By dl_zook - 12/01/2010 17:52 - United States

Today, I was pumping gas and decided to go in for a drink. I discovered that when it's cold, sometimes the gas doesn't stop pumping automatically and starts spewing out onto the sidewalk. I had to pay for $53 of spilled gas. FML
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dl_zook 6

jfyi, $17 of it went into my tank. i know it was stupid to leave it unattended, i made the post so other morons, like myself, could maybe not do something so stupid. I am fully aware you are not supposed to leave a pump unattended, something i have known for the past 10 years, regardless of the fact that the gas station i was at did not have a single sign stating the obvious(i went back and checked) i was in the gas station maybe 3 minutes at most and i was prepared and willing to pay any clean up fees needed, however the 'specialized' materials this particular attendant used was kitty litter, which she took off of the shelf and opened before going outside. the only reason i feel this would remotely qualify as a FML vs YDI is that i was stupid enough to think a drink was worth leaving my car alone at the time, so really more of a FML for being an idiot type of thing.

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Top comments

someguy945 0

Congratulations OP, now you understand why it is dangerous and illegal to do that.

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dnlphm94 0

If you go inside, would it also be easier for people to steal your gas?

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damnrosi 0

well d'uh! how stupid can you be? mechanical things breakdown all the time. seriously, that would be what the signs, and the little pictures showing how to pump the gas are for, to stop you from doing idiotic things.

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RJB 0

no no, we have a house in Delaware and Florida, and my dad taught how me to pump gas their, and occasionally my dad pumps his own gas at the stations in our town, everyone knows him.

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PhillyFox 0

And that's why there's signs all over the pump saying DO NOT LEAVE PUMP UNATTENDED. YDI for being too stupid not to think that they might be there for a reason.

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Person1233 12

YDI for not living in NJ where other people pump your gas ;D nah jk. I'd never had a time where it doesn't automatically stop, so FYL.

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Slimma 20

You're an idiot and you deserve it. Man I'm sure a drink isn't that important that you could have stood there for the minute or two it would take to fill up your tank. Goodness... no telling what might've happened.

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yusaku02 20

YDI Even teenagers know that you're supposed to stay at the pump.

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fattkiddlee 0

Your dumbass is the reason that gas prices have shot up 20 cents in 3 days. FU OP!

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jiggles101 0

it has nothing to do with the cold and only spews on the sidewalk if your holding it over the sidewalk

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saranottelling 7

I'm pretty sure that's illegal. What if that huge puddle of gas had caught on fire and blew the whole block down? How would you feel? Oh wait... you wouldn't feel anything! You should have been fined for whatever they had to use to clean that gas spill up.

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BlinkOnceForYes 0

I think the only reason why someone would say FYL is because it would suck to be so stupid. Living a life this dumb would suck.

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