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Will do, Nita. Thank you as well! 
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JimmyA
on July 12, 2012 at 7:17 AM
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I guess that's true, TAPS. It could have been worse. Now, if there had been some gun play involved, my trunk may not have been the only thing to end up with a scratch in it! 
posted by
JimmyA
on July 12, 2012 at 7:16 AM
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Agree with Taps! Thanks for your visit. Cranberry is not very common in India, so I have to look around. Please keep my son in your prayers.
posted by
Nita09
on July 12, 2012 at 3:26 AM
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What a horrible tale. The principle of the thing was definitely not worth all that hullabaloo. You are fortunate no one began shooting.
posted by
TAPS.
on July 11, 2012 at 6:30 PM
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Okay . . . I'll bite!
posted by
JimmyA
on July 11, 2012 at 1:20 PM
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Gas related. Full service and self-service.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on July 11, 2012 at 12:16 PM
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Re: Wow, what a tale!
You like that one, Katray? Believe me, I have plenty, most just as bizarre as the last! 
posted by
JimmyA
on July 11, 2012 at 7:18 AM
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Wow, what a tale!
posted by
Katray2
on July 10, 2012 at 10:54 PM
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Re: JimmyA
No problem!
posted by
JimmyA
on July 10, 2012 at 7:41 AM
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JimmyA
Thank you for your comment to my post.
posted by
WileyJohn
on July 9, 2012 at 7:21 PM
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See, FSI? Sometimes one person's blog triggers something for a blog topic of your own! Is it "gas" related, or just a story almost as bizarre as mine? 
posted by
JimmyA
on July 9, 2012 at 1:50 PM
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Absolutely, luster! That's how I felt! It was really his responsibility, not mine! I'm actually glad that so far, no one has posted a comment along the lines of "You should have just given him the quarter!" I guess most people would have done the same thing I did! 
posted by
JimmyA
on July 9, 2012 at 1:41 PM
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Oh, yeah, Eleanor, I felt alive alright! In fact, a part of me felt lucky to still be alive after that! You never know sometimes how far people might go under those kinds of circumstances! He, and the situation, could have turned really dangerous! Yikes!
posted by
JimmyA
on July 9, 2012 at 1:39 PM
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Thanks, Wiley. But believe it or not, it's not really so much of a bad memory as much as just a bizarre one! I highly doubt that any of those circumstances would ever repeat themselves. At least I hope not! Yeah, it was somewhat shocking, to say the least!
posted by
JimmyA
on July 9, 2012 at 1:36 PM
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Well, Utah, "liking" change and "demanding" change are probably two different things!
posted by
JimmyA
on July 9, 2012 at 1:14 PM
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Re: I might be a little bit off the mark,
Perhaps, Against! Hopefully, there wouldn't have been any explosions, deaths, or unnecessary police activity! And, we weren't hungry at the time!
posted by
JimmyA
on July 9, 2012 at 1:13 PM
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Thanks, Naut. I'm not sure about the "suicidal idiocy" part, but he was determined to either get that quarter, or the 25 cents worth of gas out of my tank! Maybe such mistakes automatically come out of his paycheck, and he was already down a couple of bucks that week because of doing the same thing to others. We'll never know!
posted by
JimmyA
on July 9, 2012 at 1:11 PM
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Re: Terribly wrong of me but all that really worried me was you losing the cap
That's funny, Kabu, that you should fret over the cap, although, at that moment, it almost appeared as though I was getting out of there with my life! Yeah, he could have been high on something. Or perhaps he had been inhaling too much car and gas fumes that evening! It was truly bizarre! 
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JimmyA
on July 9, 2012 at 1:07 PM
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It's okay, Sam. The gas cap was the least of my worries at that moment ( I was able to replace it the next day ). The difference, however, between your situation and mine is that New Jersey is still only one of two states ( I think the other is Oregon ) where we have attendents to pump our gas for us. Also, today, you can program in the exact amount for the pump, and it will stop automatically on that amount. But back then, attendents had to pay attention and put in the exact amount themselves. And, in this case, he screwed up and went over! And he wanted that lousy quarter . . . !
posted by
JimmyA
on July 9, 2012 at 1:05 PM
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What a goof that guy was. It never ceases to amaze me how some people are.
As a related aside, you've given me a blog post idea...
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on July 9, 2012 at 9:22 AM
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good one you were right he should of paid attention to how much he pumped, it was his loss
posted by
Lanetay
on July 9, 2012 at 7:59 AM
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I wouldn't say the price is precious, but what the price offers is. But, I must say that was quite an experience you had. We all should have odd experiences in our life, that way we'll know how alive we are! lol
posted by
Eleanor_Jazz
on July 9, 2012 at 7:48 AM
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JimmyA
Shocking story and a bad memory now. I probably would have done the same especially needing change for a toll still too. Great post my friend......
posted by
WileyJohn
on July 9, 2012 at 7:39 AM
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I guess some people just like change.
posted by
UtahJay
on July 9, 2012 at 12:08 AM
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I might be a little bit off the mark,
but if it was Harold and Kumar in this situation, this misadventure most likely would have gone in another direction entirely!
posted by
Against4WindsOn2Flam
on July 8, 2012 at 9:48 PM
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Jimmy
Quite a story! Clearly, you met a guy of suicidal idiocy! And he had absolutely no legal right to ask you for that extra quarter...
posted by
Nautikos
on July 8, 2012 at 8:58 PM
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Terribly wrong of me but all that really worried me was you losing the cap
from the tank. The guy must have been high on something.
posted by
Kabu
on July 8, 2012 at 6:58 PM
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I must say, he was nothing but a 2 bit attendant! LOL! A couple of years ago my daughter and I were at a gas station and she only had $20 to put in her tank! She went in to prepay and I pumped! I did not pay much attention because they cut it off when one is close to the amount! I had it on the stay flowing mode and it wasn't long before I realized that it was close to $30 and I panicked! We went in to the station to let them know what was going on and discovered a new employee had accidentally set our pump for $40, dang, should have let it go! LOL But the same thing happened they wanted us to pay for their error! And they fussed, too! But, she had what she had and they finally let us leave and they absorbed the loss! I would have loved to see them try to siphon $10 bucks out of a new vehicle that doesn't allow that to happen, ha ha ha! I could see that guy dragging along behind you, too! Too bad you lost your cap though! sam 
posted by
sam444
on July 8, 2012 at 4:01 PM
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