You Know Gas is Expensive When…

Written by Nickel - 6 Comments

From News of the Weird:

A 40-year-old man in Cedarburg, Wis., was arrested on suspicion of DUI when police noticed the severed hose of a gas station pump sticking out of his car’s fuel door. (It belonged to a Kwik Trip station.)

Note to self: Make sure to remove the hose before pumping and running.

[Source: News of the Weird]

Published on April 28th, 2006 - 6 Comments
Filed under: Automotive, Humor
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Comments (scroll down to add your own):

You laugh about it, but when I was a kid we had that happen on a somewhat regular basis at the gas station I worked at. Well, it happened 3 or 4 times in the two or three years I was there, anyway.

Usually it was just an idiot not paying attention or in too much of a rush. We never had a “pump and run”; at least not while I was there.
Comment by Blaine Moore — Apr 28th 2006 @ 3:16 pm
Same thing happened to me 10 yrs ago in Greenville, SC.

Call it absent-mindedness. My friends had a big laugh over it.
Comment by Bodo — Apr 29th 2006 @ 10:41 pm
So when these hoses get ripped, does gas pour out all over the station?
Comment by SavingAdvice — Apr 30th 2006 @ 2:18 am
No, when the hose gets ripped off, the gas does not spill out everywhere. The pump handle has to be squeezed to get fuel to flow. Handle torn off = no handle to squeeze.

I’ve never see it happen, but I think that it does happen since the hardware is designed to ‘tear away’ without too much damage to there rest of the pumping station.

However, it’s a crime in most states to pump and run, and many stations have outdoor cameras which will record your license plate, so it’s a stupid idea to do it. Especially if we see you every week buying gas. (*dumb teenagers*)
Comment by mapgirl — Apr 30th 2006 @ 7:28 pm
Like mapgirl said, they are designed to seperate and close off the tank to prevent a hazard.

I have seen idiots pour gas all over the station (and themselves) but that was just because they were somewhat retarded. Clumping kitty litter does a great job of cleaning up gasoline before it can run into the ground.
Comment by Blaine Moore — May 1st 2006 @ 7:34 am
Blaine - two words “Zoo Lander”
Comment by mapgirl — May 31st 2006 @ 2:40 pm