Popular Post Johnny Come Lately Name Posted January 19, 2015 Popular Post Share #1 Posted January 19, 2015 One of my first jobs was pumping gas. (Yeah, that long ago). One day I had a guy come in, ask for five bucks worth (yeah, back when $5 worth of gas would get you somewhere....). I pumped it, he handed me $3. I said "Uh...no, you said 'five'.." "No, I said 'three'”. My word against his and it wasn't like I could take the gas back out. The two bucks missing from the drawer was going to come out of my pay. He left and I was pretty disgusted with people in general. A few minutes later, a car with out-of-state plates and a camper came in. He asked for a fillup. I did and said "Ten dollars". He gave me a credit card, I rang it up and he left. A few minutes later, he came back. "Are you sure you charged me enough?" "Yeah. See, no one's been in since you and the pump still says $10" . He pointed to the other side of the pump and said "Yeah, but this side says $14". I told him I was sure which side I'd pumped from. He took his credit card receipt, wrote his name and address on it, stuck it in my shirt pocket and said "If you come up short, let me know and I'll send you the four bucks". You could have knocked me over with a feather. From one extreme to the other in a matter of minutes. To this day, I've tried to be that guy. A simple thing he did and it had a profound effect on me. You never know how the little things you do will ripple through someone else's life. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted January 19, 2015 Share #2 Posted January 19, 2015 Well this story is a F_in ray of sunshine. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted January 19, 2015 Share #3 Posted January 19, 2015 Cool story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted January 19, 2015 Share #4 Posted January 19, 2015 Well, I never heard from you, so I assumed you didn't need the four bucks. Do you need me to send you two for that other jerk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted January 19, 2015 Share #5 Posted January 19, 2015 Wait, I assumed FnRoS became the first guy. No? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zealot Posted January 19, 2015 Share #6 Posted January 19, 2015 Very cool, Sunshine. And very true. Glad you recalled it and shared it here. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Come Lately Name Posted January 19, 2015 Author Share #7 Posted January 19, 2015 Wait, I assumed FnRoS became the first guy. No? Well I learned how to get really cheap gas, but it's kind of a moot point, since everything is self serve now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted January 19, 2015 Share #8 Posted January 19, 2015 I think you may have a heart in there to remember a thing like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Come Lately Name Posted January 19, 2015 Author Share #9 Posted January 19, 2015 I think you may have a heart in there to remember a thing like this. Let's not get all crazy now.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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