UK perspective - unheard of here these days, labours just tooooooooo
expensivo, out of da question..
Last time I had a pump attendant fill was on holiday in Tenerife, I'd got
the nozzle in the tank before he nearly bit my hand off - Ooops, what's
Spanish for '...Sorree, force of habit'

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Brodbeck" <gull@CYBERSPACE.ORG>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 2:29 AM
Subject: Re: Full Sevice Gas Pumping

> On Sun, 7 Jul 2002, John P. Flaherty wrote:
>
> > Last time I stopped for gas on a visit to my home state of NJ, I stopped
the
> > attendant as he was unscrewing the oil filler cap to put gas in. Close
call.
> > Never take your eyes off these guys.
>
> Yikes.  I can see how that could happen, though.  Some Ford and GM cars
> used to have the gas filler behind the license plate.
>
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