Comment on How can you drive off a gas station with the hose still connected?

Deestan@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• Aidinthel@reddthat.com ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Yes, the ones here can be set to keep pumping automatically until the tank is full and then stop.

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  • Deestan@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Aha, then I could easily see myself making that mistake during a tired and stressful day if my phone rang while paying or something.

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  • Deceptichum@kbin.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    But why would you leave the pump before it’s done? Even if you don’t have to hold the handle, what else are you going to do for 20 seconds.

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    • NoIWontPickaName@kbin.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Get out of the cold?

      What kind of tank you have that fills up that fast?

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    • theneverfox@pawb.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Sometimes I clean my windshield, sometimes just spend a minute on my phone or rearrange stuff in my car

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    • LemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Drinks? Piss?

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  • FuglyDuck@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    For anyone curious. this is how those things work.

    I assume the only part missing for the european nozzles is the little latch that holds it open.

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    • cafeinux@infosec.pub ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      As a European: we got the latch.

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      • TheInsane42@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Yep, the pin is removed. There are tools to act as pin available. (Nails for one)

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    • sonovebitch@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      We also have trigger-locks on EU pumps.

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  • f4f4f4f4f4f4f4f4@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Wisconsin, too.

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• Kecessa@sh.itjust.works ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  The USA is weird… You’re in one State and you aren’t allowed to put fuel in your car by yourself then you cross the border to the next State and you can put fuel by yourself AND you can do it without having to hold the nozzle while it’s pumping…

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  • Zess@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    That’s just New Jersey, and if you’re in New Jersey you have bigger problems anyway.

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    • Kecessa@sh.itjust.works ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Oh wow, Oregon got rid of that stupid law!

      Imagine that, you’ve got people there that had to put gas in their car for the first time in 50+ years of driving!

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      • Cinner@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I bet the mechanics had a great few months.

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• metaStatic@kbin.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  and you can't even pay until it's back in place

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  • Mr_Blott@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Er, you pay at the pump with your card beforehand in most places now

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