07-01-14, 01:44 PM
so I pull up and begin to fuel up, I'm sat on the bike as usual and then the lad behind the counter gets on the mike, gestures and says something I can't decipher coz of my ear plugs. I start to think that he's saying I need to move pumps and I look at the pump which has stopped delivering at £11.36. and won't deliver any more fuel :\
I ride the bike around to the next pump and he's at it again before I can get the nozzle out of the pump. WTF? :rolleyes
A woman opens her car door and tells me he's saying I have to get off the bike to get the fuel, so I do and fuel up.
I enter the shop and ask him what its all about and he says elf n safety......... I might get burned if I had a flashback/fire whilst sat on the bike......FFS :z
I ask is this his policy or company policy and tell him that I could also get burned from a flashback/fire whilst stood next to the bike and being a fireman, I'm well aware of the dangers of fire. he mumbles some crap about using mobiles too; so I mentioned that if they're that keen on saving me from burning that it maybe a good idea to have all those extinguishers which are lined up outside the shop, placed at the pumps instead.
I then mention that I'm surprised he hasn't asked me to remove my lid but it being a flip that's up, he's ok with it but does say that if I had a dark visor and lid then he would ask me to remove it so he could see my face...............cue me ask him if he'd ask a woman wearing a burka the same question.
He starts to lose it and shouts "I'm not getting into this" :lol
then from behind comes the comment
"GET ON WITH IT......THERE'S A QUEUE HERE"
Now I feel the red mist rising like a volcano but manage to keep my cool, I turn to see an arl tw*t in the queue and tell him that I'll move when I'm ready. They open up another till to ease the queue and I ask the crying tw*t if he's happy now
I'm not into aggro for aggro sake but it does my tits in when people just accept shit, especially under the guise of elf n safety without challenging these goons
I ride the bike around to the next pump and he's at it again before I can get the nozzle out of the pump. WTF? :rolleyes
A woman opens her car door and tells me he's saying I have to get off the bike to get the fuel, so I do and fuel up.
I enter the shop and ask him what its all about and he says elf n safety......... I might get burned if I had a flashback/fire whilst sat on the bike......FFS :z
I ask is this his policy or company policy and tell him that I could also get burned from a flashback/fire whilst stood next to the bike and being a fireman, I'm well aware of the dangers of fire. he mumbles some crap about using mobiles too; so I mentioned that if they're that keen on saving me from burning that it maybe a good idea to have all those extinguishers which are lined up outside the shop, placed at the pumps instead.
I then mention that I'm surprised he hasn't asked me to remove my lid but it being a flip that's up, he's ok with it but does say that if I had a dark visor and lid then he would ask me to remove it so he could see my face...............cue me ask him if he'd ask a woman wearing a burka the same question.
He starts to lose it and shouts "I'm not getting into this" :lol
then from behind comes the comment
"GET ON WITH IT......THERE'S A QUEUE HERE"
Now I feel the red mist rising like a volcano but manage to keep my cool, I turn to see an arl tw*t in the queue and tell him that I'll move when I'm ready. They open up another till to ease the queue and I ask the crying tw*t if he's happy now
I'm not into aggro for aggro sake but it does my tits in when people just accept shit, especially under the guise of elf n safety without challenging these goons
fire never sleeps