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MrNutt · 2011-01-17T11:21:12Z

So, there I am, at the petrol station, Sunday lunchtime. Just filled up the car and my trusty aid was in the shop queuing to pay for the fuel, as I drive a Morris I have to stop a little farther forward of the pump than a car with the filler cap on the side but I've never considered that a problem, until yesterday. I'm sat in the car minding my own business, looking around as you do, I notice that three out of the eight pumps are empty then a silver VW repmobile pulls up behind me. Then I see the driver waving his hands at me and mouthing something which appears to be "MOVE FORWARDS, MOVE, MOVE" so I turn my head to look at him and mouth "WHAT?" he then begins to wave at me as if to say "begone, get out of my way", I look to the empty pump to my left and to the other empty pumps to my right and point at them, at this he starts getting more aggressive so I clearly mouth the words "FXCK OFF" at him. I see something snap in his tiny mind and he undoes his seat belt, now I'm thinking "This MXTHERFXKER is about to get a petrol enema if he goes for his door", sure enough he opens his door. Like a gun goes off in my head I open my door, jump out the car and start towards him, now he's shorter than me by about 5 inches but broader and overweight, "MOVE YOUR FXCKING CAR" he proclaims, I reply "MY FRIEND IS IN THEIR PAYING, USE ANOTHER FXCKING PUMP" he retorts "MOVE FORWARD", I reply "FXCK YOU, USE ANOTHER PUMP, WE'VE NOT PAID YET YOU CAN'T USE THIS ONE", he replies "FXCK YOU", Now I know I can tear him a new one so I start towards him, no doubt with a face full of murderous intent. He jumps back in his car and shuts the door. I stop, figure he's retreated, he can sit in his car and pxss himself, I get back into my car listening to him half shouting through his fractionally open window "MOVE THAT PIECE OF SHIT", and I figure, the guy is a prxck I'll ignore him now, my humble assistant returns from paying and I drive off giving him the finger as I go. Now, what the hell was that all about? after you've filled up do you move your car forward to let a waiting behind you to start filling up? its always been my understanding that the pump is still assigned to your car till you've paid for it? otherwise when filling up a jerry can you'd have to pay twice? thats never happened to me, was this guy just being a complete tool? I would genuinely have stepped up to the mark and given him a proper hiding if he'd not got back into his car, purely on the basis that he, whoever the hell he is, has no god given right to tell me what to do or bully me into doing what he says. I dunno, I'm not actually conflicted over this, if it happened again then I'd do the same, I don't go looking for trouble but if it finds me I'm not gonna back down. That said I remember his face & his car... perhaps I should look into some kind of anger management, what do you think?

CharlieMungus

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Excelent two stereotypes for the price of one BARGAIN

Are you Scots?

Posted : 17/01/2011 6:16 pm

markenduro

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Mr Nutt, sounds like you met your namesake.

Any pictures of the minor? It might spur me on to finish mine that has been sat in the garage since I moved here 8 years ago...
I used to have a moggy traveller as a daily driver until about 10 years ago, it had disc brakes and a 1275 engine with 5speed gearbox and was a bundle of laughs to drive.

Posted : 17/01/2011 6:36 pm

parkesie

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Simple solution Pay at pump and **** orf.

Posted : 17/01/2011 6:37 pm

CharlieMungus

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Petrol stations should take PayPal

Posted : 17/01/2011 6:39 pm

Mikeypies

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so all tall blokes are placid and mild mannered

and all short men have a complex about it

nice stereotyping

what are guys inbettween ? a crazy and dangerous mixture who could be in either camp ?

and where are the demarkations just for clarity

I'm just curious

Posted : 17/01/2011 7:05 pm

MrNutt

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I think there's some pictures of the mog on my farcebook page www.facebook.com/oldghosts I'll add ya if you let me know its you. And yep its a hoot to drive, had it sideways on a roundabout earlier 😀

what are guys inbettween ? a crazy and dangerous mixture who could be in either camp ?

you called? 😀

Posted : 17/01/2011 10:21 pm

Junkyard

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Are you Scots?

Yes Now I have three from two posters it is just keeps giving

Posted : 17/01/2011 11:20 pm

Elfinsafety

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I am tiny, and very, very nasty, so the stereotype must be true.

5' 4 1/2", 134 lbs. About 9.5/10 on the Don Logan Scale of nastiness.

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NO!!!

Actually the most violent and aggressive men I've ever encountered have been proper big fellers. I'm a faster runner though....

Posted : 17/01/2011 11:43 pm

robdob

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Great pic Elf, he was no chuffin' Gandhi in that film!!!

I can't understand why the OP didn't just ignore him - why act like an imbecile, was it really worth it? I just smile and wave , smile and wave. 🙂

Posted : 17/01/2011 11:55 pm

Elfinsafety

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Wunundred!

Shooduv leapt up on his bonnet and done a poo on his windscreen then done a dance in the style of Pan's People to 'Enter Sandman'.

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Posted : 17/01/2011 11:57 pm

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after you've filled up do you move your car forward to let a waiting behind you to start filling up?

Yes, that's what I do.

Posted : 29/01/2011 11:21 pm

MrNutt

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well done, I don't.

Posted : 29/01/2011 11:23 pm

iain1775

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he's shorter than me by about 5 inches but broader and overweight

I may be a bit short but Im not overweight. 😉

Posted : 29/01/2011 11:32 pm

MrNutt

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That doesn't explain the high blood pressure, the unfortunate pump selection or belief that you have the right to tell me what to do. 😉

Posted : 29/01/2011 11:35 pm

aracer

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Separated at birth?
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Ben Kingsley

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Marco Pantani

Posted : 29/01/2011 11:50 pm

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