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   CHRS: LATIN-1 2   
   TZUTC: -0700   
   TID: hpt/lnx 1.9 2022-07-03   
   Hello August,   
      
    AA> Turns out that in the last two weekends alone, some assholes   
    AA> filled up their tanks and just drove-off. Apparently the   
    AA> police/court system is so time-consuming that the station   
    AA> owners found little recourse to react except to force pre-   
    AA> payment. The station owner said that they lost $6000 due to   
    AA> drive-offs.   
      
   We have had to prepay here for as long as I can remember. It could be that gas   
   thieves are the reason.   
      
    AA> I settled with using my credit card (so that I had the   
    AA> privilege of having a variable fuel amount), but I still had to   
    AA> "go inside" to get my receipt.   :(   
      
   I use my debt card most of the time. I choose $50, my car seldom takes more   
   than around $40.00. They just withdraw the actual amount whatever it is even   
   though the pre-authorize for $50.00. It has never been a problem.   
      
    AA> Paying at the pump has a rather annoying system. The machines   
    AA> are programmed to force you to pre-select a maximum $-figure   
    AA> for the fill-up.  I wouldn't necessary know much extra I'd like   
    AA> to squeeze into the tank to declare that it's full.  At the   
    AA> $100 option I was close. Mine came to $89 (for 47.9L).   
      
    AA> Someone else told me about their first experience with the pre-   
    AA> pay system, and ended up paying too much for the fuel. They did   
    AA> NOT get the difference in cash.  Not sure how that is supposed   
    AA> to work.  I forget whether they paid in cash or debit.   
      
   I've never had that happen to me but not all merchants are created equal.   
      
    Ttyl :-),   
            Al   
      
   ... Always look out for #1 and be careful not to step in #2.   
   --- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5-b20220504   
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