmets.

Why not ust comply with the request of the person working the station and remove your helmet? It is a form of curtosity that appears to have been left back in the "golden" years. Now i wasn't around in those days but i find it very disrespectiful to "hide" behind a helmet, it doesn't matter if the visor is up or not. Look at this from their point of view for a change and take your "I'm a big tough biker" blinkers off.

This shit shits me.

It is all part of being a decent human being and showing respect to other wishes. He asked you to remove it, so remove it.

To the people that are, don't lynch the petrol station attendant as we have not heard his side of the story, this is all one sided at this stage as with most forum bashing.For all you know his boss my have reviewed video fotage of customers not removing helmets, which may be against policy and just got drilled out about it, who knows?

God damn my blood pressure is up again....

P.s My rant is finished for now.

Exactly why should motorcyclists be singled out as being different and remove their helmets

do shieks remove their head gear?

do muslims remove their veils?

political correctness be dammed its people who back political correctness that contribute the the F**ked up society we now have to live in

[Starky307]

Exactly why should motorcyclists be singled out as being different and remove their helmets

do shieks remove their head gear?

do muslims remove their veils?

political correctness be dammed its people who back political correctness that contribute the the F**ked up society we now have to live in

Don't get me started on the above mentioned religions and their customs being carried out in our country.

If this was a forum for shieks or muslims then I would start to arguee why they should take part in our beliefs while in our country and remove the required items "if" asked to do so.

The difference is that the OP was asked to remove his helmet and got upset about it, he wasn't sigaled out at all, he was in a place where the person controling the environment was not prepared to serve him untill he removed his threatining face mask, in this case it was a helmet. If you want to start on about shieks and muslims then join thier forums and read them complaining about taking part in our countries customs, I'm sure it would keep you entertained for a while....

Time for a

[Dean]

I have walked into the kaukoppa petrol station with my visor down, its black tinted to, just put down $15 no questions asked.
I don't know why on earth he wouldn't serve you, saltydog , its just not right if he vaguely knows you as you fill up at their service station regularly but he asks you to remove your helmet? utterly stupid.
Call it protocol, but its not really nesccary for a regular customer

[Ocean1]

I have the same issue at the Mobil Silverstream... the young scruffy geek with the glasses wont let me pay without taking my helmet off.

They did the same to me a couple of years ago. Fair enough, he's following company policy. That was also the first time I'd struck the mandatory pay first thing. Same deal, if that's their rules they orta stick to 'em, even at peak traffic hour.

I sometimes fail to remove my helmet, depends on circumstances. My rules are a bit more flexible, however. I paid first, even though it took 5 pay/fill cycles, and I took my helmet off each time I went in to pay.

There endith the flexibility in my personal rules, I've never been back. Funny thing is I don't believe I'm alone, I get the distinct impression that site is considerably less busy than they used to be.


Oh, and I loath cctv systems.

[Squiggles]

Yep, same as dress code for getting into clubs. Their rules.

So if i walk into a gas station will a bunch of chicks ill be allowed to wear a helmet?

[MaxB]

We have a BP here in Whakatane, yep just one. More recently I have been having issues with paying for my gas. There's this old fella in there thats a stickler for protocal and every time a coconut he insists I take my helmet off to pay for my gas, even when it is cash. I've had a gutsful of him.
When I try to tell him to let up he nuts off at me and wants to call the cops. He sees me every 2 or three days, my bike has a very easily remembered personalised plate, I dont have (many) tatoos or a long ZZ-top beard and up until recently I have been a polite biker.
Is it just BP that has this helmet policy like the banks or are any other KB'ers out there getting hassled in a similar way at different service stations?
The last thing you want to do is take your bloody helmet off just to give some geezer a $20 buck note ay?! If I was going to do a runner why would I even bother about coming inside the store? What? Counterfit bank notes I hear you say?
Is this happening to others out there?

Mate I feel sorry for you. I go in there failrly regularly and have been served with my helmet on. The old fella even recognised me when I was on a different bike and a few weeks ago when I had my old man in tow.

Maybe he is on his best behaviour for 'tourists'. Sometimes he'll have a yarn about things to do in the area or whatever when my helmet is off.

[beyond]

Well I've about had it with the atttitude of many attendants. I filled my company car, my wife's car and daughters car plus my motorbike at this one gas station I won't name where but Mobil.

Been going there for years, they all knew me and my vehicles. Spent a fortune annually with them.

When on the bike I had gone in and paid for ages but then they got EFTPOS..Whoopee. Slap your card through the swiper, fill her up and gone


Then the EFTPOS is down one day. I wear tight leathers, no room for a sawn of shot gun. I have my gloves off, my visor up, have my credit card in my hand and walk up to the attendant as it's prepaid. She's new and her response is so client orientated I nearly fall over from the extended courtesy.

I'm holding out my shotgun.. sorry.. credit card and she says
"Get your helmet off!"
Somewhat taken about I say excuse me..
"Get your helmet off now!"

I say, all I want to do is fill up. I haven't got any petrol yet as it's prepaid, I'm not here to rob you or I wouldn't be holding out my credit card.

"Company policy... get your helmet off now!"

My response... "I'll be phoning your manager." Turned around, put my credit card away, got on my bike and rode off.

Never went back for three months, running low one day and decided to use EFTPOS at the same garage... against my better judgement.

Went to swipe the card as EFTPOS was actually working... card wouldn't work and then I see the sign... Mobil Card holders only! What the.... *&%$#

Got on my bike rode off and have never been back and never will. How to keep clients aye? Maybe they prefer the ones that hold them up and don't want the decent patrons?

[Starky307]

Well I've about had it with the atttitude of many attendants. I filled my company car, my wife's car and daughters car plus my motorbike at this one gas station I won't name where but Mobil.

Been going there for years, they all knew me and my vehicles. Spent a fortune annually with them.

When on the bike I had gone in and paid for ages but then they got EFTPOS..Whoopee. Slap your card through the swiper, fill her up and gone


Then the EFTPOS is down one day. I wear tight leathers, no room for a sawn of shot gun. I have my gloves off, my visor up, have my credit card in my hand and walk up to the attendant as it's prepaid. She's new and her response is so client orientated I nearly fall over from the extended courtesy.

I'm holding out my shotgun.. sorry.. credit card and she says
"Get your helmet off!"
Somewhat taken about I say excuse me..
"Get your helmet off now!"

I say, all I want to do is fill up. I haven't got any petrol yet as it's prepaid, I'm not here to rob you or I wouldn't be holding out my credit card.

"Company policy... get your helmet off now!"

My response... "I'll be phoning your manager." Turned around, put my credit card away, got on my bike and rode off.

Never went back for three months, running low one day and decided to use EFTPOS at the same garage... against my better judgement.

Went to swipe the card as EFTPOS was actually working... card wouldn't work and then I see the sign... Mobil Card holders only! What the.... *&%$#

Got on my bike rode off and have never been back and never will. How to keep clients aye? Maybe they prefer the ones that hold them up and don't want the decent patrons?

Do you honestly believe they give a shit that you no longer buy their petrol? They asked you to remove your helmet and you didn't, get over it. If she was rude in asking you to remove your helmet then you should of been the bigger person and removed your helmet first and then ask to speak to her supervisor if it gets to you that much.
It's not your right to buy their product, remember that.

[Ixion]

Do you honestly believe they give a shit that you no longer buy their petrol? They asked you to remove your helmet and you didn't, get over it. If she was rude in asking you to remove your helmet then you should of been the bigger person and removed your helmet first and then ask to speak to her supervisor if it gets to you that much.
It's not your right to buy their product, remember that.

Very true. It is my right to NOT buy their product. A right which I exercise. Frequently

We hear a good deal these days of gloom and worry about the economy.

Some of it is overrated, but what we can say with fair certainty is that a fair number of businesses are going to go bust in the next couple of years.

Those who, like the person referred to above, think that a customer is someone who must put up with their rudeness and insolence, will certainly be amongst those who fail. She did not "ask him to remove his helmet". If the exchange be as stated she was rude , arrogant and insolent. I would not accept that attitude from anyone let alone someone who purportedly wants my money. It may be unjustified but I have a suspicion, based on your frequent defense of such behaviour, that the one you work for will also be amongst the failures.

The six sisters have treated the whole of this country abominably for many years. This sort of attitude is typical of the petrol companies as a whole.

[Starky307]

Those who, like the person referred to above, think that a customer is someone who must put up with their rudeness and insolence, will certainly be amongst those who fail. She did not "ask him to remove his helmet". If the exchange be as stated she was rude , arrogant and insolent. I would not accept that attitude from anyone let alone someone who purportedly wants my money. It may be unjustified but I have a suspicion, based on your frequent defense of such behaviour, that the one you work for will also be amongst the failures.

The six sisters have treated the whole of this country abominably for many years. This sort of attitude is typical of the petrol companies as a whole.

It is a pity you make these assumptions as to my views and who I work for and how that company will survive in the current and future economic climate.
If you read a post of mine before you will see I make no judgement on the one sided arguments we are reading on this forum. You are correct that there is only two people who know how beyond was spoken to that day and I suggested he abide by her decision and then ask to speak with her supervisor. This would of then kept her from being jumpy about someone hiding in their helmet, and if Beyond is as bigger customer as he spoke of the supervisor would of recognised him and then informed the attendant that her manor of comunication was inapropriate and delt with her justly.

I also feel that the six sisters that you talk of will more than likely be the last to feel the pinch as we are all so dependant on their product.

[short-circuit]

It is a pity you make these assumptions as to my views and who I work for and how that company will survive in the current and future economic climate.
If you read a post of mine before you will see I make no judgement on the one sided arguments we are reading on this forum. You are correct that there is only two people who know how beyond was spoken to that day and I suggested he abide by her decision and then ask to speak with her supervisor. This would of then kept her from being jumpy about someone hiding in their helmet, and if Beyond is as bigger customer as he spoke of the supervisor would of recognised him and then informed the attendant that her manor of comunication was inapropriate and delt with her justly.

I also feel that the six sisters that you talk of will more than likely be the last to feel the pinch as we are all so dependant on their product.

You seem to make as many assumptions as you do spelling mistakes and errors in logic.