Anonymous
United States
Today, I was visiting family in Oregon. I did not know it was illegal to pump your own gas; the cops were involved. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Same thing different taste
ChevRooon
United States
Today, I went to the gas station, paid the clerk, and drove off without pumping any gas. FML
Anonymous
Philadelphia, United States
Today, I was out with my youngest cousin and we had to stop for gas. Since he just got his license, I asked if he wanted to pump the gas while I went into the station to get snacks and pay. He pumped my car full of diesel. FML
Dr_Gip
United States
Today, I was so engrossed in a phone call that I drove off without pumping gas after I'd prepaid $50. FML
Joey
United States
Book him, Danno
Today, I was driving to a gas station because I'd noticed I was almost on empty. Literally a block away from the gas station, my car broke down in the middle of an intersection, and I had to push my car to the side of the road, only to be questioned by police for "suspicious behavior." FML
me
Bend, United States
Friends
Today, my dad agreed to let me borrow the car to go rock climbing with my friends. He'd just filled it up with gas, which is how I realized halfway back home that one of my "friends" had siphoned well over half the gas straight out of the tank. FML
anonymous
United States
Broke ass dad
Today, I heard water splashing outside of my house; I investigated it, only to find my dad, whom I don't live with, syphoning gas out of my car. FML
MikeMoosey
United States
Another fine mess
Today, while pumping gas, I stopped to think about what a failure my life is, and how badly I've treated people in my past. While deep in thought, I accidentally pulled the gas pump out too far and covered myself with gasoline. FML
ugh
Athens, United States
Today, while driving home after the legal curfew, I narrowly avoided a police roadblock and backtracked a mile to drive home another way. I then ran out of gas a mile away from my house. FML
Cowan
Belgium
Today, I had to come back home early from my holidays. Why? I had asked my grandmother to water my plants, some of which are illegal. Instead of doing it herself, she asked her neighbor… who is a cop. FML
AbsentMindedGal
United States
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
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loserboii 11
"Sir we just need you to stop pumping your own gas." "Why can't I pump my own gas?" "Target isn't replying, shoot to kill!"
allie2590 31
Seems odd to me that the worker would call the police before just letting you know. Unless they were passing by of course.
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doglover100 29
They didn't need the cops involved.
ICastillo 25
Op: *gets off and starts pumping his own gas* Random person: Oh my god he is pumping his own gas he is a criminal.* calls the cops on OP*
rosesdarkblue 0
Lol well put sir!
olpally 33
That's one of those laws that shouldn't be enforced... That's ******* stupid...
chisty87 16
I have to that's the dumbest shit I've ever heard...
perdix 31
One alternative to actually creating jobs is to preserve obsolete ones. They ought to bring back bidet operators.
gc327072 31
Don't forget door holders and elevator-button pushers. PS: remember to leave your bottles out, the milkman comes today!
TheDrifter 24
Hell, just bring back bidets. I miss those things.
angel55033 12
In some countries or nice hotels they still have doormen and elevator attendants...in my rammstein special magazine regarding their made in Germany 2012 tour there's a group photo taken with one of the elevator attendants in a wheelchair and I guess rammstein on tour travels frequent that particular hotel and know the attendant more personally. That'd be wonderful bringing jobs like that back to everywhere not just fancy places to not just create jobs but people would be getting out more again perhaps VS depending on technology? Just a wishful thought, I think people would be a hell of a lot more nice if they had more social communication. Like the movie pleasantville in certain instances :)
damn_homie 2
That's the strangest thing I ever heard. He shouldn't have to involve the cops
sportcrazychick4 7
New Jeresy had that law too!!! Here in Pennsylvania we like to do thugs ourselves! :)
the_true_batman 10
It always blows my mind how different gas stations are other places. Like places where you always have to pay first. The only times I've seen gas stations make you pay first is at like 2:00 am. Do your restaurants also make you pay before eating?
angel55033 12
Don't give them ideas!! O_o
BeaterOfTheDrums 15
Considering all the dine'n'dashers, they probably should.
LovesSushi 25
It is a $500 fine if someone pumps their own gas in Oregon, at minimum. So if cops were alway at the station, I could see how they.became involved. Usually the attendents are not that big of dicks. (sorry, my phone does not allow me to comment on other comments, so I don't know if anyone will even see this...)
thehotchic 1
That's hilarious. I live in Oregon soo....
missnuthin 10
same here. have since i was about 7. when my boyfriend and i visited Washington, he had to show me how to even operate the pump. i still don't know if i could figure it out. -_-;; it was embarrassing. thankfully, in Washington, if someone with an Oregon plate is staring forlornly at a gas pump, someone tends to come over and help you (and sometimes not even station employees!)