# Filling your car with gas while it's still running - Pet peeve

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [January 21, 2013, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/filling-your-car-with-gas-while-its-still-running-pet-peeve/647917 "2013-01-21T16:58:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2013, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/filling-your-car-with-gas-while-its-still-running-pet-peeve/647917/77 "2013-02-27T22:24:35Z")

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> [@epbrown01](#):
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> Why would someone carry their spare key around?

What good is a spare if you don’t have it when you need it?

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