An old habit that died hard for you

Biodegradable

Ever have a habit that you thought you could get away with, but that you got too used to and eventually paid the price for? One of my habits for example is that I sneak into a swimming pool free of charge when the barrier is down for kids swimming lessons. But I always keep my witts about me when doing so.

I remember when I worked in a petrol station recently, we were supposed to look out the window to make sure that the person wasn't smoking or on the phone, before we released the pumps. At certain points in time during the day (with 6 pumps) when it would get busy, it would be too stressful to look out the window before releasing the pump with everything else to focus on at the till. And every time a pump needed to be released there would be an annoying alarm that would sound. All I was concerned about was turning off that bloody alarm as soon as I could.

But one day the manager was floating serving at the tills serving customers. I continued doing as I always did. So what must have happened is the she be looking out the window to see a pump and I'd have it released before she could. She'd then look over and see that I couldn't have possibly seen. When she said it to me she acted like I didn't know. I felt like saying "no, I'm not that stupid, I'd just rather take my chances".

hairyprincess

Jaysus

Zaph

corner of hells

Biodegradable wrote: »

I remember when I worked in a petrol station recently, we were supposed to look out the window to make sure that the person wasn't smoking or on the phone, before we released the pumps. At certain points in time during the day (with 6 pumps) when it would get busy, it would be too stressful to look out the window before releasing the pump with everything else to focus on at the till. And every time a pump needed to be released there would be an annoying alarm that would sound. All I was concerned about was turning off that bloody alarm as soon as I could.

But one day the manager was floating serving at the tills serving customers. I continued doing as I always did. So what must have happened is the she be looking out the window to see a pump and I'd have it released before she could. She'd then look over and see that I couldn't have possibly seen. When she said it to me she acted like I didn't know. I felt like saying "no, I'm not that stupid, I'd just rather take my chances".

Have you ever given any thought to writing for a living ?

Zaph

corner of hells wrote: »

Have you ever given any thought to writing for a living ?

Don't encourage them!

nthclare

Sounds like the op has been outside around a few too many pumps

mfceiling

Wait a minute...So you're saying it was you all along?

Badly Drunk Boy

So it wasn't a nun getting the petrol?

corner of hells

Zaph wrote: »

Don't encourage them!

Them ? You mean there's more than one of him ?

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

nthclare wrote: »

Sounds like the op has been outside around a few too many pumps

Panthro

Hah!
That's gas.

Jimmy_Conway

Is this another job you got sacked from OP?

Montage of Feck

That,s nothing OP I had a far more harrowing experience of working in a petrol station in Detroit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fdyyps2wmd4

Ficheall

Zaph wrote: »

Don't encourage them!

Could be another padraiggg.

Edgware

Probably more interested in pumping the manager

Biodegradable

hairyprincess wrote: »

Jaysus

Don't get distracted by my story. I want to hear of your old habit that you got caught out for.

Leg End Reject

Biodegradable wrote: »

Don't get distracted by my story. I want to hear of your old habit that you got caught out for.

Reading ridiculous threads.

Pauliedragon

Biodegradable wrote: »

Don't get distracted by my story. I want to hear of your old habit that you got caught out for.

I used to sniff petrol. Sounds like we have something in common.

jaxxx

Wait, is this the title of the 6th Die Hard movie? Old Habits Die Hard? Or is it the 7th. I lost count after 4.

Soulsun

corner of hells wrote: »

Have you ever given any thought to writing for a living ?

Cracker

buried

"No $hit lady, does it sound like I'm ordering a f**kin pizza???"

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

jaxxx wrote: »

Wait, is this the title of the 6th Die Hard movie? Old Habits Die Hard? Or is it the 7th. I lost count after 4.

ToddyDoody

I suppose, if I had to contribute, I'd say having 2 bars of chocolate a day. Had to give it up when the third chin started to grow.

Ten of Swords

Pump Wars

twowheelsonly

"Too stressful to look out the window...."

I'm just glad you're not in my job OP

Force Carrier

Mobile phones in a petrol station. Crazy stuff.

It just takes one little whatsapp message and the whole forecourt would have gone up like Nagasaki.

Soulsun

Force Carrier wrote: »

Mobile phones in a petrol station. Crazy stuff.

It just takes one little whatsapp message and the whole forecourt would have gone up like Nagasaki.

I’ve seen this happen over in Kuwait

buried

Gone up like the Nakatomi Supermacs Plaza Forecourt

Biodegradable

twowheelsonly wrote: »

"Too stressful to look out the window...."

I'm just glad you're not in my job OP

No, you'd be chatting with a customer, and they'd be scanning about ten things while asking you to do lotto pay outs and get cigarettes, and then while all that would be going on, two pumped would be picked up at the same time outside. Can be stressful when your continuity is interrupted.

Biodegradable

Edgware wrote: »

Probably more interested in pumping the manager

Ha ha

punisher5112

Pulling my plum on the hour every hour a little bit like Sky news.....

Zaph

Ficheall wrote: »

Could be another padraiggg.

Dr. Bre

Who’s getting pumped?

ToddyDoody

Thick fcukers love the forecourt

Muahahaha

One bad habit I had was always driving into the car space at my old apartment complex instead of reversing into it so you can drive out forwards. Was in the car one day about to reverse out of it, checked the rear view mirror, was all clear and was about to hit the accelerator but first took a quick glance at the wing mirror (which I rarely do) and in that exact moment a two year old toddler walked right behind my bumper. I was literally a split second from rolling over her and would have had the death of a child on my conscious for life. From that day I quit the bad habit of driving into a car park space, now I always reverse in, no matter how tricky it is.

punisher5112

Muahahaha wrote: »

One bad habit I had was always driving into the car space at my old apartment complex instead of reversing into it so you can drive out forwards. Was in the car one day about to reverse out of it, checked the rear view mirror, was all clear and was about to hit the accelerator but first took a quick glance at the wing mirror (which I rarely do) and in that exact moment a two year old toddler walked right behind my bumper. I was literally a split second from rolling over her and would have had the death of a child on my conscious for life. From that day I quit the bad habit of driving into a car park space, now I always reverse in, no matter how tricky it is.

Ah sure adults do that all the time, blind spots remember blind spots.

colm_mcm

Who was that other poster that worked in a petrol station and had a load of weird threads?

punisher5112

colm_mcm wrote: »

Who was that other poster that worked in a petrol station and had a load of weird threads?

Worked in one but defo wasn't me....

ILoveYourVibes

dating/chasing losers.

pgj2015

Muahahaha wrote: »

One bad habit I had was always driving into the car space at my old apartment complex instead of reversing into it so you can drive out forwards. Was in the car one day about to reverse out of it, checked the rear view mirror, was all clear and was about to hit the accelerator but first took a quick glance at the wing mirror (which I rarely do) and in that exact moment a two year old toddler walked right behind my bumper. I was literally a split second from rolling over her and would have had the death of a child on my conscious for life. From that day I quit the bad habit of driving into a car park space, now I always reverse in, no matter how tricky it is.

do you have reversing sensors? i find them vital, the amount of idiot adults who walk right in behind you when you are reversing is ridiculous.

NeinNeinNein

OP, where is this exciting petrol station, I want to go there.

Standman

Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?

the beer revolu

Standman wrote: »

Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?

Wha???
I've tried and tried to find some sense in this but nothing. Is it randomly generated words?

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

Standman wrote: »

Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?

Yes, no and always is could be, you know?

Pherekydes

Interfering with armed robberies.

That old habit died hard with a vengeance.

That, and wearing string vests...

Jimmy_Conway

Standman wrote: »

Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?

K

Paulzx

Biodegradable wrote: »

Ever have a habit that you thought you could get away with, but that you got too used to and eventually paid the price for? One of my habits for example is that I sneak into a swimming pool free of charge when the barrier is down for kids swimming lessons. But I always keep my witts about me when doing so.

.

Did you end up in Arbour Hill with Tom Humphries for this one?

Biodegradable

Paulzx wrote: »

Did you end up in Arbour Hill with Tom Humphries for this one?

Nasty

NeinNeinNein

Standman wrote: »

Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?

**** the what?

Stacksofwacks

I took a similar shortcut in a previous job and it cost my company half a million pounds..follow procedure, theres a reason for everything even if you think its pointless

Biodegradable

Stacksofwacks wrote: »

I took a similar shortcut in a previous job and it cost my company half a million pounds.

Do tell?

Stacksofwacks wrote: »

follow procedure, there's a reason for everything even if you think its pointless

I have to question why the procedure is there. I think it's a matter of finding a way around things, but yet not getting too comfortable. i got too comfortable.

In our case it kind of was pointless because often there would be other vehicles blocking the sight of the person who was at the pump. What are you supposed to do in that case? If I was cheeky enough to ask the manager that, she would have had to fudge it. Two of the 6 pumps could not be seen from one of the two tills anyway.