Seems now you have to pay a buck for air at most gas stations. I know it's supposed to be for charity, but really? Stopped on the way home and had 60 cents in change. Charity should be voluntary, not tied to safety.
A $ For Air
- Thread starter chris123
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Petro Canada station right?
The first time I noticed they wanted a buck to use the machine I called the guy out from the store and wrapped the air hose around his throat and strangled him with it. Then I kicked him the ribs and face and followed that up by running over him a couple of times.
I looked out the window and he motioned me to come closer so he could speak. I got out of the car and leaned down and in between gasps he said the fine print at the bottom of the sign states that if you do not have a dollar, to see the attendant for use of the machine.
I apologized and took off...I was late for church.
Canadian Tire. About $15.00. Little tire pump you plug into your accesssory. You'll be safe.
Go in and ask them to turn the air pump on. If they don't explain to them the $X you just purchased in gas that you'll be purchasing from someone else next time. Get the phone number, and call the owner.
We get charged with this shit because we put up with this shit. You ever see Back to the Future? In the 50's, 4 people SERVICED your car when you bought gas. Nowadays, the 16 year old can barely be bothered to put the phone down when you want to give them your money! Get some fucking balls, and stand up for yourself!
We get charged with this shit because we put up with this shit. You ever see Back to the Future? In the 50's, 4 people SERVICED your car when you bought gas. Nowadays, the 16 year old can barely be bothered to put the phone down when you want to give them your money! Get some fucking balls, and stand up for yourself!
I hate those things, they're so noisy and take about 10 minutes to inflate one tire. Your car has to be idling for it to run at full power, very wasteful.
My regular station flicks a switch behind the counter and I get air for free after I commented nicely that I was surprised at the charge. I'm sure he's aware that there is an independent that has free air, so they think twice about forcing the point. The fact that the free pump has been broken for months skipped my mind at the time. Hehe!
Most of these machines are installed and "maintained" by third party companies and not the gas stations themselves. If you loose your $ in these machines the gas station won't take responsibility for it even though it's a service provided on their property. As far as that charity thing goes the charities are lucky to get only a few cents on the dollar after the third party companies take out their operating "expences" / profit.
Gas statiions used to service your car too with a couple of bays and mechanics on hand. For fill ups they pumped the gas in for you and washed the windows and checked the oil level. I remember the old air pump machine on the wall of the Texaco that you cranked a big steel lever to dial in the PSI you wanted, then attached the hose to your tire and it infalted it to that PSI. IF the tire was good, no air went in. It was free of course, even if you weren't buying gas. I used to fill up my bike tires when I was a kid there.
There are a few old-style gas stations in the GTA that still have full serve pumping and service bays with mechanics ,but not too many amymore. In Florida there is only one locally that I know of. Of course they charge more for gas per gallon than self-serve stations do.
There are a few old-style gas stations in the GTA that still have full serve pumping and service bays with mechanics ,but not too many amymore. In Florida there is only one locally that I know of. Of course they charge more for gas per gallon than self-serve stations do.
The Shell down the street was one of the last free ones and now it is 50 cents as of a couple of weeks ago.
Sometimes you see charity boxes at store counters for, the blind, seeing eye dog programs, SPCA or other organizations. These boxes are run by for profit organizations and all money collected goes to the company collecting the money at the boxes and they pay out only $1 a day to the charity. So no matter how much money is collected each day, the payout is only $1.
The air charge is just another case of the motorist being a big fat target. A bus riding friend gloats at how he gets a tax deduction for his transportation but then bums rides from me when he has to go off route or needs to carry something. I think there should be a seat charge on public transit - otherwise make the fuckers stand up.
