People Who Drive Away From The Gas Pump...

[BenNX74205]

What in the world are you doing that you would forget this? You're at a gas station, not a carnival, what is occupying your brain?

No doubt. How do you decide when it's time to leave? For most people, that would be when the gas pump shuts off, and you take out the nozzle, grab your receipt, get in your car and drive away. I guess for others, you just hear the gas pump shut off, then start your car and take off.

Here's what happened both times. I paid at the pump, but then ran inside (while the pump fills my car) to go to the bathroom/grab some food for my 900-mile drive with a < 1-year-old puppy in tow. I would have one too many things. It's not like I was standing outside the car, heard the damn thing click that it was full, hop in the car and try to drive away.

So, after going to the bathroom, grabbing some snacks/drinks for the next 4 hour stretch of driving before stopping, figuring out about how far that's going to take me, how far I think I can push it before having to stop to let the dog out, how long (short) of a break I can get away with when I have to stop with the dog, what the frak I'm going to do about dinner with a dog in tow, actually taking the pump out of the car slips my mind since, after all, I've paid and been inside for a few minutes, so all my mind says to me is "hey the car's full and you already paid."

You can't tell me you haven't had some similar absentminded moment along these lines? Ever? On any mundane thing you've done, ever? Really? Really?

Then you're lying.

[cardinalkarp]

I've done plenty of stupid things but I've never driven off w/ the gas pump still attatched to my car!

[Leroy]

I've never done this thing, but I do stupid stuff all the time. And I know that I have come close to doing this. But I usually stand out at the pump while filling, so that helps.

[phins]

Done lots of dumb things...usually while drunk.

I don't drink and drive, so I've never done this.

[Tambourine Man]

haltz pretty much nailed it. It's the QT @ 44 & Big Bend around rush hour...16 pumps or so. I went in to get smokes while the gas pumped, stared at some ass, and just drove away.

[Radbird]

That's the QT I usually fill up at before hitting the highway back to Colo. I've found the scenary to be nice there as well.

[Popeye_Card]

Lot of pretzels this time of year.

[GatewaySnayke]

I thought this was about people who pump their gas then drive up to the front of building and go inside. I was going to give you scorn, because I did this the other night. Instead I went inside to make doody.

[planet planet]

[cardinalkarp]

I thought it was going to be about people who pump gas and take off w/o paying.