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Lids off when buying petrol
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all youve acomplished is generating the same reaction from the people here that you did from the people in that petrol station.
well done
if you had any idea you simply wouldnt say that.
well done
if you had any idea you simply wouldnt say that.
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And you've never given someone the finger in your life ?
When the red mist descends people do all sorts... I chose to ride away, but I let the guy know in the only way I could without making a scene.
Rude, yes it was abit... but I don't regret it, he understood how I felt, which was it's purpose. I wonder how many bikers he *&^%ed off that night, what a giggle huh.
And it's still a private business who can set the terms of service as they see fit (providing they don't breach the statutory guidelines), and as such it's irrelevant.
Don't like it, shop somewhere else.
- there are no posted rules at the garage about helmets Open your eyes then most have signs up
- sitting there with filler in and then being told you ain't getting fuel is bad customer service they can do what they want. they aren't going to miss you £10
- taking lid off is a PITA especially in winter No it's not..
- taking off lid means I have to put bike on stand wow effort
- the bike on stand means less fuel in tank No it does, tilt the bike with one hand
- walking into a station to pay with lid on is not rude which shop said that
- I'm not in a garage to make polite convo with some spotty teenager, who probably can't string more than two words together anyway without getting even more bored than he already is That's not the reason for removing a lid
- a helmet is NOT a hat you wear out of choice, it's something I have to wear by law
- a 10k sportsbike and some power ranger in 1k worth of leathers is VERY unlikely to fill up with 12 quid of petrol then ride away, even less likely to fill up then rob the place It happens
- taking off a helmet is in no way being courteous to somewhere operating a till again what does this have to do with it
- flipping some dude the bird for *&^ing you off makes you feel betterNo it makes you a complete idiot in need of some anger management
Not in a car or on bike and very rarely outside of joking around at work.
all youve acomplished is generating the same reaction from the people here that you did from the people in that petrol station.
well done
if you had any idea you simply wouldnt say that.
I thankyou
....well it's to be expected, I ain't gonna change my views and neither are others here. I guess we all have to agree to disagree on this...
, everyone can have there own opinions on stuff (even if they are wrong )- none have signs up
- not missing my £10 doesn't mean I have to be treated like a 3rd class citizen
- I find taking off lid in all my winter gear a PITA
- tilt a bike with one hand while filling, are you insane ?
so in your 'biker days' you used to get off bike, put your lid on oily forecourt, tip up your bike with one hand while balancing filler at rim of tank ?
sorry, you just sound like a fool... (IMHO)
Thing is though they can't set different terms for different groups of people. They cannot simply say "all bikers must show their faces", they CAN say "everyone must remove head covering", but they dont. Do you think if I wore a balaclava they would not ask me to remove it? I think they would.
So it seems the rule is everyone but a muslim must remove it, which is discrimination and illegal
In this case, non-muslims are being discriminated against.
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i always take mine off anyhow :/
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they aren't wrong, it will be on a label stuck to the pump. try reading it next time - it's amazing the amount of people who dont.
I had the pleasure of dealing with all sorts of people in my time at a service station. peopel swearing at me, sticking the finger up, people smoking on the forecourt, people going absolutle banana's because we wouldnt switch the HGV pumps on for them in their little ford fiesta's even though it stated on the pump that a) its for hgv's and b) you need to bring your method of payment in for those pumps BEFORE you fill up.
All of that gets ignored and what you end up with are people like you, causing a scene and looking like an absolute berk. even if it isnt stated on the pump, if they ask you over the tannoy then comply - or go somwhere else. you think your proving a point by being that berk but really, they're all laughing at you. way to go you - id wager those spotty teenager are more mature than you are. id say prove me wrong but this thread wouldnt help you one little bit.
I had the pleasure of dealing with all sorts of people in my time at a service station. peopel swearing at me, sticking the finger up, people smoking on the forecourt, people going absolutle banana's because we wouldnt switch the HGV pumps on for them in their little ford fiesta's even though it stated on the pump that a) its for hgv's and b) you need to bring your method of payment in for those pumps BEFORE you fill up.
All of that gets ignored and what you end up with are people like you, causing a scene and looking like an absolute berk. even if it isnt stated on the pump, if they ask you over the tannoy then comply - or go somwhere else. you think your proving a point by being that berk but really, they're all laughing at you. way to go you - id wager those spotty teenager are more mature than you are. id say prove me wrong but this thread wouldnt help you one little bit.
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Hang it on the bars.. Why would you balance filler, stick it in..
your just trying to make things more complicated than it is. it's not hard. The people at the tills can't do anything. It's policy.
Some rules make sense, some don't, if I don't agree with it I don't put on a British stiff upper lip and ignore it...
I guess there is very little pride in working at till in a petrol station... gotta get ya kicks somehow. I don't mean any offence, just a guess.
Maybe I looked a berk, couldn't care less, but I felt one being picked on by some idiot who wouldn't bend his precious rules for a customer in front of a busy forecourt.
I don't profess to being 'mature', I love a good rant / discussion on the web like most of you here.. but IRL I'm the most laid back dude in the world, up to a point.. the point where people walk over me for no reason, then I get mad
ps: prolly old enough to be your dad sonny
- you cant balance a lid on sportsbike clip-on , fairing / leavers in way
- If you stick a filler in a bike it clicks off, you have to leave nozzle at rim.. if you stick filler all the way in the handle damages your tank, or at least gets to close for my liking. Also don't want to risk the heavy filler / cable distorting the seal around filler, MC Tanks are not very strong.
Use some common sense?
He is, follow company policy or he might get fired. Perhaps you should have some common sense.
99% of people ignore policy and use their head... if I was some chav on a clapped out scooter in a shell suite then I agree.
People like this have a name, Jobsworths, they are well known to annoy others
I had a choice, ride away.. which I did.
Even if the company policy is potentially illegal under the Equality Act and as such he's commiting an offence under it?
Discrimination isn't illegal. Discrimination against protected groups is illegal, there's a huge difference.
I can discriminate against you for being ginger, but not for being disabled, for example.
"All bikers must remove their helmets" is not covered by any protection from discrimination.
No they aren't, the rule "all bikers must remove their helmets" covers all religions.