# Are you freaking KIDDING me, or are you that stupid? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 12, 2011, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-freaking-kidding-me-or-are-you-that-stupid/571159 "2011-02-12T20:57:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2011, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-freaking-kidding-me-or-are-you-that-stupid/571159/41 "2011-02-13T19:54:17Z")
> [@MikB](#): > > The reason being the gas in the hose is already past the meter. Huh? It evens out; you get some (very little) gas at the beginning that the last person paid for, and leave some (very little) gas at the end that you paid for. Out of curiousity, how much gas did you manage to get out of the hoses? In my experience, gas hoses that will stretch across the car aren’t as common as they used to be. I don’t know if it’s because stations want to save money on three or four feet of extra hose that is rarely needed, or a safety measure, or what. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2011, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-freaking-kidding-me-or-are-you-that-stupid/571159/42 "2011-02-13T19:58:03Z")
WAG: it’s because manufacturers never put filler caps on the back of the vehicle anymore, so uber-long hoses aren’t really necessary. That, and gas stations are nearly all “standardized” now, with two (or more) rows of double sided pumps, meaning it’s fairly easy to pull up next to the pump on the right side. Back in the day, gas stations were smaller and more cramped, and there might only have been one way “in”. There are lots still like that in Britain, and imagine in the Northeast US, too. ---
**Author:** ![RaftPeople](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6f9a4e/32.png) [@RaftPeople](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RaftPeople)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2011, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-freaking-kidding-me-or-are-you-that-stupid/571159/43 "2011-02-13T20:12:46Z")
> [@Critical1](#): > > what gas station on planet earth has pumps so close together that he could “switch it to the other pump” and solve the problem? no matter what she has to get back in her car and put the tank side up near the pump or at the least get closer so she can stretch the hose to the tank. I was wondering how long it would take for someone to point this out. I didn’t think about it until after I posted, and then when I thought about it there was only 1 station I could think of that is setup this way (it has a bunch of lanes each 1 car wide with pumps on both sides). Jokes on me! ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2011, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-freaking-kidding-me-or-are-you-that-stupid/571159/44 "2011-02-13T20:13:26Z")
> [@RaftPeople](#): > > Well we better call the waaaaaaaambulance. > > Aren’t you getting paid to hit the 4 buttons that will switch it to the other pump? > > Is hitting 4 buttons really harder than having her turn the car around? > > Isn’t she the customer? Have you ever been to a gas station, dumbass? No, there was no way for any hose from any pump to reach her tank. Joe ---
**Author:** ![fumster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9c0ed/32.png) [@fumster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fumster)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2011, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-freaking-kidding-me-or-are-you-that-stupid/571159/45 "2011-02-13T20:14:46Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > Have none of you ever _rented or borrowed_ a car? One that had the filler cap on the other side from what you’re used to? HGily carp I wish they’s put a sticker on the dash of rental cars saying what side the cap is on. ---
**Author:** ![RaftPeople](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6f9a4e/32.png) [@RaftPeople](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RaftPeople)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2011, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-freaking-kidding-me-or-are-you-that-stupid/571159/46 "2011-02-13T20:17:37Z")
> [@wheresgeorge04](#): > > Have you ever been to a gas station, dumbass? No, there was no way for any hose from any pump to reach her tank. > > Joe Sounds like a poor design if there are no hoses that can reach the gas tanks. ---
**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2011, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-freaking-kidding-me-or-are-you-that-stupid/571159/47 "2011-02-13T20:18:03Z")
You could have suggested to her to just open a window on each side of the car and run the hose thru the car to the filler side. (If you think she knows how to open the windows). That’s what firefighters do when they have to connect a hose to a hydrant behind a parked car. But they don’t need to “open” the windows, they break them out. ---
**Author:** ![RaftPeople](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6f9a4e/32.png) [@RaftPeople](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RaftPeople)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2011, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-freaking-kidding-me-or-are-you-that-stupid/571159/48 "2011-02-13T20:19:17Z")
> [@Ignatz](#): > > You could have suggested to her to just open a window on each side of the car and run the hose thru the car to the filler side. (If you think she knows how to open the windows). That’s what firefighters do when they have to connect a hose to a hydrant behind a parked car. But they don’t need to “open” the windows, they break them out. Or told her to just poor it straight on the engine, that works too. ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2011, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-freaking-kidding-me-or-are-you-that-stupid/571159/49 "2011-02-13T20:25:37Z")
> [@wheresgeorge04](#): > > Have you ever been to a gas station, dumbass? No, there was no way for any hose from any pump to reach her tank. > > Joe Just saw your other post - sorry to pile on. Joe ---
**Author:** ![TravisFromOR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cc9497/32.png) [@TravisFromOR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TravisFromOR)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2011, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-freaking-kidding-me-or-are-you-that-stupid/571159/50 "2011-02-13T20:27:02Z")
> [@RaftPeople](#): > > Sounds like a poor design if there are no hoses that can reach the gas tanks. Huh? That string of words you put together makes no sense. ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2011, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-freaking-kidding-me-or-are-you-that-stupid/571159/51 "2011-02-13T20:29:02Z")
> [@wheresgeorge04](#): > > Have you ever been to a gas station, dumbass? No, there was no way for any hose from any pump to reach her tank. > > Joe > [@RaftPeople](#): > > Sounds like a poor design if there are no hoses that can reach the gas tanks. Now I’m glad I piled on after your apology… Joe ---
**Author:** ![RaftPeople](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6f9a4e/32.png) [@RaftPeople](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RaftPeople)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2011, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-freaking-kidding-me-or-are-you-that-stupid/571159/52 "2011-02-13T20:30:47Z")
> [@wheresgeorge04](#): > > Just saw your other post - sorry to pile on. > > Joe There are no “sorry’s” in the pit! It’s all fun. ---
**Author:** ![MikB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b2d939/32.png) [@MikB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikB)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2011, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-freaking-kidding-me-or-are-you-that-stupid/571159/53 "2011-02-13T20:33:46Z")
[quote=“Frank, post:41, topic:571159”] Huh? It evens out; you get some (very little) gas at the beginning that the last person paid for, and leave some (very little) gas at the end that you paid for. Out of curiousity, how much gas did you manage to get out of the hoses? We got enough to drive around for about another 25 minutes to find an open gas station. In that time there was not so many 24 hour stations. ---
**Author:** ![RaftPeople](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6f9a4e/32.png) [@RaftPeople](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RaftPeople)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2011, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-freaking-kidding-me-or-are-you-that-stupid/571159/54 "2011-02-13T20:33:47Z")
> [@TravisFromOR](#): > > Huh? > > That string of words you put together makes no sense. Ok, let me try again: Sounds like a poor design if there are no hoses that can reach the gas tanks. Do you disagree? You think that having hoses that can’t reach the gas tanks is a good design? ---
**Author:** ![RaftPeople](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6f9a4e/32.png) [@RaftPeople](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RaftPeople)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2011, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-freaking-kidding-me-or-are-you-that-stupid/571159/55 "2011-02-13T20:35:01Z")
> [@wheresgeorge04](#): > > Now I’m glad I piled on after your apology… > > Joe Again, it’s all fun. ---
**Author:** ![TravisFromOR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cc9497/32.png) [@TravisFromOR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TravisFromOR)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2011, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-freaking-kidding-me-or-are-you-that-stupid/571159/56 "2011-02-13T20:35:54Z")
> [@RaftPeople](#): > > Ok, let me try again: > > Sounds > like > a > poor > design > if > there > are > no > hoses > that > can > reach > the > gas > tanks. > Do you disagree? You think that having hoses that can’t reach the gas tanks is a good design? You are still not making any sense. Using a bigger font won’t help. ---
**Author:** ![RaftPeople](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6f9a4e/32.png) [@RaftPeople](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RaftPeople)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2011, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-freaking-kidding-me-or-are-you-that-stupid/571159/57 "2011-02-13T20:38:20Z")
> [@TravisFromOR](#): > > You are still not making any sense. Using a bigger font won’t help. Ok, let’s start with the basics to break this communications impasse: 1. Do you know what a gas tank is? 2. Do you know what a hose is? ---
**Author:** ![TravisFromOR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cc9497/32.png) [@TravisFromOR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TravisFromOR)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2011, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-freaking-kidding-me-or-are-you-that-stupid/571159/58 "2011-02-13T20:40:41Z")
> [@RaftPeople](#): > > Ok, let’s start with the basics to break this communications impasse: > > 1. Do you know what a gas tank is? > 2. Do you know what a hose is? Now you’re being condescending. Here’s the thing. The hoses would have reached had she pulled to the proper side of the pump. That doesn’t seem like a piss-poor design to me. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2011, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-freaking-kidding-me-or-are-you-that-stupid/571159/59 "2011-02-13T20:42:35Z")
If I put my computer in the middle of the living room, the AC adaptor cord won’t reach any of the power outlets. I’m suing my home builder for their deficient design. ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2011, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-freaking-kidding-me-or-are-you-that-stupid/571159/60 "2011-02-13T20:42:42Z")
> [@TravisFromOR](#): > > You are still not making any sense. Using a bigger font won’t help. **DaftPeople** is choosing to read my post literally, not understanding the implied "no hose can reach her tank **without her moving the car**. Joe [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-freaking-kidding-me-or-are-you-that-stupid/571159.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-freaking-kidding-me-or-are-you-that-stupid/571159.md?page=4)