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Hamburger Buns and Gas….

July 7th, 2008

Well, first off Corinne, Abby and I hit the Zoo on Friday after work and had a blast. I would recommend to go after 3:00-4:00pm on a Friday to miss the crowds. Its open till 8 so its worth it. We stopped for dinner at a picnic table where I fed Abby her mush and Corinne got some good old Harveys for the grown ups. On proceeding to unwrap my double burger with cheese and bacon (mmmmm) a Seaguls flew over Corinne’s head and straight towards my burger snatching up the top part of the bun. I could not believe how daring this seagull was as I was sitting about 12 inches from my burger. I felt like a little kids saying “mommy, a seagull stole my bun….” but we had a laugh so it was all good. I still finished my burger so my belly was happy too. I guess its Karma for letting french fries soak in vinegar and feeding it to the Gulls on trips to Thunderbay.

Then on Sunday driving home from NewMarket my gas light came on in the car so a dreaded trip to the gas station was imminent. Abby was due to eat so she was getting a little cranky in the back seat but I didnt want to run out of gas on the way home. We pulled up to the Petro Canada at 9th line and 16th Ave to fill up which was a little busy. I pulled up to a pump and saw on the pump to “Please Pay Inside” so I just thought that the credit card function was not working… ah well it wont take too long. So I filled my car up and headed into the store to pay. The attendant said that I had pumped twice and that I owed for 2 fills. I calmly said that I had only pumped once. She did not believe me and told me that she had me on video pumping twice. I asked how much was the first fill and told me that it was 10 bucks more. I also stated to her that my car could not fit that much gas in as the second pump was 42 litres and I only have a 45 litre tank! I tried and tried to argue and said that it was not me who pumped before! To make a long story short I just payed the extra 10 bucks as I needed to get home to feed my now screaming kid and a line has started to form behind me (I wish I stayed to argue but my screaming kid will get me running for her…I know Im a sucker for her). The wifey sent an email to Petro Canada after dinner and hopefully something will come of it. I guess the last thing I have to say is Your Welcome to the JackAss who left without paying. Word to the wise, if you pull up to a pump and it says please pay inside, press the button to talk to the attendant to make sure that some asshole didnt leave without paying! Updates will come later when Corinne gets a response back.

Later

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