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   It is peak season for the summer vacations/holidays here in     
   Ontario. The Muskokas, Haliburton, and Algonquin areas are the   
   destinations most people choose to escape to. This afternoon,     
   Sunday Jul 31, I needed to fill up my vehicle with fuel and was     
   surprised to find that the pumps at my usual stations were   
   PRE-PAY inside only" or via valid credit card at the pump.   
      
   Turns out that in the last two weekends alone, some assholes     
   filled up their tanks and just drove-off. Apparently the     
   police/court system is so time-consuming that the station     
   owners found little recourse to react except to force pre-    
   payment. The station owner said that they lost $6000 due to     
   drive-offs.   
      
   I settled with using my credit card (so that I had the     
   privilege of having a variable fuel amount), but I still had to     
   "go inside" to get my receipt.   :(   
      
   Paying at the pump has a rather annoying system. The machines     
   are programmed to force you to pre-select a maximum $-figure     
   for the fill-up.  I wouldn't necessary know much extra I'd like     
   to squeeze into the tank to declare that it's full.  At the     
   $100 option I was close. Mine came to $89 (for 47.9L).   
      
   Someone else told me about their first experience with the pre-    
   pay system, and ended up paying too much for the fuel. They did     
   NOT get the difference in cash.  Not sure how that is supposed     
   to work.  I forget whether they paid in cash or debit.   
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     ../|ug   
      
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