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wanting WOMEN TO S-T-R-E-T-C-H the petrol pump OVER THE CAT

151 replies

TheStallionOfSensibleness · 19/06/2011 10:38

for gods sake. stop hovering by a LONG q by the pumps with the nozles on teh right. they are LONG oyu nobos

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TheStallionOfSensibleness · 19/06/2011 15:57

i notieced it once. and said so and htey said " oh yes this dispenses 20 million in 2 seconds"

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Creamandcustard · 19/06/2011 16:03

DarrellRivers on most cars, the little petrol pump symbol on your fuel gauge shows which side the cap is.

PfftTheMagicDragon · 19/06/2011 16:44

yes, there is a little arrow next to the pump sign on mine

Lorenz · 19/06/2011 16:44

Very unreasonable to take the cat to the petrol station. Leave it at home.

GwendolenHarleth · 19/06/2011 16:59

This has given me paws for thought. I think it's purrfectly fine to wait in the queue. Meow do you stretch the pump over the cat?

foxinsocks · 19/06/2011 17:23

Lol cybil

Lizcat · 19/06/2011 17:54

Given up caring now, just drive past them into the pumps they are ignoring and then take great pleasure in flipping the pipe over the top of my 4x4 in a if I can do it so can you manner. As for how much I put in - this is my work car need plenty day and night for treking across fields so I have to be there forever putting in the 100 litres it takes to fill the tank.
The cat always squeals when I try to insert the nozzle.

DarrellRivers · 19/06/2011 17:58

v helpful cream and pfft, am off to look at the dashboard

floyjoy · 19/06/2011 18:00

They don't stretch at some petrol station. I've looked like a complete numpty trying to yank a fixed pipe towards the other side of the car. Defeats the 'I'm so good at this, I can pull a heavy pipe two meters, bet you didn't think a woman would do that' vibe. You've got to know your garages!

PredictableDullard · 19/06/2011 18:02

i love pay at pump, no more standing watching men with motor bike helmets on buying porn.

PredictableDullard · 19/06/2011 18:03

also for some reason i always buy malteasers when i have to go into pay

Empusa · 19/06/2011 18:47

"They don't stretch at some petrol station. I've looked like a complete numpty trying to yank a fixed pipe towards the other side of the car. Defeats the 'I'm so good at this, I can pull a heavy pipe two meters, bet you didn't think a woman would do that' vibe. You've got to know your garages!"

I've done that too Blush

For some reason all the garages around where I grew up had the long hoses, then I was working out of town and had to use a petrol station with teeny tiny hoses. I wasn't even in a big car like I am now. I had to go out of the (busy!) petrol station, drive a fair way to the nearest roundabout, go past the petrol station till I could reach yet another roundabout, then finally get to fill up.

Person at the counter even said "hi again" when I went to pay Hmm Blush

maddy68 · 19/06/2011 19:35

I don't like having the rubber hose over the top of my car. I am very precious about my car and it leaves a Mark if you stretch it over the top

larakitten · 19/06/2011 19:38

No one seems to have thought that stretching the hose over, around or whatever is likely to end up giving you lots of little scratches on the paintwork. I'm a little fanatical precious about it......so I would never do it. You will all just have to wait behind my gleaming car...

Threadworm8 · 19/06/2011 19:40

Lordy you should all come and live in the north east; beacause it isn't overcrowded and there are ALWAYS plenty of pumps available that don't require any cat stretching.

thestringcheeseincident · 19/06/2011 19:45

I'm a bit meh about the hose stretch. Will do it if I have to, but prefer the direct entry.
I'm more narked at the makeup re-application in car after paying. FGS move on.

annsmum · 19/06/2011 20:21

I dont understand why this bothers you. Surely you just go to the pump with smallest queue and stretch the hose yourself nobo!

TheStallionOfSensibleness · 19/06/2011 20:22

i repeat you PUT THE HOSE at the back of your car not OVER the TOP

you move it fwd and it goes easily around the back, i have never not pulled a hose around my rear end

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DeWe · 19/06/2011 20:30

This is obviously stealth advertising for Esso petrol. Is there a "tiger in your tank"?

oldraver · 19/06/2011 20:35

I have seen a petrol station that said NOT to stretch the hose, think it was Tescos

My bugbear are people who pull into the 'Pay At Pump' then go into the shop

PfftTheMagicDragon · 19/06/2011 20:36

Why are people putting the hoses over the top of their cars?

cupnoodle · 19/06/2011 20:37

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Katisha · 19/06/2011 20:41

I'm devvo'd about all these nobos.

Stinkyminkymoo · 19/06/2011 20:43

I love that people are too stupid to stretch the pump over the cat car as it means I can sail in in my big dick-wank-mobile , pay at pump and then sail off again. :D

PfftTheMagicDragon · 19/06/2011 21:57

If you have a big dick-wank-mobile, why the fuck are you ever leaving the house?