Petrol Pump attendants

dlofnep

It dawned on me last night, I haven't seen a petrol pump attendant in years. Anyone seen one around as of late?

Ruu_Old

I remember they used to have booths in the middle of each petrol station for the attendant in bigger towns. Very, very rare to see one anymore.

ham_n_mustard

there's a station in kilrush, co clare thats attended. long way to go just for a look, though

baalthor

Some service stations still have them, on a sort-of ad-hoc basis.

If you're in Dublin 15, Tractamotors in Blanchardstown sometimes has a person who will fill your tank.

However most places these days have too many pumps to be able to employ full time attendants.

Run_to_da_hills

Sallynoggin service station has always had an attendant.

deman

Daley's in Lifford is still attended afaik. Always packed full as well.

hidinginthebush

There's a station you pass on not long after leaving Achill that's attended. I was there a few weeks ago and my god was it awkward!

[pull into station, get out, guy comes over and asks how much, then proceeds to throw the petrol in]

I was stood by him in awkward silence, unsure wether I was to stay there or get back into the car.

bullets

I was an attendant circa 93/94

Worked in a Petrol Station part time during my leaving cert year.
BP station got taken over by Statoil.

The boss was an asshole who Hired me to replace his Son (who was in my class) becuase he wanted the Son to study.....I studied during night shift at the Petrol station!

The Fecker used to make all the male staff across all shifts SHARE a single
statoil Jacket that was miles to big for me, and wear it and we needed to rush out and "attend" to Female Customers (sexist git he was) all the time trying to juggle with other paying customers and a shop/newsagents

Ironically that ****er fired me from the job because I vaulted over the counter one night and frisked a Kid who used to repeatedly rob the shop blind. It turned out his mother was a friend of the boss and her little Angel would never dream of robbing a shop.

Same Ass re-hired me when he was stuck for someone and I foolishly said yes. I forgot to lock up the oil one night and the next morning
got a phone call to say it was all robbed over night and that I needed to work off the money to re-pay them. I reckon to this day it was not robbed at all and that the fella that worked day shift took it himself, as stuff I had remembered to lock away such as Parking Discs at the time also apparently went missing.


~B

Run_to_da_hills

Petrol is a Class 1 inflammable fuel in the United States, if you are caught pouring it into your automobile in Oregon without a "fueling operations" certificate you can be fined up to $500. :eek:

Maybe this could be a good idea to have over here as it will bring on more employment.

http://www.lewrockwell.com/englund/englund33.html

MissRetro

There is one in Cappoquin, Co.Waterford. It has been maned by the same guy(owner) for as long as I can remember. You don't even have to get out of your car. Most of the petrol stations there were run in this way up until lately.. I think as the older generation died off or retired etc this custom went with them. Sad really, it used to always involve friendly chats between the customers and attendants in my experience.

Mike 1972

deman wrote: »

Daley's in Lifford is still attended afaik. Always packed full as well.

Ive noticed a lot of petrol stations located along the border still have them. Maybe its a deterrent against filling up and doing a runner across the border without paying

KrazeeEyezKilla

In the six years I've been driving I'd say I've only had to fill the car myself about 20-30 times. The only time I do it is if the attendent is busy with another car. One of the two places I use has a booth and they have to put on a switch in the booth before any petrol can come out.

L1011

Mike 1972 wrote: »

Ive noticed a lot of petrol stations located along the border still have them. Maybe its a deterrent against filling up and doing a runner across the border without paying

I wouldn't say its "common" but its definitely far more prevalant all across Donegal, even well away from the border (Glenties comes to mind as somewhere with it). Had a lad in Letterkenny come over when I was about three quarters of the way through on Friday also.

Although come to think of it, the only other place I can remember it recently is Castleblayney so there probably is some border prevalence to it.

KrazeeEyezKilla wrote: »

One of the two places I use has a booth and they have to put on a switch in the booth before any petrol can come out.

By law pumps here have to be enabled by an 'operator' before dispensing fuel, its just usually they're in the shop and very quick at noticing. And some places break the rules.

Same slightly surreal law bans the lock-off switch on petrol but not diesel pumps. Its usually taken off ALL pumps as a misinterpretation which is a right pain when you've got an 80 litre tank like an old company vehicle I had did!