Petrol Station maners

[Gavin Yates]

<font color='#000F22'>Yes Stevie, from my favourite Beatles LP - Revolver.

There's no way that drugs were involved OK &nbsp;

[Dr Stevil]

Also covered very well by your old label-mates &quot;The Mission&quot;, think it was on the OGWT

[aclivity]

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Originally Posted by [b

Quote[/b] (Steve W @ Oct. 29 2003,12:32)]There's a neat Zen idea that whatever you might be doing, be it filling up or washing the dishes, you should focus on what you are doing rather than be busy thinking about something else, because &quot;that&quot; is life, not the dreaming about other things you've yet to do.

Robert Pirsig said (in &quot;Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance&quot something like that

Originally Posted by [b

Quote[/b] (Robert M Pirsig @ Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance,The 70s)]So the thing to do when working on a motorcycle, as in any other task, is to cultivate the peace of mind which does not separate one's self from one's surroundings. When that is done successfully then everything else follows naturally. Peace of mind produces right values, right values produce right thoughts. Right thoughts produce right actions and right actions produce work which will be a material reflection for others to see the serenity at
the center of it all. ...

It may be quote a mental leap to waiting in line for petrol, but the philosophy is the same.

[Dr Stevil]

I find it happens when I'm decorating, something very Zen-like about the brush strokes, bit like a raked gravel garden, Ah...so.... &nbsp;

[susan]

I never pull forward on the pumps because I'm scared that the attendent will think I'm doing a runner. I do however pull away as quickly as possible, but I have a diesal car and I have to wait a few seconds, so time to put on the seatbelt, apply lipstick, make a phone call etc

What really gets my goat is the person in front of you in a queue who wants to order every concievable time comsuming thing the shop sells, then they say &quot;oh I just forgot something&quot; and proceed to shop again, then they loose their purse or wallet, then to add insult to injury they pay by coupons and credit cards...All this usually happens when your in a rush.

But hey never mind just add alcohol to your own shopping list..no problemo

[Mary]

<font color='#000F22'>it's like those people who get everything out the trolley throught the till and then look suprised when somebody points out they have to pay for it

[Helen F H]

<font color='#000080'>we had a guy at work argue about the vets bill. &nbsp;He was given some hefty shampoo for his minging dog which was expensive, but then he looked at the bill and said:
&quot;why am i being charged for a consultation?&quot;
&quot;well you saw the vet, you get charged for it- there is a big sign saying so&quot;
&quot;isnt that on the NHS?&quot;
and he was SERIOUS!

[CotoChris]

Originally Posted by [b

Quote[/b] (Porg @ Dec. 14 2003,22:04)]we had a guy at work argue about the vets bill.  He was given some hefty shampoo for his minging dog which was expensive, but then he looked at the bill and said:
&quot;why am i being charged for a consultation?&quot;
&quot;well you saw the vet, you get charged for it- there is a big sign saying so&quot;
&quot;isnt that on the NHS?&quot;
and he was SERIOUS!

<font color='#0000FF'>Found out yesterday I can discount the VET bills from my IRS, so in fact they are 25% cheaper. I don't know if you can do the same in the UK though.

In regards to the petrol stations the local stations have attendant who fill up for you. I don't normally mind this but at one place they fill up to the very very top until the diesel runs down the side of the car, the last time it happened I insisted in a free car wash. Eventually they gave me a free wash and then as my car (Mitsubishi L200) is just under 2m it jammed the machine as it was a few cm to tall! They had to call the techniciam and 20minutes later sorted it out. From now on they remember with me not to fill until it spills.

[Dr Stevil]

Originally Posted by [b

Quote[/b] (Porg @ Dec. 14 2003,22:04)]&quot;isnt that on the NHS?&quot;

To which the obvious relpy would be
&quot;Yes as long as your dog has a valid National Insurance number and can produce a recent P60 &quot; &nbsp;