Carpokes

ReidMcT wrote: Sat Aug 24, 2024 7:11 am Until I saw this, I did not know people had trouble with dripping fuel nozzles.

dr bob wrote: Thu Aug 29, 2024 10:13 am

ReidMcT wrote: Tue Aug 27, 2024 6:27 pm If I were subject to attendant-only fueling, I might dream of a decal:
Drip? No Christmas bonus
Scratch? No funeral flowers

Amen my brother!

Usually my 'hands-on counselling so drips didn't happen' took the form of "here, let me show you how easy this is!" with the nozzle up, and rolled into the filler. Most attendants were more than happy to let me do it. Once in a while a bit of stubborn would get in the way, but in general it was easy and non-confrontational. For good or bad, the car needs fuel maybe half a dozen times a year here. The state recently relaxed the requirement to allow drivers to do it themselves. Our local stations still require an attendant on duty for folks who don't want touch the nozzle. The closest is busy enough that they always have at least two on duty, even with half of their pumps as self-serve. In more rural Oregon communities with less station traffic, owners can leave the station open for extended hours without an attendant.

I put myself through school holding the tools, and for a while rented workspace at a local service station. That was when 'service' was how a station made money. Our 'full-service' places now are only fuel dispensaries. No air or water available, no window washing, certainly no under-hood fluid level checks. And certainly no actual service or repair options. They will spill gas on the paint if you ask though.