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Originally posted by Marie
They say that this is the cause of fires at the pump. I believe that when people (esp. rocking the wool coats, like we do up north) get back into the car, then they tend to build up static, which can cause sparks to ignite any gas or fumes that they may come into contact with. Getting back in the car was heavily discouraged just a little while back when there were several incidents involving gas tanks catching fire.
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There are huge signs around here that state if you get back in your car to touch something metal before touching the gas nozzel to prevent that.
I would be pissed if I didn't get to pump my own gas. Since I drive a car that is older, it won't cut off automatically, you have to watch it. I would be pissed if some fucktard of a "gas station attendant" ruined the paint that I had to order from Germany to match the original.
I'm not against having full service, but it shouldn't be mandatory.
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