Originally Posted by 99civic_love
I'm like, "what a dumbass," and the attendant tells me that just cost the guy $3,000. at first i thought he was screwing around, but then he goes on to explain that its a $500 fine for leaving your engine running, $300 for talking on your cell phone at the pump (which he was also doing), and $1500 for both the driver and the station, but since it wasn't the gas station's fault the guy gets to pay all of it.
Ouch, just because some attendant couldn't earn their fraction of minimum wage, some guy who wanted to pump his own gas has to pay $3000? What if they make you wait 15 min longer than needed, forget your gas cap, or spill gas on your paint? Do you get to charge the station an exorbitant fee?
Actually, are you expected to tip them? Also, are there signs at the stations telling people they aren't allowed to pump their own gas?