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Old 10-28-10, 12:44 PM
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Default noticed the missing gas pump latch??

im not sure if you guys/gals have noticed that when you went to pump gas that there wasn't a latch to keep the gas pump on?

well recently california put a law into effect that gas stations must remove those clips

here's a solution though

http://fullstiff.wordpress.com/2010/10/21/209/
Old 10-28-10, 02:25 PM
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Tight....good idea...
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I did notice some had it missing. I've been doing that for years. Sometimes it can blow out the side if you don't place it in correctly, so be careful.
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thanks for the idea
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yeahh! i was wondering what happened...whats the reason behind removing it??
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It's stupid. Now I have to stand there for 4-5 minutes. I can't run in to buy a drink/snack or clean my windshield etc in the meantime. Not to mention this is the reason why the gas station I frequent has had longer lines. It just makes things more inconvenient for everyone. So why the change?
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Huh. I just noticed that the other day. I thought it broke and the guy was too cheap to fix it.
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hahah ya I noticed it also! I tried to put the latch up but there wasn't one..I thought it was strange that 2 different stations i went to didn't have it!
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Haha Okay check this out!!

So I go to get gas today and used the gas cap in the handle trick. The guy next to me looked, smirked and then did the same thing.

When I went to go pay, the guy inside (who knows me, it's my regular station) tells me
"You do illegal!! No do!! You tell other man!! You do illegal!!!!!!" So I giggled and put my finger to my lips and replied "Shhhhhh!" and then I winked at him.

He chuckled, smiled and then with a wave of his finger 'shame on you' style, he said it again: "You do illegal!! No tell other man!!"

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Originally Posted by Micaiah
Haha Okay check this out!!

So I go to get gas today and used the gas cap in the handle trick. The guy next to me looked, smirked and then did the same thing.

When I went to go pay, the guy inside (who knows me, it's my regular station) tells me
"You do illegal!! No do!! You tell other man!! You do illegal!!!!!!" So I giggled and put my finger to my lips and replied "Shhhhhh!" and then I winked at him.

He chuckled, smiled and then with a wave of his finger 'shame on you' style, he said it again: "You do illegal!! No tell other man!!"

Hahaha. So you thought you could get away with it because you're a lady? Almost worked. You should try a different gas station.
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No, I thought I can get away with it because I didn't think he saw me. I winked at him because he knows that I know he does illegal things himself.
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You funny woman....You do illegal!! Stop it!!! You!
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Damn... I can't believe the politicians of CA isn't fixing the broken economy. Instead, they are passing stupid laws like this one.

Yea... I thought I picked a broken one at Chevron. Now I know...
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Originally Posted by Micaiah
No, I thought I can get away with it because I didn't think he saw me. I winked at him because he knows that I know he does illegal things himself.
Ohhhh. Gotcha.
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Good thing. I thought I was missing something, oh yea its the latch holder. I still find some stations that have them, but most of the ones I usually go to have remove them. I don't remember the last time one of those holder fail to where the gas overflowed out of my car. When it reaches the limit it clicks open again.


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