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Was I unreasonable at the garage air machine

70 replies

CottonSock · 09/04/2023 16:51

Waited behind someone using air machine for tyres. Someone else then pulled in and waited then behind me.
Guy using the air took as long as possible, slowly replacing caps etc. Then he just sat there. I jestured could he move on there's a queue. Assumed he was just looking at phone. He didn't move.

So I pulled up close behind him and proceed to machine. Then he tells me his money hasn't run out yet so I can't use it. So he's sitting there until the time is up. I honestly thought what knob head does this. I sarcastically offered to pay for his air. His money ran out and he drove off swearing at me, but only once he was some distance away as I think he was actually a right coward..
The family behind were laughing at him.
I did my tyres, left some credit for the family behind and was on my way.

Do you wait for your air money to run out?

OP posts:
storminabuttercup · 09/04/2023 16:52

That's bonkers.... you were not unreasonable

OlympicProcrastinator · 09/04/2023 17:00

He really embarrassed himself. He didn’t want you to use his air he paid for?? 😂😂 Wow what a miser. If he’s got a wife I feel incredibly sorry for her. YADNU.

Annoyingwurringnoise · 09/04/2023 17:07

It’s easy to call someone names whilst moving away from them at speed. The family behind had the right idea. I’d have a guess that if you were of the penis having variety, he probably wouldn’t have behaved like that, but that’s just conjecture on my part.

Thedogscollar · 09/04/2023 17:15

Omg imagine being in a relationship with him😬

Oblomov23 · 09/04/2023 17:19

What a knob.

CC4712 · 09/04/2023 17:21

I'm surprised he didn't add air to the spare tyre and bring an array of swimming pool blow up toys to use up every Cm3 of air!!! 😂

Bananalanacake · 09/04/2023 17:22

It's free in Germany!

Ivebeenframed · 09/04/2023 17:22

Just picking my jaw up from the floor! 😮

Original poster
CottonSock · 09/04/2023 17:24

Well someone voted unreasonable so maybe that's him or his wife/ girlfriend :)
I felt like offering to stick the spare air up his arse, but I bit my tounge.

OP posts:
SpringIntoChaos · 09/04/2023 17:27

Bananalanacake · 09/04/2023 17:22

It's free in Germany!

It used to be free here in the UK...I remember being really shocked when they started charging 😲

Mogloveseggs · 09/04/2023 17:27

Crikey it's 50p at the garage here. I don't care who uses it after me. What a Wally.

BotterMon · 09/04/2023 17:29

What a complete and utter cockwomble he is.

Skybluepinky · 09/04/2023 17:35

Just being a man making his point.

FOJN · 09/04/2023 17:37

Reminds me of that and, 'like getting your monies worth'.

He's a bit of a sad sack.

Butitsnotfunnyisititsserious · 09/04/2023 17:38

What a sad little man he is.

BabaBooPuffinsRock · 09/04/2023 17:39

He's batshit.

benkenobi · 09/04/2023 17:40

Ha ha! What a Twat! I thought you dealt with that well tbh! Offering to pay for his air, I hope he felt suitably shamed!

Tara336 · 09/04/2023 17:43

I worked for a fairly large family run company, the chairman needed air in his tyres and went into the local garage/dealership on his way to work. He didn't feel he should pay 20p for air and went in to the garage and demanded they give him 20p for the machine. His theory behind it was we bought all of our company vehicles from the dealership so they could give him air for free. When his "do you know who I am?" Thing didn't wash he left the garage, came to work and had a memo sent putvthat we were not to purchase any vehicles or fuel from that dealership again. He then wrote to their MD and told them why.

Muchtoomuchtodo · 09/04/2023 17:43

Someone did this to me once! I was quite bewildered and bought my own little compressor next time I went past Halfords!

Original poster
CottonSock · 09/04/2023 17:49

To be fair, my 9yo did ask why we had to pay for air. So we explained the cost of the machine etc.
I'd usually use a foot pump but had a warning light on, plus wanted to put a lot of air in for a loaded easter car journey.
My 6yo kept asking what the knob head had done wrong - but not those words.

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Mochudubh · 09/04/2023 17:55

Blimey! I run around like a F1 pit crew to get all my tyres pumped up before the money runs out and am just relieved to get it done. If someone else is waiting for the air, I'll move forward before I put the dust caps back on. It wouldn't enter my head to deny them a few pence of "my" air.

eurochick · 09/04/2023 17:57

What an absolute penis.

nomoremerlot · 09/04/2023 17:59

What a total tosspot!!

fairgame84 · 09/04/2023 18:00

Best ring my dad and see if he filled his tyres today 😳😬

PolkaDotMankini · 09/04/2023 18:06

I'm so glad you offered to pay for his air 😂What a knob.

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