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Old 04-19-2011, 07:33 PM   #31 (permalink)
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Old 04-19-2011, 07:42 PM   #32 (permalink)
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hmmm, that's troubling...
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Old 04-19-2011, 08:38 PM   #33 (permalink)
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WTH...

You're getting premium for $3.98 a gallon?
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Old 04-19-2011, 11:09 PM   #34 (permalink)
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Forwarded the video to consumerist so hopefully they post it.
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Old 04-20-2011, 12:35 AM   #35 (permalink)
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cant wait to hear the results. ask for free tank of gas for any z that stops by
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Old 04-20-2011, 11:46 AM   #36 (permalink)
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I should get the video clip of the gas station employee using his cell phone as a light source to check the tank level. He is dead now ..... burnt to a crisp.

Here in Canada cell phone usage is illegal when using a pump station to fill a vehicle with fuel. Not sure what your laws are but I know I wouldn't use a cell phone when refueling. I leave mine in the vehicle. They are one nasty ignition source.
Please do.. because:

snopes.com: Cell Phone Use at Gas Pump

Mythbusters proved this is pretty much not possible either.

Most sparks at gas pumps are caused by static electricity, not from cell phones.
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Old 04-20-2011, 12:05 PM   #37 (permalink)
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That is a mechanical issue. It happens at all gas stations eventually. Its called meter creep. The check valve is faulty and needs to be replaced. The only way a gas station knows its broken is if people like you tell them. I'll bet the pumps meter was calibrated by a state inspector within the last year. Check the sticker on the pump. Not a BJ's problem... its an industry equipment issue. If you hang up the nozzle like you're supposed to it wont do that.
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Old 04-20-2011, 12:13 PM   #38 (permalink)
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Just filled up today and noticed this out of the corner of my eye.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qoigst4szpI

As if 4 dollar per gallon gas was not enough. I watched it for about 10 seconds thinking to myself "who would believe this" then throwing up the and whipping out my iPhone.

Anyone else out there experienced this???
I think I know what "BJ" is initials for!!
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Old 04-20-2011, 04:14 PM   #39 (permalink)
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Hmmmmm funny how "meter creep" never works in the other direction! BTW is BJ's a full service station? LOL
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I think I know what "BJ" is initials for!!
Except as a patron you are the one giving him his initials.
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Hmmmmm funny how "meter creep" never works in the other direction! BTW is BJ's a full service station? LOL
nah, unless you're in NJ, it's self service and in this case, the OP def didn't get a happy ending.
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nah, unless you're in NJ, it's self service and in this case, the OP def didn't get a happy ending.
It's funny in Jersey the "cool kids" pump their own gas. It's technically illegal (if you can believe that). I just hate having people near my car with corrosive fluids, and now i have to specifically tell them to NOT top it off. I enjoy my trips to NY and CT much better. I enjoy pumping my own gas.
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Pump Price Keeps Rising Even Though You Stopped Filling Up - The Consumerist

Ben posted it.
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I talked to Ben and sent him the link. He told me he would post it.
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