What will they think of next?

[erastes]

Went into a petrol station today where you pressed a button to indicate how much fuel you needed and the petrol pump pumped out exactly that. How convenient! What’s next? A little man there on hand to do it for you? 

I love my new phone. It may not actually CALL yet, but I have uploaded some classical music and have been listening to Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto and Requiem while I edit Tributary. That’s exactly the right mood music for that book. so be warned. :)

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random commenter

[rowanda380.livejournal.com]

that is pretty nice, they won't let you prepay with a specific amount with a credit card (only cash) here, so being able to tell it how much you want would be great.

lol, someone to do it for you....they still do have full service gas stations somewhere....

Re: random commenter

[erastes.livejournal.com]

yes, we have one around the corner here. It's very nice.

[themostepotente.livejournal.com]

HAI DEAR!

Is it an Orange answer phone? I am not liking the message lady on that service :P

[tiggothy.livejournal.com]

Would the pump have a button which says "fill to the top"? One of our cars has an unreliable fuel gauge so we have to always fill it right up & then make sure we fill up again before x miles, lol.

[erastes.livejournal.com]

No, there's an option where you can just ignore the pre-set buttons and just fill normally - in that case it cuts off when you get to the top.

I don't think i've ever HAD a car with a reliable gauge, even when i fill up, it's a whole section showing as unfilled, so i know i have something in the tank even when I'm officially empty. Never run it so far down to test how much though...

[erastes.livejournal.com]

No, it's not - but i don't suppose the answerphone on this one is any better - i'll email you the number when i have it.

[themostepotente.livejournal.com]

Thst woulf be great, hon, thanks ♥

[mysid.livejournal.com]

That's one of the nice things about where I live (New Jersey), I never have to pump my own gas. Attendents who pump the gas are required by law.

A few years ago, someone tried to get the law changed and argued that we'd pay less for gas if we had the option of "pump your own" at service stations. Others pointed out that prices for gas are lower in New Jersey than in all neighboring states, places where people did have the option, so that argument fell flat.

[erastes.livejournal.com]

I can't see it ever taking off again here - petrol is already $10 or more a gallon (£1.22 a litre). It would probably double if we had to pay someone else to do it. *glum*