Fuel for Thought

See Cashier…

Fuel pump display when I try to scan my card:   See cashier.

Clerk:   Just hit the “pay inside” option and pay inside when you’re finished pumping gas.

Me:   (bewildered look).

Clerk:   It’s some kind of anti-fraud thing. You probably filled up at another Phillips 66 today, and the system is making sure it’s not fraudulent activity. Sounds kind of dumb to me.

Me:   So you’re saying that because I’m a good customer, I’m the one who has to come inside twice to fill up?

Clerk:   Like I said, it sounds dumb to me.

Me:   So if I had pulled into the QT next door and filled up there instead, I could be gone by now and never had to bother you with this?

Clerk:   (shrugs).

Me:   Thank you.

I have to admit the clerk was good about me being perturbed.

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