I didn’t by petrol on my (late) return home, because that station was out of petrol. No matter, I pass another one on my way in tomorrow…
Tomorrow, I discover they are digging up the road leading to the other one, and have installed a temporary 4 way set of lights. Needless to say, I discover this only when I’m trapped in traffic. The yellow light is on, the gauge says 0 and did for a while, still experience teaches that I aught to have enough go juice to barely make it, however experience also teaches that this is a fools gamble.
It’s an ASDA station, not my first choice, but the least diversion. 16 pumps, one “drive through check out, and it’s busy. On the plus side, my nippy small car appears to fill up on the opposite side from the four gas guzzlers ahead of me, so I am able to skip ahead. I even manage to elbow my way to pole position for the check out (some tooting).
I watch with dismay as the sole driver in front tries 3 different cards, (obviously to no avail), and then retreats to phone (his bank) – there is a bit more tooting.
By the time some finnancial arrangement has been concluded, there is definite Honking! and the solitary paybooth attendent is looking harassed.
My turn, “Pump 1” …
“So thats £10.16 in diesil??”
I was tempted, quite sorely tempted, but it’s all on camera so it would only come back to haunt.
“Eh, no about 38 litres unleaded…..pump 1”
(BEEP! BEEEEEEP!)
” Pump 1 only does diesil…..”
It’s a bit late for Panto (Oh no it doesn’t),,, “I was out of petrol, if I’d just put a whole tank of diesil in, I wouldn’t have got as far as this booth…..”
(HONK ! BEEP! PAARP!!!!)
There’s a deal of typing, and gestures that I read as “computer says no”…..”found it!”
(Beepety F### beep!!)
And, having paid, I accelerate away at high speed. (In the time waited, several other cars had already used pump 1 after me, – it does do unleaded – but computer is “confused”)
Regular readers will be aware that my ” punctuality Nazi” upbringing, precludes being late, so I am obliged to race to work, only to arrive -in the nick of time – and discover a large lorry unloading in the only entrance driveway. Some days you should just stay in bed.
The internet? No idea. There is a problem with your account, there is a local outage, there are no reported problems, map show no outages anywhere in uk (fat chance), we are unable to connect, please try later, this may take a few days, we have no reports of issues…. oh it works.
It’s relatively low order stuff (and I’m thankful), but still a dog’s life.
Next week on IaDL, Who buys £10.16 of diesil?
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