Today, I stopped at the gas station to fill up my tank and get some snacks. I paid the cashier, then got back into my car, totally forgetting to pump the $50 worth of fuel I'd just prepaid for. Too bad I didn't realize until my car came to a sputtering stop about a mile down the road. FML
Add a comment - Reply to : #
You must be logged in to be able to post comments!
Create my account
Sign in
Top comments
By
alex_gen
| 38
At least you got the snacks.
By
Welshite
| 39
You forgot your medicine again, didn't you?
COMMENTS
By
TheCanucklehead
| 22
I can understand you forgetting. The majority of the time, people do fill this gas first though.
Reply
mzdaisylynn
| 12
Some states require you to prepay first. California being one.
Reply
TheCanucklehead
| 22
Sorry. I said that thinking of the area in Canada that I live in. I didn't really think about the fact that he was from the US.
Reply
FangirlingAlways
| 14
It's ok, I don't have to prepay for gas where I am. #19
Reply
Crazc
| 15
im pretty sure its a girl look at theit namr you dumbfucks
Reply
botanistjessica
| 24
Do you really have the nerve to call people "dumbfucks" after rereading your comment, 46?
Reply
TheCowCollector
| 2
14's wrong California doesn't require prepay.
Reply
Retrokitty
| 9
#19 I live in BC and you must prepay. Canada is starting to switch over as well.
Reply
Senseless_487
| 29
I live in California, and I have yet to see a gas station that doesn't require you to prepay.
Reply
142_cats
| 13
Lol Australia doesn't require prepay. I was in the US once and I didn't know that you have to prepay over there and almost got arrested.
By
WinkleBottom
| 13
Sometimes, I like to fill my bathtub to the brim with marinara and maybe a little cheese, strip down, shut off the light, hop in, and pretend I'm a juicy meatball.
Reply
Welshite
| 39
You forgot your medicine again, didn't you?
Reply
ryanthecheeseguy
| 18
You must be new here.
Reply
uarudeassbitchyo
| 17
Lmfao this made my dayy
Reply
The_Big_Boss
| 20
I love your name #2
Reply
BaboonsSmirks
| 7
Sadly I can relate. Lol
Reply
JMichael
| 25
I like to pretend I'm a big slice of pizza.
Reply
robotiick7
| 23
Sometimes when I can't sleep I like to strip down naked and run vaseline all over my body and crawl around my kitchen and pretend I'm a slug
By
coried91
| 28
Well, that's a great way to start the day... Maybe the gas station manager will be nice and let you fill up without paying more. I'm assuming he won't though.
Reply
1PersonIsMyWorld
| 22
ya honestly it kind of shows op isn't financially struggling and money isn't a big thing. $50 is quite a lot of money to walk away from.
Reply
TwistedCherub1
| 15
It always seemed to be women who did this. The problem with it is that someone else probably pumped OP's gas. The clerk can't then give OP her gas because they'd come out $50 short. It sucks, but hopefully someone honest pointed it out so the clerk could cancel the prepay and save OP's money for her to claim.
Reply
amphetamin3
| 17
I've seen men AND women do this. I worked at a gas station. You had to pre-pay...or swipe a card at the pump that had your info on it, and it would start. People would be in a hurry, buy stuff, pay for gas and then leave. Or pay for gas, run into someone they knew, and just forget. Our pumps would time out after 3 minutes. So if they forgot to pump and their pump shut off, we would just hang onto the receipt...cause they'd always be back. The front of our store was a giant window, so we could always keep an eye on people and make sure they don't leave before pumping. If they did before the pump times out and we saw, we would just shut it off ourselves.
Reply
alphabetsoup25
| 4
My grandpa recently passed, leaving my grandmother filled with sorrow and very distracted. She went to a gas station, prepaid $50, talked with the cashier and said goodbye. She got nervous when she saw the traffic jam, got in her car and left, forgetting to pump her gas. She realized about 30 minutes later what happened, and went back to the same cashier and he told her there was nothing he could do, someone stole her gas. She's already paranoid about her retirement, so she got really upset. We were all upset that they couldn't even show a little compassion for her, not necessarily give her free gas, but just be a little bit nicer. She is an 82 year old widow, after all.
By
uarudeassbitchyo
| 17
The struggle is too real
Reply
caohm
| 18
as long as you can learn from this it shouldn't be repeated
By
evan_7899
| 28
Wow thats pathetic, and you didnt notice the low gas meter on the dash?
Reply
Sweetpea22
| 14
OP's gas gauge could have been broken
Reply
FlyingPie
| 17
In some cars, the gas meter doesn't engage until you turn on the engine. After starting the engine and the needle starts moving, it might be easy to look away from the gas meter, thinking she had just filled the tank.
By
therosalina
| 32
I guess you'll be walking in a winter wonderland
By
coried91
| 28
If someone already used the 50 they put on that pump, the cashier won't care.
By
alex_gen
| 38
At least you got the snacks.
By
BaboonsSmirks
| 7
I've done this before. That being said, you deserved it!
Reply
1PersonIsMyWorld
| 22
I agree. Pay attention to your money spending. .and don't just walk away from that great of a lump some
Reply
KeeLady
| 20
Everyone, even you I'm sure, makes mistakes. It's the holidays! OP probably had a lot on their mind and simply forgot. My mom's gone through a McDonald's drive-thru and paid without stopping at the next window to collect the food. It happens! Btw, it's 'lump sum', not lump some.
Reply
rlb123
| 6
Why are you so concerned about their "money spending" ? It wasn't like OP threw the money out the window. They had intentions to spend it on gas - it was an honest mistake.
By
ShakeDisPlace
| 10
Now that's a gas-tastrophy!