Petrol Station attendants

Andy From Sligo · 01-02-2016 9:16pm #1

was talking to someone the other day about when you used to pull into a Petrol Station there used to be an attendant to fill your car up with fuel and take your money. You didnt even have to get out of the car! - would you like to see those days and that service back? - or do you prefer self service stations and fill up your car yourself? . I suppose there are still some small independent petrol stations around still which have an attendant to fill you up, but id say its nearly all died out now these days. Must be nice if you go out in a nice prestige suit and not having to touch a greasy/grimy petrol thingy or if its cold or raining and just want to stay in a nice warm dry car.

XR3i · 01-02-2016 9:19pm

fuel injection technician

Ally Dick · 01-02-2016 9:22pm

I prefer the self service. It feels pathetic having someone else fill the tank for you

Sir Osis of Liver. · 01-02-2016 9:22pm

Do women shake the petrol pump after filling up or is it just a man thing?

kneemos · 01-02-2016 9:22pm

They change hands every five minutes.That's the problem.
Turn around and somebody else owns it.

samsid · 01-02-2016 9:28pm

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

was talking to someone the other day about when you used to pull into a Petrol Station there used to be an attendant to fill your car up with fuel and take your money. You didnt even have to get out of the car! - would you like to see those days and that service back? - or do you prefer self service stations and fill up your car yourself? . I suppose there are still some small independent petrol stations around still which have an attendant to fill you up, but id say its nearly all died out now these days. Must be nice if you go out in a nice prestige suit and not having to touch a greasy/grimy petrol thingy or if its cold or raining and just want to stay in a nice warm dry car.

The Petrol Pumps at Christies Supermarket on Pearse RD in Sligo,
still offer an attendant service

Valetta · 01-02-2016 9:30pm

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

was talking to someone the other day about when you used to pull into a Petrol Station there used to be an attendant to fill your car up with fuel and take your money. You didnt even have to get out of the car! - would you like to see those days and that service back? - or do you prefer self service stations and fill up your car yourself? . I suppose there are still some small independent petrol stations around still which have an attendant to fill you up, but id say its nearly all died out now these days. Must be nice if you go out in a nice prestige suit and not having to touch a greasy/grimy petrol thingy or if its cold or raining and just want to stay in a nice warm dry car.

Would you be prepared to pay higher prices for the service?

I wouldn't .

fleet_admiral · 01-02-2016 9:30pm

Sir Osis of Liver. wrote: »

Do women shake the petrol pump after filling up or is it just a man thing?

I kick it;)

dxhound2005 · 01-02-2016 9:30pm

Before rounding, people buying petrol self service had already embraced the concept. They would offer €30 for €30.03 or €30.05 worth of petrol. Probably wouldn't get that perk from an attendant.

PTH2009 · 01-02-2016 9:30pm

anyone see the pat short movie Garage

powerful movie and shows the death of these independent petrol stations

McDermotX · 01-02-2016 9:31pm

Much prefer it when I'm able to pull in and order some fella to fill it up petroleum distillate and re-vulcanize my tires...post-haste.

Ally Dick · 01-02-2016 9:33pm

PTH2009 wrote: »

anyone see the pat short movie Garage

powerful movie and shows the death of these independent petrol stations

You spelt the name wrong. It was called Garbage

Andy From Sligo · 01-02-2016 9:33pm

when i moved to sligo in the 90's there were hardly any self service petrol stations, I think if i remember right most of them had an attendant ... and not only that the attendant would come out of their booths with a lit fag , puffing away whilst they filled up your car with juice lol :eek:

Guy:Incognito · 01-02-2016 9:34pm

I dont like people I know touching my car, nevermind strangers.

AllGunsBlazing · 01-02-2016 9:39pm

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

when i moved to sligo in the 90's there were hardly any self service petrol stations, I think if i remember right most of them had an attendant ... and not only that the attendant would come out of their booths with a lit fag , puffing away whilst they filled up your car with juice lol :eek:

You remember wrong. The vast majority went self-service in the 80's.

samsid · 01-02-2016 9:42pm

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

when i moved to sligo in the 90's there were hardly any self service petrol stations, I think if i remember right most of them had an attendant ... and not only that the attendant would come out of their booths with a lit fag , puffing away whilst they filled up your car with juice lol :eek:

actually back in the nineties in Sligo all the garages on the main rd(Pearse Rd)
barring the Esso one had attendants, which as you say was self service

RoyalMarine · 01-02-2016 9:44pm

I worked as one from 16-18 years old while in school. I'm 31 so it wasn't that long ago..

Got paid 8 an hour back then too.

Ant695 · 01-02-2016 9:45pm

A good few around Letterkenny still have attendants anyways.

Greenmachine · 01-02-2016 9:46pm

AllGunsBlazing wrote: »

You remember wrong. The vast majority went self-service in the 80's.

Last place I remember seeing an attendant as a kid was the esso in Clane, Co. Kildare. Don't remember ever seeing 1 anywhere in Dublin. Could just be we were in the Clane one, more often than others who provided the service.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 01-02-2016 9:47pm

Definitely self service. I've had too many cars dented and scratch, in the good old days, by pump attendants. I prefer to fill her up myself anyway.

Andy From Sligo · 01-02-2016 9:50pm

With elf n safety gone mad lately these days i am so surprised they still let us peasants of the general public anywhere near a volatile substance such as petrol/fuel - I mean a highly explosive liquid, damaging to the enviroment if you spill it on the floor (let alone claims from public where they have slipped up on spilt fuel) getting high on the toxic fumes - tell ye what if there was a big rush on people spilling fuel down their good gear and sending the dry cleaning bill to the petrol station they might think again about getting the attendants back

jimbis · 01-02-2016 9:54pm

No thanks, not since on of those lads filled my van with petrol instead of diesel :mad:.
Even before that I'd regard them the same as those 'attendants' in pub/club toilets. Stay away from me I can look after myself

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ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 01-02-2016 9:56pm

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

With elf n safety gone mad lately these days i am so surprised they still let us peasants of the general public anywhere near a volatile substance such as petrol/fuel - I mean a highly explosive liquid, damaging to the enviroment if you spill it on the floor (let alone claims from public where they have slipped up on spilt fuel) getting high on the toxic fumes - tell ye what if there was a big rush on people spilling fuel down their good gear and sending the dry cleaning bill to the petrol station they might think again about getting the attendants back

If all those things happened then of course we would not be, nor want to be, filling our own fuel. But they don't

mikeym · 01-02-2016 9:59pm

My first proper job was a Petrol Pump Attendant in Maxol and I was paid £1.50 an hour.

I was 16 back then so they could get away with paying buttons to young lads.

I dont want to see Pump Attendants back because it increases the price of Petrol/Diesel.

oppenheimer1 · 01-02-2016 9:59pm

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

With elf n safety gone mad lately these days i am so surprised they still let us peasants of the general public anywhere near a volatile substance such as petrol/fuel - I mean a highly explosive liquid, damaging to the enviroment if you spill it on the floor (let alone claims from public where they have slipped up on spilt fuel) getting high on the toxic fumes - tell ye what if there was a big rush on people spilling fuel down their good gear and sending the dry cleaning bill to the petrol station they might think again about getting the attendants back

If I recall correctly, most were done away with possibly due to health and safety. Petrol contains benzene, a carcinogen, and pumping petrol all day long wasn't good for the attendants health.

Super-Rush · 01-02-2016 10:00pm

One of the petrol stations down here in Carlow has an attendant still.

He's not a million miles from Pat Shortts character in The Garage either.

Andy From Sligo · 01-02-2016 10:04pm

AllGunsBlazing wrote: »

You remember wrong......

oh well that dont surprise me

tayto lover · 01-02-2016 10:11pm

They want you to fill your own so that when you go in to pay you might buy something else. It's a business decision.

Andy From Sligo · 01-02-2016 10:12pm

samsid wrote: »

The Petrol Pumps at Christies Supermarket on Pearse RD in Sligo,
still offer an attendant service

cool! - Any extra charge for it? - or the petrol any dearer for it?

Squeeonline · 01-02-2016 10:12pm

I know a station in Galway that had an attendant a couple years ago at least. It was really busy and this really sped things up and increased their turnover a load I bet.

I didn't mind, though I am usually a bit antisocial when it comes to these kind of interactions.

Squeeonline · 01-02-2016 10:12pm

I know a station in Galway that had an attendant a couple years ago at least. It was really busy and this really sped things up and increased their turnover a load I bet.

I didn't mind, though I am usually a bit antisocial when it comes to these kind of interactions.

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