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unmanned petrol stations

Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
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does anyone else find these hillarious?

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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    TheSovereign wrote:
    does anyone else find these hillarious?

    Not really. I'd would much rather go see Jack Dee or Jimmy Carr than sit in a petrol forecourt. I'm sure they would raise more laughs.

    Can I ask what is so "hilarious" about them? :confused:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    What is an unmaned petrol station and what is so funny about it?
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    smitherzsmitherz Posts: 968 Part of The Mix Family
    my_name wrote:
    What is an unmaned petrol station and what is so funny about it?

    I think she means petrol stations with the only option to pay by card and no counter.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    my_name wrote:
    What is an unmaned petrol station and what is so funny about it?

    They are petrol station (Gas pumps to you foreigners :p) that have no people pumping the petrol (gas) or taking payment. You just use your credit/debit card on the pump and fill up. Drive away. I actually think they are a great idea. Nothing worse than needing petrol at 4am and nowhere is open.

    Not sure what the funny thing is about? Freakazoid!!
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    the best ones are ones that take shillings and other pre-70's currency
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Those are nice. Well, I've never seen one, theres always somebody inside, but I always pay via card anyways and never deal with a human anyways. Sounds like a grand idea, unless your a smoker or in need of a candy/crisp fix and need somebody to check you out.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Nothing worse than when your light comes on for petrol 3 in the morning you pull up an its one of the unmanned petrol stations, and you havent got your card just cash!! :impissed:

    Aside from when your a dumbass and forget your card thier great though..
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Foxxy_Cymru wrote:
    Nothing worse than when your light comes on for petrol 3 in the morning you pull up an its one of the unmanned petrol stations, and you havent got your card just cash!! :impissed:

    Aside from when your a dumbass and forget your card thier great though..

    You can go alot farther than most people think after the light comes on ;)
    My car doesn't even have a light, I ran on hopes and dreams for 2 days this week and still had over a gallon left in my tank. I always say you need to see just how far after the light comes on/hits E just in case ;)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    my_name wrote:
    You can go alot farther than most people think after the light comes on ;)
    My car doesn't even have a light, I ran on hopes and dreams for 2 days this week and still had over a gallon left in my tank. I always say you need to see just how far after the light comes on/hits E just in case ;)

    Very true you know! I managed to drive to another petrol station aaaaages away after feeling stupid at the other station. I wonder how far it would actually go before i break down though...
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    my_name wrote:
    Sounds like a grand idea, unless your a smoker or in need of a candy/crisp fix and need somebody to check you out.
    I've never seen prostitutes doing business outside a petrol station... :p
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    You've lost me, hun.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    TheSovereign wrote:
    the best ones are ones that take shillings and other pre-70's currency
    Huh? And where exactly do you get your petrol? Brigadoon?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    :lol:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Char_Baby wrote:
    Huh? And where exactly do you get your petrol? Brigadoon?

    From what I've read, he probably siphons it out of his neighbors cars :p
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    TheSovereign wrote:
    shillings and other pre-70's currency

    We were still using two bob bits well into the seventies. I saw a chocolate one the other day and it took me right back to when I used to get one for my pocket money! :lol:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    You could still use shillings as 5p's and two shillings as 10ps right up untill they made the coins smaller which must have been in the mid 90's.
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