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Originally Posted by shilala
Weeze and I stopped at Sheetz (local convenience store) the other day to get gas and coffee. It was particularly nasty and cold and the wind was blowing and the kid at the next pump asked if he could borrow my pump first card because he didn't have his.
So I leant it to him.
When he handed it back he made mention that you couldn't even use a credit card first without the pump card, which isn't true, and I instantly smelled a weasel. I thought it over and put it out of my head because I try to think the best of people.
Today I got a letter from Sheetz. I owe them $55.18 for the gas he didn't pay for.
I had already gone over the repercussions of lending my pump card and had decided I'd not do it again if I were asked. I should have known better this time, but I'd probably still have done it as I've not been stung before and I like to help people out.
Sheetz probably has the kid's car on camera and I could chase this all over and get the cops involved, but it's easier to just pay the 55 bucks for my most recent lesson.
I've always said that every lesson I ever learned I've learned straight through my wallet, fortunately they're few and far between anymore.  |
Scott, always trust your instincts; they're usually more accurate and unbiased than intellect because they haven't been affected by the preconceptions of the conscious mind. Intellect can be fooled; instinct, almost never.