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Thumper wrote:

ofblong wrote:To many people try to drive off so you have to pay the attendant before you can pump gas.

It's been that way in CA almost as long as I can remember, either pay at the pump or pay the attendant (though when I was a teenager there were a few places you could fill then pay--but you couldn't get out of the station without going through a gate.)

We'd move out of state for a while (thank you USAF) and forget about that little factoid, come back, and try to pump first...gas station attendants look at you like you're an alien species when you're surprised you have to pay first.

Now I just use a debit card...but you get pretty good at guesstimating how much it'll cost. Like now, I know it costs twice as much to fill my car as it did 3 years ago...

Ouch.

well usually we only have to pay the attendant in the summer because thats when prices skyrocket and people try to leave. With that said prices have more than doubled in 3 years. I mean 2 years ago it cost me $6 to fill my bike. now it costs almost $9. thats 33% increase in only 2 years.

I've always used a gas card... Well, since 1995 or so. It separates how much I spend on gas.

Then I got the speedpass thingies - and it isn't as much of an advantage in New Jersey, but everywhere else I don't have to deal with the attendants at all.

RhadamYgg

When I started driving less than 10 years ago I was paying under $1 per gallon locally in hampton Va.

I live in NJ where it's not self serve, but they do let you self serve on motorcycles. I've been wondering whether to give a $ amount instead of saying fill up because I'm REALLY bad at stopping at a round $.

I was going to ask if anyone does that, but apparently most people seem to, because...it's required.

I have driven out of state and I almost never know what to do at a gas station(whether to pay first or whatever). I usually end up standing there looking clueless as I read all the signs that tell me what to do.

Yeah, with the card and speedpass - I don't worry about rounding to dollars.

It annoys me that gas station attendants persist in rounding to the dollar when I pay with a card or speedpass in NJ.

In out of state I just set the pump up - swipe the card, or speedpass - fill and then it charges my account.

My only concern is paying for the person before me's gas because they didn't pay (somehow).

I don't know why they let me fill my bike but not my car. I mean if I'm going to do something stupid while filling a vehicle it is more likely to happen with the bike than a car.

One of my buddies looked up the law requiring attendants in NJ ... It has to do with public safety (implying that NJ citizens are less safe than other people in other states...)

RhadamYgg

ofblong wrote:

JC Viper wrote:I pay in cash and today I asked to have $9 US in the pump. While I was filling up I kept hoping that it would take $9 worth of gas but sadly it came close to overfilling the tank at around $8 and people actually saw me get annoyed. I hate walking back to the attendant to get change back.

thats one thing I HATE about high gas prices. To many people try to drive off so you have to pay the attendant before you can pump gas. how am I supposed to know how much is gonna get put into my tank? I can always give a rough estimate. But thats why I use my debit card . the other thing I hate is the $75 limit and the $100 limit. You can only put a max of $75 in at a time and a max of $100 in at the same pump. this isnt a limit the gas places put on the cards but instead its what visa and mastercard put on. "pee"'s me off that when I drive the van I have to fill it to $75 then hook everything back up, put the card back in then fill up to another $25 to find out I have to goto another gas station to finish filling the last $8 or $9.

Oh no, I paid in cash because it is cheaper. The gas station I go to has a price for credit users and one for cash. Of course other people filling up just give me a look especially when I start mumbling to myself "come on use all $9" then go "dammit" when the tank looks like it is gonna overflow at $8.10.

JC Viper wrote:

ofblong wrote:

JC Viper wrote:I pay in cash and today I asked to have $9 US in the pump. While I was filling up I kept hoping that it would take $9 worth of gas but sadly it came close to overfilling the tank at around $8 and people actually saw me get annoyed. I hate walking back to the attendant to get change back.

thats one thing I HATE about high gas prices. To many people try to drive off so you have to pay the attendant before you can pump gas. how am I supposed to know how much is gonna get put into my tank? I can always give a rough estimate. But thats why I use my debit card . the other thing I hate is the $75 limit and the $100 limit. You can only put a max of $75 in at a time and a max of $100 in at the same pump. this isnt a limit the gas places put on the cards but instead its what visa and mastercard put on. "pee"'s me off that when I drive the van I have to fill it to $75 then hook everything back up, put the card back in then fill up to another $25 to find out I have to goto another gas station to finish filling the last $8 or $9.

Oh no, I paid in cash because it is cheaper. The gas station I go to has a price for credit users and one for cash. Of course other people filling up just give me a look especially when I start mumbling to myself "come on use all $9" then go "dammit" when the tank looks like it is gonna overflow at $8.10.

oh thats rediculous that you pay less when using cash but I can kind of see it since MC and Visa charge something like 10% for every transaction.

No more actually. While I used to only take the bike out if the weather was perfect, now I'll run errands on the bike unless it's already raining when it's time to head out. If I couldn't fit everything in the saddlebags I wouldn't take the bike. Now I'll tie another bag down to the passenger seat and/or wear a backpack so I can take the bike rather than my truck.

My truck averages 17mpg, and the bike averages 40+ mpg. So even if it's as convenient/comfortable to be on the bike I will still take it, as long as I can be safe doing it.

I went on a 200km ride on Sunday morning and it was a big relief (haven't gone on a longish ride in a coupla weeks). Tried to keep my speed down on the straights though to save gas, hopefully made up for it in the twisties

I've been catching the bus as it runs pretty from my door almost to where I work in the last couple of weeks the bus fare has gone up by 50%

So the covers have come off of the GB and as of August I'll be commuting into work on that as it will be significantly cheaper than public transport. Even with petrol prices of £1.20 a litre.

When Petrol hits £1.50 a litre - which looks like being next year - then I'll have to get the CG125 at the back of the garage running again, at 30 miles to the litre it is the only thing that makes sense.