Would You?

On the way to work this morning I needed some petrol so I pulled into the
station to find a queue of 6 or so cars waiting for a free pump. Now as most
people using the pumps had just finished I pulled round the cars, stuck the
Varadero alongside the pump behind a van whose driver(a nice bit of totty
actually) was just going into the shop to pay. I filled the bike up and had
put the nozzle back when tosser pulls into the pump. I am not in his way and
have not held him up for a second. Anyway, as I head in to pay he shouts
"Ever thought about queuing?" so I responded " Ever thought about riding a
bike so you don't have to? I haven't held you up so whats your problem?"

So would you have queued like a good little citizen or done what I did?

 

I would have queued, because I don't like adding to the stereotype that
bikers are opportunistic cunts.

 

Entwisi wrote

You did good lad.

So how about doing better and fixing your fucking sig?

 

I would, and have done exactly the same.

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Exactly what Ace says. No probs. That's what bikes are for - nipping
in and through, like. **** 'em.

 

I've done just that many times. The only time I've nearly came to blows
was during the '73/74 fuel crisis.

**** 'em, if they all rode bikes we wouldn't have had a fuel crisis.

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No. I'd have done as you did (and possibly moved the bike afterwards).

I'd also have given the bloke a choice mouthful. I might even had
needed to use some bad words.

 

Yes ;-)
But when I'm in the car getting petrol with cars queued up behind me, I
always move the car so the next person can get to the pump. Unlike some
people who calmly leave their cars at the pump and go and get coffee (seems
to be a favourite trick in Holland).

 

Entwisi said....

I'd have looked down my nose at him and not graced his comment with an
answer.

Ignore the miserable no-nothing ****

 

Feeling a little nihilistic today?

 

Have you checked the mpg of most sprots bikes compared to most
supermini cars these days?

 

I'd have walked up to him, in a measured way, looking him in the eye all the
time, giving him plenty of time to figure out that he just might have picked
on the wrong guy to shout at. Then, in an *entirely* threatening way, "What
did you say?" "Err, I, err..." etc.

 

ogden said....

No, but I do have a cold

 

Wot you did.

I did the same in the fuel crisis. Made certain I had the exact money to
pay for the fuel (and I was using LRP whiuch mopst people couldn't use,
anyway).

March up to counter, pay, **** off, and point out to people who objected
that I hadn't held them up at all.

 

On Fri, 5 Dec 2003 20:59:34 +0000 (UTC),

Oh yes - some of the mpg figures are impressive - but it means you have
to drive around in a farty (and usually ugly) little eggbox of a car.

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Dave

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mb wrote

Bloody right. The whole point of driving a car these days is so they
can boast how comfy it is to sit in for six hours in a traffic jam. So
why spoil their expectations?

 

pete boyall wrote:

Anyone know what sort of mpg you get from these dinky cars
when driving properly? My old banger gets 20mpg when
thrashed (as usual) and 25 when I go really slowly.
However it would not make economic sense to buy a new
one unless either: it does 50mpg on average; or the
banger falls apart.

As for petrol stations, why is it that most people
prefer to queue up inside rather than put a credit
card in the pump and save five minutes?

 

On Sat, 06 Dec 2003 00:41:23 +0000, Old Fart at Play

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Well, a girl at work has a new-ish Micra (of course) and gets about
45mpg *round town*, but I doubt that's driven hard.

Mate has one of those Suzuki things (not the really small ones - the
mid size one) and gets about 40mpg thrashing the bollocks off it (I
struggled to keep up with him).

It depends how many miles you do I suppose - and where ...