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timmyC4 Veteran Author Twin Cities Posts:417 Points:60,600 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Dec 30, 2010 11:53:14 AM Ignore timmyC4 Report Abuse Without paying?

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2Tall Champion Author Maryland Posts:12,960 Points:2,968,105 Joined:Jun 2004	Message Posted: Aug 11, 2012 3:26:20 AM Ignore 2Tall Report Abuse No, but I have filled up without my wallet. It was awkward, gave them my case of 8 track tapes to hold until I returned with cash.
BihnX Rookie Author Ontario Posts:24 Points:38,635 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: Jul 25, 2012 8:31:27 PM Ignore BihnX Report Abuse No, but I have filled up without my wallet. It was awkward, but things got sorted...
OceansidePoms Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:1,699 Points:708,595 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Jul 25, 2012 7:49:08 PM Ignore OceansidePoms Report Abuse Never on purpose! Twice, both were fully excused due to situations beyond my control. Never intentional or malicious! Once the Lightning in a BAD Thunderstorm knocked out power WHILE I WAS PUMPING & they couldn't accept payment, which I did NOT understand as I was paying $18 in Cash because my discount brought the price down so my full tank was $18 (at one point, I couldn't see the final price for the last 5 seconds of pumping, the digital display turned off with the power) but they couldn't bill me because they said "We could be taking too much $ from you or too little without the computer screen telling us, so we can't accept payment, you're all set". Then, a few years ago, I & a GB Friend had a freezing cold & nervous experience with a time limit to get to a quick but important meeting that had to be attended but was across the state of VT (we were on the North West side of Vermont by VT-7, needed to be in Central / South East! Ugh!)! We ran into a situation, which seemed to just happen really FAST & at a really poor choice of time! We had $ & 3/4 tank- At 1:45AM! Then at 4:30AM, with out ever exiting the car, we had NO Cash anywhere (Hours prior, we had enough cash for 3 or 4 fill ups & did not make any stops). The temp was -20F & we had Premium 93 in the Gas tank, which HELPED, as we used it for the trip & the Mileage improvement results were excellent! But at 4:30AM we noticed that we had NO Gas & the cash was lost, temperature was -20F in Northern Vermont, Winter time & COLD! We had NO MOTEL for safe shelter as my Cash had vanished, so check in may b a potential issue! His cell phone had 0 service, my Verizon iPhone4s thankfully picks up other towers cuz I have unlimited free roaming enabled & satellite calls ONLY if no /\,A,D,O,1x,3G,4G etc. is to be found. But my phone was useless on this long horizontal state road! No Gas stations to update & Nobody to call at about 4:45am! So I found the cheapest Gas station! & Our homes were 320 Miles away! We were in Heavy Snow, Very Expensive Gas at most places. Had A quick Medical Appointment we needed to get to in another part of the state by 12pm, it was 5:15 am. The Gas pump wouldn't take my credit card in a normal fashion, but it wasn't saying declined either.. & to this day I can not figure out what happened to my $250 emergency Gas $ !! So I swiped my card the 2nd time & I knew I couldn't go inside because it said 'Pumps Open 24/7, if paying Cash while conv. store closed, drop cash in money slot under pump, Inside hours 5:30am - 10pm, Please Pump BEFORE Paying, we can not preset for exact cash amount'. Store door was locked & it felt like glass & ice was being thrown at me & my face! The wind was so high & the windchill with 40MPH winds in -20F air must have been below -40F easily! I couldn't wait I was in pain & the car was dying any second! I waited until 5:48 & that was 18 Minutes after Opening & nobody was there STILL! A man next to me from the Town was filling up his truck &(which is a Town in VT I visit many times every Winter for Skiing) he said "Hey I recognize U from the Mountain, you're ****", I said "Yes I am & guess what, I'm out of Gas, 320 Miles from home with a friend, my credit card is acting very strange & it's freezing & I don't have the motel room or the condo this weekend!" & He was so nice & offered $ but HIS CREDIT CARD DID THE SAME THING MINE DID!!! the "######" so he said "You know what, I'll just let Chuck know that a friend of mine was here with me getting Gas & neither of our cards worked, he will be fine with it, he's the cheapest in the whole county & so he does about 10x the business of anyone else all day & night, he's a great guy & won't mind a bit, I'll pay for you later today then just send him an envelope with some cash or a check or whatever works for ya when you get back home & settle in or the next time you come up soon, the mountain Opens in just 8 days!". I felt bad but then he said "Don't you worry, I can't pay for my Gas right now either, look, the machines are all having an issue"! We tried all 8 pumps & during the attempts another woman happened to say to us "Are you guys having payment problems as well?". We said "Yes". She had tried 3 different cards, so it was not out fault! So my Ski buddy from VT helped me for the day, he was coming back to town in a couple hours. I was able to fill our EMPTY car with Premium 91 with NO ETHANOL, it increased our Miles Per Full Tank by just Under 70 MILES EXTRA!!! We were thrilled! & When I arrived home 2 days later because we found a beautiful place with a lot of Stations, over 30 (between 5-8 towns) & about 14 of them were not in the MSL on GB! So my worldwide wireless Laptop was very useful when my iPhone wasn't fast enough in the mountain spots to load the webpages on GB fast enough to update prices at the same time! So we stayed an extra day once I found a bank & had my Card fixed & then I arrived home & sent Chuck a money order with $15 on it to thank him! He didn't want me to send the $ because he was appreciative of my honesty but I absolutely insisted! I've seen him & gone to his Gas Station 320 Miles away at least 8 times since this November 2011 trip, via. my ski trips to the same town, including one ski trip just 2 months later where I went in & bought Gas & personally thanked him. I wish everyone in this world could still be this kind. & So you can now speak with a little bit more fact in your statements than assumption.. -@TXJEANS: The answer is NO GB User, who made the comment/question about me that was more judgmental than rhetorical (without knowing the 1st fact about me or about the reality of the story or the possibility of sarcasm)... I am most certainly not a thief! I'm also an adult not a young teenager, I grew out of child's play when I grew out of being 11 & entered my Mid-20's & realized that life is what you make of it & positivity is the best thing that you can do for yourself, your family/friends & others! I Live my that.
d_clark Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:1,018 Points:401,230 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Jul 25, 2012 5:26:51 PM Ignore d_clark Report Abuse no,
RNF Champion Author Indiana Posts:7,197 Points:2,899,330 Joined:Jun 2004	Message Posted: Jul 25, 2012 5:21:05 PM Ignore RNF Report Abuse No
tkawashima Champion Author Honolulu Posts:3,893 Points:935,850 Joined:Sep 2010	Message Posted: Jul 25, 2012 9:48:06 AM Ignore tkawashima Report Abuse no
PatAZ Champion Author Tucson Posts:9,285 Points:123,500 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Jul 25, 2012 9:12:27 AM Ignore PatAZ Report Abuse Only a thief does that.
pt88 Champion Author North Carolina Posts:2,548 Points:735,875 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Jul 25, 2012 8:13:25 AM Ignore pt88 Report Abuse n
DCS48 Champion Author South Carolina Posts:6,542 Points:680,810 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Jul 25, 2012 3:07:58 AM Ignore DCS48 Report Abuse No
JCLNC All-Star Author Greensboro Posts:907 Points:224,410 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Jul 25, 2012 12:31:57 AM Ignore JCLNC Report Abuse Absolutely not!
PaylessKY Champion Author Kentucky Posts:8,870 Points:1,608,175 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Jul 24, 2012 11:37:11 PM Ignore PaylessKY Report Abuse No
cheap2010skate Champion Author Tampa Posts:3,806 Points:635,535 Joined:Nov 2009	Message Posted: Jul 24, 2012 4:43:40 PM Ignore cheap2010skate Report Abuse never
1OILMAN Champion Author Alabama Posts:2,153 Points:181,140 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Jul 24, 2012 4:27:17 PM Ignore 1OILMAN Report Abuse No, but I have had some arrested.
Commute2 Champion Author District of Columbia Posts:1,163 Points:88,035 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Jul 24, 2012 12:33:06 PM Ignore Commute2 Report Abuse We have to pay first, so I couldn't do anyway. Plus I never would
lilron704 Veteran Author Charlotte Posts:435 Points:225,165 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Jul 24, 2012 12:21:27 PM Ignore lilron704 Report Abuse no
wheelman54 Rookie Author Baltimore Posts:28 Points:1,350 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Jul 24, 2012 11:40:23 AM Ignore wheelman54 Report Abuse The other thing is if u take off without paying someone else will have 2 pay 4 It.
wheelman54 Rookie Author Baltimore Posts:28 Points:1,350 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Jul 24, 2012 11:37:45 AM Ignore wheelman54 Report Abuse There r days that I would like to!! Just can't. 2 good 4 my own good! LOL!!
insightcruzer All-Star Author Oakland Posts:552 Points:191,145 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Jul 24, 2012 10:56:04 AM Ignore insightcruzer Report Abuse never have and I'm not sure one even could. If one pays in cash, one needs to give the cash first to the attendant and then pump. and if one uses a card they have to approve you first.
gus8441 Champion Author Baltimore Posts:2,244 Points:469,225 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Jul 24, 2012 10:38:34 AM Ignore gus8441 Report Abuse never
MIT05 Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:4,302 Points:1,418,050 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Jul 24, 2012 9:08:21 AM Ignore MIT05 Report Abuse never in my life.
DDubyu Champion Author Ventura Posts:19,920 Points:3,195,045 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Jul 24, 2012 8:51:52 AM Ignore DDubyu Report Abuse never
DCS48 Champion Author South Carolina Posts:6,542 Points:680,810 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Jul 24, 2012 2:05:45 AM Ignore DCS48 Report Abuse No
goldenboyrb Veteran Author San Bernardino Posts:464 Points:156,000 Joined:Sep 2010	Message Posted: Jul 23, 2012 11:13:29 PM Ignore goldenboyrb Report Abuse never
DVSRlex Champion Author Rio Grande Valley Posts:6,612 Points:331,150 Joined:Jul 2012	Message Posted: Jul 23, 2012 7:00:21 PM Ignore DVSRlex Report Abuse No, did not even think of it. Although I did do the opposite. I paid, was on the phone, did not gas up and left gas station.
pacecar68 Champion Author Oakland Posts:4,767 Points:888,445 Joined:Jan 2007	Message Posted: Jul 23, 2012 11:31:20 AM Ignore pacecar68 Report Abuse no, never occurred to me. also, perhaps the fear of drive offs is why stations require people to pre-pay.
OceansidePoms Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:1,699 Points:708,595 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Jul 23, 2012 11:22:15 AM Ignore OceansidePoms Report Abuse Now @jcpatriots, we live in the same state... & We both know that isn't true everywhere, right?... Like Shell in Yarmouth (which doesn't even have security or cameras) or Value Mart in Harwich or MANY of the Full Serve stations that Close at night, don't have cameras & leave all their Fuel Pumps ON! lol. I can count at least 10! I have only had to do this twice. Like that time in upstate western Vermont, in the Mountains near the water that separates VT from NY- Stewarts Shops don't all make you pay first, you can pump your own fuel & then it's up to you after that, but in the Middle of the winter, when your tank is accidentally empty because your credit card did not work but it did not tell you that at the pump, it just began fueling anyway & we had a 300 mile drive home & the temperature was -10F outside... Well, our options were limited... ;) But I do prefer to pay, only because I believe in karma & do not like conflict or negativity. [Edited by: OceansidePoms at 7/23/2012 12:25:44 PM EST]
lilron704 Veteran Author Charlotte Posts:435 Points:225,165 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Jul 23, 2012 10:54:31 AM Ignore lilron704 Report Abuse no
bailey1968 Rookie Author Michigan Posts:49 Points:14,705 Joined:Jul 2012	Message Posted: Jul 23, 2012 8:29:13 AM Ignore bailey1968 Report Abuse By accident, my gas card was empty and I didn't know it....they sent me a friendly letter :)
alphanyr Champion Author Connecticut Posts:5,095 Points:702,475 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Jul 23, 2012 8:02:57 AM Ignore alphanyr Report Abuse ?
pt88 Champion Author North Carolina Posts:2,548 Points:735,875 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Jul 23, 2012 8:01:09 AM Ignore pt88 Report Abuse n
sheba24 Champion Author Long Island Posts:2,440 Points:658,780 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Jul 23, 2012 6:55:40 AM Ignore sheba24 Report Abuse no
RadarIN Champion Author Indiana Posts:5,233 Points:1,083,170 Joined:Mar 2009	Message Posted: Jul 23, 2012 6:54:35 AM Ignore RadarIN Report Abuse no
jcpatriots Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:3,971 Points:623,270 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Jul 23, 2012 2:53:00 AM Ignore jcpatriots Report Abuse I live in a normal state that makes you pay for something before you get it. ;)
DCS48 Champion Author South Carolina Posts:6,542 Points:680,810 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Jul 23, 2012 12:28:07 AM Ignore DCS48 Report Abuse No
Somis1 Champion Author Ventura Posts:13,825 Points:2,641,500 Joined:Jul 2005	Message Posted: Jul 22, 2012 9:38:22 AM Ignore Somis1 Report Abuse It's all "pay first" around here. Problem nonexistent.
NickoliMB Champion Author Manitoba Posts:2,640 Points:497,920 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Jul 22, 2012 9:37:13 AM Ignore NickoliMB Report Abuse Once and thought my partner paid and did a quick turn and returned.
PatAZ Champion Author Tucson Posts:9,285 Points:123,500 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Jul 22, 2012 9:22:05 AM Ignore PatAZ Report Abuse No I never have or would.
forresj Champion Author Wilmington Posts:2,940 Points:569,980 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Jul 22, 2012 8:57:37 AM Ignore forresj Report Abuse no
TxJeans Champion Author Tampa Posts:3,768 Points:386,365 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Jul 22, 2012 8:51:08 AM Ignore TxJeans Report Abuse NO! Sad that there are those here at GB that would steal.
pt88 Champion Author North Carolina Posts:2,548 Points:735,875 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Jul 22, 2012 8:27:41 AM Ignore pt88 Report Abuse n
ricky3107 Rookie Author North Carolina Posts:97 Points:353,890 Joined:Apr 2012	Message Posted: Jul 22, 2012 7:39:48 AM Ignore ricky3107 Report Abuse I never have and I hate those who do knowing they have because I work in this industry. Thives, that is what they are. They go to gas stations during peak hours knowing attendants are busy, especially going into the weekend. They fill-up their vehicles and leave. I wish all gas stations would have pre-paid pumps and it would eliminate this problem.
GustheCat2 Champion Author Virginia Posts:1,912 Points:439,645 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Jul 22, 2012 6:58:23 AM Ignore GustheCat2 Report Abuse I did once, about 30 years ago. I realized it a few miles down the road and returned to pay for it.
RNF Champion Author Indiana Posts:7,197 Points:2,899,330 Joined:Jun 2004	Message Posted: Jul 22, 2012 6:06:27 AM Ignore RNF Report Abuse No
vikings80 All-Star Author South Dakota Posts:781 Points:110,065 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Jul 22, 2012 3:48:11 AM Ignore vikings80 Report Abuse no
etothek Champion Author Pennsylvania Posts:1,784 Points:358,380 Joined:Jun 2012	Message Posted: Jul 22, 2012 3:41:01 AM Ignore etothek Report Abuse Never.
Pacer355 Veteran Author San Jose Posts:452 Points:1,045,735 Joined:Jun 2005	Message Posted: Jun 26, 2012 9:40:57 AM Ignore Pacer355 Report Abuse No
Captviper13 Champion Author Virginia Posts:2,117 Points:649,960 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Jun 26, 2012 6:14:52 AM Ignore Captviper13 Report Abuse wanted too based on price - yes actually did NEVER
TxJeans Champion Author Tampa Posts:3,768 Points:386,365 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Jun 26, 2012 6:10:30 AM Ignore TxJeans Report Abuse Not really possible here with pay at the pump or prepay, but even if it was possible, I am a law abiding citizen. Are you a thief?
OceansidePoms Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:1,699 Points:708,595 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Jun 26, 2012 12:40:28 AM Ignore OceansidePoms Report Abuse when i have really had too... yes... tons of places are pump first here.... so with these prices, on a bad day, with no cameras... yes i have..... (maybe)* shhh
ricebike Champion Author New Jersey Posts:10,100 Points:1,869,875 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Jun 25, 2012 5:48:13 PM Ignore ricebike Report Abuse aren't there measures that prevent that sort of thing nowadays? like pre-pay at the attendant? (i wouldn't know; i'm in a state where Full service is in effect)