I had thought that I might well have fulfilled my quota of nitwits menacing the local roads and that thought lasted all of about five minutes after dropping off Katie and heading over to the BJ’s petrol station as the Traverse was definitely suggesting that a fuller tank would be infinitely preferable than walking in this chilly weather!
Normally there’s quite the queue to get into this petrol station which has two one-way entrances on either side of a rather small patch of ground near the liquified propane tanks and the tyre installation bays but somehow I managed to luck into getting the end pump straightaway.
Yay!
As I’m getting out to scan and dip the cards to activate the pump, a couple of pumps over you can see someone who either doesn’t get the operational concept of the station layout or is too bloody inconsiderate to care.
Three guesses and the first two don’t count as to which one I think is more likely.
Take your time! 😉
Anywho, the idea is that you enter the station facing away from the LP tanks and then do a 180 degree turn to pick your petrol pump of choice. Once you’re done pumping, you exit through the opening in the centre of the station and then go along your merry way…or more likely, end up stuck in a tail-back of epic proportions because the design of the roads in White Oak was clearly the work of someone that hates people who actually want to enjoy driving and getting to where they wish to go efficiently!
That’s not what this person who I can do without chose.
Dead set he must have come in through the exit and the bonnet was pointed in the exact opposite direction of *EVERYONE ELSE* who was at the station and either pumping petrol into a car aimed in the direction indicated by the huge white arrows on the tarmac or patiently waiting for the pump which was closest to where their fuel inlet is located.
In fact, there was literally an arrow in front of his front driver’s side tyre clearly indicating the opposite direction. As in much less than a meter away from the tyre and plainly visible even to Mr Magoo!
Did that matter to this numpty who was nattering away on his mobile phone whilst pumping the petrol?
Nope.
And it wasn’t like he could have come in the proper way and be aimed in the direction of the exit as the hoses on these pumps do reach both sides of even large vehicles.
Couldn’t be bothered.
And once done, he proceeds to drive through several cars who came in the station the proper way to exit through one of the entrances closest to the Hallmark store.
Thank goodness no one was trying to enter the station at the same time he’s doing his best to show the world just how dumb and inconsiderate he is!
If the petrol station has the footprint to handle drivers approaching the pumps from both sides…then by all means, go for it.
But if it doesn’t or the traffic pattern is clearly one way (as it is at most of the club stores with attached petrol stations), then how about doing the rest of us a favour and get with the programme and mind the directions the arrows are telling you to go?!?