Doom Metal Alchemist Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 I've only ever payed for gas with the cashier twice in my life, both times because my gas card was declined, the second time happened today. I look like a total dink like I don't know what I'm doing because I do it so infrequently. So he tells me to just tell him a dollar amount and whatever doesn't get used goes back to my card. So I think of a number that should for sure fill my tank and say "$50." Sure enough, my tank fills at $40.00 and some change. I got to thinking though, what's to stop people from fucking with this dude and going "Give me one billion dollars worth of gas, please."? If you intended for your tank to be completely full, there is literally no negative consequence. At first I was thinking maybe the cashier would push back and be like, "sir, I cannot do that, give me a reasonable number," but then I thought about it and the cashier has no negative consequence of just rolling with the joke too, if they feel so inclined. But then, I thought of that you could really troll them. Like if your pump is gonna decline my card and make me come inside like it's the fucking dark ages, I'm gonna troll you because fuck you. "Give me one billion dollars worth of gas please. And don't just punch in 100, I want to see you punch that 0 key nine times! You think I won't count, but I will!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1pooh4u Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 You didn’t know how to tell a human how much gas you wanted? What? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doom Metal Alchemist Posted August 12, 2021 Author Share Posted August 12, 2021 2 minutes ago, 1pooh4u said: You didn’t know how to tell a human how much gas you wanted? What? I want to fill up my tank. How much gas is that? I don't know. How much money is that? I don't know. Just fill up the tank to be full. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1pooh4u Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 2 minutes ago, Doom Metal Alchemist said: I want to fill up my tank. How much gas is that? I don't know. How much money is that? I don't know. Just fill up the tank to be full. You don’t know how big your gas tank is and the price of gas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doom Metal Alchemist Posted August 12, 2021 Author Share Posted August 12, 2021 (edited) 6 minutes ago, 1pooh4u said: You don’t know how big your gas tank is and the price of gas? I do not know how big my tank is. Doesn't matter to me. How much is the price? I glance when I'm at the pump and don't really give it much thought. Literally all my driving life I've never been in the mindset of "I need x amount of gallons of gas" or "I have x amount of dollars for gas." I go when I'm getting low and I fill it up completely. The gallons and dollars don't matter to me. You may think I'm the [redacted r-word] for this but you are old enough for when everyone was paying for gas at the pump register every single time. You probably got out the ol' checkbook to pay for gas, huh grandma? 😝 Edited August 12, 2021 by Doom Metal Alchemist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1pooh4u Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 1 minute ago, Doom Metal Alchemist said: I do not know how big my tank is. Doesn't matter to me. How much is the price? I glance when I'm at the pump and don't really give it much thought. Literally all my driving life I've never been in the mindset of "I need x amount of gallons of gas" or "I have x amount of dollars for gas." I go when I'm getting low and I fill it up completely. The gallons and dollars don't matter to me. You may think I'm the [redacted r-word] for this but you are old enough for when everyone was paying for gas at the pump register every single time. You probably got out the ol' checkbook to pay for gas, huh grandma? 😝 You realize you’re like not even 5 years younger than me, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1pooh4u Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 not knowing how to fill out a check I can understand, or not knowing how to read cursive if you never learned. But this is basic math and basement level communication skills we’re talking about 😆 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doom Metal Alchemist Posted August 12, 2021 Author Share Posted August 12, 2021 Just now, 1pooh4u said: You realize you’re like not even 5 years younger than me, right? Don't you talk about how old you are here? If I'm only 5 years younger than you you must be the second youngest babbler after nabs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doom Metal Alchemist Posted August 12, 2021 Author Share Posted August 12, 2021 Just now, 1pooh4u said: not knowing how to fill out a check I can understand, or not knowing how to read cursive if you never learned. But this is basic math and basement level communication skills we’re talking about 😆 Do I get to make fun of people for not knowing how to read cursive when my elementary school started teaching us cursive in second grade and from that point on forced us to write everything in cursive? These basic things you're deeming either understandable for not knowing or idiotic for not knowing is completely arbitrary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1pooh4u Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 1 minute ago, Doom Metal Alchemist said: Don't you talk about how old you are here? If I'm only 5 years younger than you you must be the second youngest babbler after nabs. Didn’t you say you were born in like 80 or 81? that’s besides the point. You don’t have to be a specific age to know basic things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1pooh4u Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 Just now, Doom Metal Alchemist said: Do I get to make fun of people for not knowing how to read cursive when my elementary school started teaching us cursive in second grade and from that point on forced us to write everything in cursive? These basic things you're deeming either understandable for not knowing or idiotic for not knowing is completely arbitrary. It’s not arbitrary and where did I call you an idiot? Cursive stopped being taught and debit made checks practically obsolete. Technology has yet to make bare minimum communication skills obsolete Perhaps you’re just feeling guilty because you “trolled” a person making minimum wage? Idk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doom Metal Alchemist Posted August 12, 2021 Author Share Posted August 12, 2021 1 minute ago, 1pooh4u said: Didn’t you say you were born in like 80 or 81? that’s besides the point. You don’t have to be a specific age to know basic things. 83. Your point is I should know things that are and have always been completely irrelevant to my life (not basic math but how to pay for gas at the register). I mean not sure how I would do the math if I don't even know how big my tank is and didn't make it a point to notice the price of gas before I went in, so I just estimated and my estimation was pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doom Metal Alchemist Posted August 12, 2021 Author Share Posted August 12, 2021 1 minute ago, 1pooh4u said: It’s not arbitrary and where did I call you an idiot? Cursive stopped being taught and debit made checks practically obsolete. Technology has yet to make bare minimum communication skills obsolete Perhaps you’re just feeling guilty because you “trolled” a person making minimum wage? Idk Do I get to call you out for not knowing how to read now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sawdamizer Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 Just now, Doom Metal Alchemist said: 83. Your point is I should know things that are and have always been completely irrelevant to my life (not basic math but how to pay for gas at the register). I mean not sure how I would do the math if I don't even know how big my tank is and didn't make it a point to notice the price of gas before I went in, so I just estimated and my estimation was pretty good. You don’t know the size of your tank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doom Metal Alchemist Posted August 12, 2021 Author Share Posted August 12, 2021 Just now, Sawdamizer said: You don’t know the size of your tank? I already said no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sawdamizer Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 1 minute ago, Doom Metal Alchemist said: I already said no. How long have you had this car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doom Metal Alchemist Posted August 12, 2021 Author Share Posted August 12, 2021 Why is it so imperative I know how many gallons my tank could hold? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1pooh4u Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 1 minute ago, Doom Metal Alchemist said: 83. Your point is I should know things that are and have always been completely irrelevant to my life (not basic math but how to pay for gas at the register). I mean not sure how I would do the math if I don't even know how big my tank is and didn't make it a point to notice the price of gas before I went in, so I just estimated and my estimation was pretty good. I stand corrected on your age but it’s not as big a difference as you make it sound. maybe you should Google the size of your gas tank, old man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sawdamizer Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 1 minute ago, Doom Metal Alchemist said: Why is it so imperative I know how many gallons my tank could hold? I’m just curious to understand? How long have you had this car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doom Metal Alchemist Posted August 12, 2021 Author Share Posted August 12, 2021 Just now, 1pooh4u said: I stand corrected on your age but it’s not as big a difference as you make it sound. maybe you should Google the size of your gas tank, old man. The thing is I thought you were older because of how I remember you describing yourself here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doom Metal Alchemist Posted August 12, 2021 Author Share Posted August 12, 2021 Just now, Sawdamizer said: I’m just curious to understand? How long have you had this car? 2008. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sawdamizer Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 Just now, Doom Metal Alchemist said: 2008. ……… are you just completely oblivious? You’ve never filled the tank with a card and looked at the meter and it showed xx.xx gallons? What is happening here? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1pooh4u Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 7 minutes ago, Doom Metal Alchemist said: Do I get to call you out for not knowing how to read now? I read everything you said correctly. You’re claim that I said something was, or I’m inferring that you not knowing something as being “idiotic” is simply not true. Perhaps the reading issue is yours. I purposely didn’t address your comment on cursive because that wasn’t about you specifically. Only addressing that people can’t know what they aren’t taught. You were taught math. You know how to Google info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doom Metal Alchemist Posted August 12, 2021 Author Share Posted August 12, 2021 Just now, Sawdamizer said: ……… are you just completely oblivious? You’ve never filled the tank with a card and looked at the meter and it showed xx.xx gallons? What is happening here? ? It says how many gallons were added, not much my tank can hold. What are you talking about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sawdamizer Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 Just now, Doom Metal Alchemist said: ? It says how many gallons were added, not much my tank can hold. What are you talking about? Empty to full… you’ve never driven to the light and filled up to full and looked at the meter? In 13 years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1pooh4u Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 5 minutes ago, Doom Metal Alchemist said: The thing is I thought you were older because of how I remember you describing yourself here. I mean I’m old but I also played Oregon trail and Carmen San Diego in school 😆 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doom Metal Alchemist Posted August 12, 2021 Author Share Posted August 12, 2021 1 minute ago, 1pooh4u said: I read everything you said correctly. You’re claim that I said something was, or I’m inferring that you not knowing something as being “idiotic” is simply not true. Perhaps the reading issue is yours. I purposely didn’t address your comment on cursive because that wasn’t about you specifically. Only addressing that people can’t know what they aren’t taught. You were taught math. You know how to Google info. I was referring to this: 13 minutes ago, 1pooh4u said: It’s not arbitrary and where did I call you an idiot? Cursive stopped being taught and debit made checks practically obsolete. Technology has yet to make bare minimum communication skills obsolete Perhaps you’re just feeling guilty because you “trolled” a person making minimum wage? Idk I never trolled this person this was just a scenario my wandering brain came up with way after the fact. I thought the idea that you could ask for a billion dollars worth of gas with no consequences funny. And that just led my mind to demanding seeing the guy strike the 0 key nine times. As a hypothetical scenario this is funny to me but I'd never do that irl because I like to think I'm not an asshole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doom Metal Alchemist Posted August 12, 2021 Author Share Posted August 12, 2021 3 minutes ago, Sawdamizer said: Empty to full… you’ve never driven to the light and filled up to full and looked at the meter? In 13 years? I almost never let it get to the light. Right now my current routine is to fill up every thursday morning after my chiropractor appointment. That way, unless I do a lot more driving on any given weekend than I usually do, I have plenty of gas to for the weekend through my work week and fill up again the following thursday. My dad did a whole lot of driving for his career and when I started driving he told me he always fills his tank when it's about half empty because he didn't want to be stranded, and I kinda followed suit, just because, even though I never had to drive anywhere near aa much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1pooh4u Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 2 minutes ago, Doom Metal Alchemist said: I was referring to this: I never trolled this person this was just a scenario my wandering brain came up with way after the fact. I thought the idea that you could ask for a billion dollars worth of gas with no consequences funny. And that just led my mind to demanding seeing the guy strike the 0 key nine times. As a hypothetical scenario this is funny to me but I'd never do that irl because I like to think I'm not an asshole. To answer your question then, no, I never thought of trolling a clerk at a gas station because, unless they own the bitch, they deal with enough numb nuts throughout the day. Every viral Karen video ever takes place in a WaWa type place. Life trolled them enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaBabby Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 I'm pretty sure your card has to authorize the amount, so a billion $ wouldn't work, and if you said a ridiculously high amount you could cover, you would only be trolling yourself by not having access to those funds until the temporary hold was released. I did this with cash for someone else's car once and there was like $2 left to go after it was full and apparently that's a whole thing to fix or at least was at this one gas station 10 years ago, I basically just drove away leaving a free $2 in gas for somebody ready to be pumped I am pretty sure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuyBeardmane Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 On the one hand I've never trolled the gas station attendant, but on the other I also don't know the size of my gas tank and have always just thought of gas in dollars instead of gallons. Like if I have to go inside it's just "I need $20 in gas." 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doom Metal Alchemist Posted August 12, 2021 Author Share Posted August 12, 2021 3 minutes ago, NaBoats said: I'm pretty sure your card has to authorize the amount, so a billion $ wouldn't work, and if you said a ridiculously high amount you could cover, you would only be trolling yourself by not having access to those funds until the temporary hold was released. I did this with cash for someone else's car once and there was like $2 left to go after it was full and apparently that's a whole thing to fix or at least was at this one gas station 10 years ago, I basically just drove away leaving a free $2 in gas for somebody ready to be pumped I am pretty sure. I don't entirely understand what you're describing in the part I highlighted but the parts above are good points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaBabby Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 Just now, Doom Metal Alchemist said: I don't entirely understand what you're describing in the part I highlighted but the parts above are good points. Driver hands me a $20 and tells me to get gas I go in and say give me $20 worth of gas Only $18 worth of gas could be pumped before it was full Didn't want to go back in and try to get a refund for the unused gas so just left. If you did this with $100 in cash you would have to go back in and hassle the attendant to give you back like $80 something 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnmjy Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 I go in to prepay for gas all the time. I know my tank has 15 gallons, and I estimate how much I need based on the fuel gauge. I got shit credit, and I'm only willing to use credit cards on those pay at the pump machines. They're very susceptible to card skimming (it has actually happened to me before when I had a Discover card). Since I'm stuck with using a debit card, secured credit card, or cash, I just go inside to pay. Why don't you go look that up how much gas your tank holds? All car manuals are available online nowadays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sawdamizer Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 (edited) 3 minutes ago, bnmjy said: I go in to prepay for gas all the time. I know my tank has 15 gallons, and I estimate how much I need based on the fuel gauge. I got shit credit, and I'm only willing to use credit cards on those pay at the pump machines. They're very susceptible to card skimming (it has actually happened to me before when I had a Discover card). Since I'm stuck with using a debit card, secured credit card, or cash, I just go inside to pay. Why don't you go look that up how much gas your tank holds? All car manuals are available online nowadays. It’s on the inside of the door frame too I believe, driver side door Edited August 12, 2021 by Sawdamizer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doom Metal Alchemist Posted August 12, 2021 Author Share Posted August 12, 2021 1 minute ago, bnmjy said: I go in to prepay for gas all the time. I know my tank has 15 gallons, and I estimate how much I need based on the fuel gauge. I got shit credit, and I'm only willing to use credit cards on those pay at the pump machines. They're very susceptible to card skimming (it has actually happened to me before when I had a Discover card). Since I'm stuck with using a debit card, secured credit card, or cash, I just go inside to pay. Why don't you go look that up how much gas your tank holds? All car manuals are available online nowadays. I mean I guess I could but I'm just not concerned with it and am not sure why everyone else in this thread seems to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stilgar Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sawdamizer Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 3 minutes ago, bnmjy said: I go in to prepay for gas all the time. I know my tank has 15 gallons, and I estimate how much I need based on the fuel gauge. I got shit credit, and I'm only willing to use credit cards on those pay at the pump machines. They're very susceptible to card skimming (it has actually happened to me before when I had a Discover card). Since I'm stuck with using a debit card, secured credit card, or cash, I just go inside to pay. Why don't you go look that up how much gas your tank holds? All car manuals are available online nowadays. Also… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobdog Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 I dunno Doomy. Not sure why it would occur to you to troll a clerk over the amount to prepay on your card to fill up. That doesn't seem like a worthwhile attempt at a troll unless you're flirting with clerk, and she's just going to give you the stink eye if you try it. Also, not sure why everyone is going on about the size of the tank. It's not the size of the tank that matters, it's the amount that you need to fill it which should never ever be the tank's total size. I would assume you can guess at how much you need based on what the gauge says and what you've needed in the past to fill up from that point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doom Metal Alchemist Posted August 12, 2021 Author Share Posted August 12, 2021 11 minutes ago, scoobdog said: I dunno Doomy. Not sure why it would occur to you to troll a clerk over the amount to prepay on your card to fill up. That doesn't seem like a worthwhile attempt at a troll unless you're flirting with clerk, and she's just going to give you the stink eye if you try it. Also, not sure why everyone is going on about the size of the tank. It's not the size of the tank that matters, it's the amount that you need to fill it which should never ever be the tank's total size. I would assume you can guess at how much you need based on what the gauge says and what you've needed in the past to fill up from that point. My train of thought goes to weird places sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distortedreasoning Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 gas station attendants/clerks are one of the most miserable jobs you can get. i aint gonna troll them. but bro, you should have a good idea of how big you tank is. you put gas in it all the time and see the receipts, or the counter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doom Metal Alchemist Posted August 12, 2021 Author Share Posted August 12, 2021 3 minutes ago, Distortedreasoning said: gas station attendants/clerks are one of the most miserable jobs you can get. i aint gonna troll them. but bro, you should have a good idea of how big you tank is. you put gas in it all the time and see the receipts, or the counter. Why. Why the hell is everyone so fixated on this. Everyone in the thread: "You don't know how big your tank is???? How do you even live??????" Me: "Uh, very easily....?" I don't know my computer monitor's resolution without looking it up. Same for my TV's resolution, or even size in inches. I don't know what kind of cartridges my printer takes without checking. Hell, I don't know what model printer I have without looking. I don't remember what brand my earbuds are. Is everyone gasping at all that too? How can I not know all this? Because none of it fucking matters, that's how! Who the fuck cares? The real world experience in the OP was purely for expositional purposes to explain how my train of thought got to what I THOUGHT was a bizarre thought that was the entire point of the thread, that apparently is, while still unreasonable in its own right, is still not as bizarre as not knowing how big one's gas tank is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distortedreasoning Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 10 minutes ago, Doom Metal Alchemist said: Why. Why the hell is everyone so fixated on this. Everyone in the thread: "You don't know how big your tank is???? How do you even live??????" Me: "Uh, very easily....?" I don't know my computer monitor's resolution without looking it up. Same for my TV's resolution, or even size in inches. I don't know what kind of cartridges my printer takes without checking. Hell, I don't know what model printer I have without looking. I don't remember what brand my earbuds are. Is everyone gasping at all that too? How can I not know all this? Because none of it fucking matters, that's how! Who the fuck cares? The real world experience in the OP was purely for expositional purposes to explain how my train of thought got to what I THOUGHT was a bizarre thought that was the entire point of the thread, that apparently is, while still unreasonable in its own right, is still not as bizarre as not knowing how big one's gas tank is. just seems a bit weird to me and apparently a few others. of course you dont need to know, but this is something that you would have picked up on with just how often you do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwimModSponges Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 Dude, go measure your gas tank right now and don't come back until you've got its full dimensions. Then we'll see about whipping it up in CAD. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doom Metal Alchemist Posted August 12, 2021 Author Share Posted August 12, 2021 3 minutes ago, Distortedreasoning said: just seems a bit weird to me and apparently a few others. of course you dont need to know, but this is something that you would have picked up on with just how often you do it. Not really. I almost never let it get to the point where the light comes on. When i fill my tank, I generally end up adding anywhere from around 5-9 gallons into my tank. Not purposely getting any of those numbers, it just stops and when I look up it's somewhere in that range. But again, my tank isn't on E, like ever. How much gas was in the tank before I filled up? I don't know. So a random mystery amount + anywhere from 5 to 9 gallons depending equals something I never cared to figure out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doom Metal Alchemist Posted August 12, 2021 Author Share Posted August 12, 2021 11 minutes ago, SwimModSponges said: Dude, go measure your gas tank right now and don't come back until you've got its full dimensions. Then we'll see about whipping it up in CAD. ikr? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwimModSponges Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 I'm not joking. Get some string and meet me in the driveway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doom Metal Alchemist Posted August 12, 2021 Author Share Posted August 12, 2021 1 minute ago, SwimModSponges said: I'm not joking. Get some string and meet me in the driveway. String? We can't use a tape measure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwimModSponges Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 Circumference, jeez. Is this your first gas tank measuring party? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doom Metal Alchemist Posted August 12, 2021 Author Share Posted August 12, 2021 Just now, SwimModSponges said: Circumference, jeez. Is this your first gas tank measuring party? It actually is, but can't tape measures measure circumference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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