Getting Gas at a strange station

[low-key]

I hate it, my eyes looking all over the place, Im planning my escape, almost all gas stations are seedy places

 

[starry_solo]

Don't go at night!

 

[low-key]

Don't go at night!

what you mean better planning on when I need gas, I dont think so

 

[usnuzuloose]

I hate it, my eyes looking all over the place, Im planning my escape, almost all gas stations are seedy places

Okay , well not all gas stations are not seedy. I managed gas stations for 8 years. Now the areas may be in those types of places. Oh the story's I could tell...mine have been very entertaining.

 

[Disney_Alli]

I can see a gas station from my living room window and I don't live in a seedy area, just on a main road out of a subdivision. I also regularly stop for gas at odd hours (usually between 00:00 and 06:30) and never feel unsafe...

 

[Squirlz]

Carry a Zippo. Anyone messes douse them and flame on!

 

[ronandannette]

I can see a gas station from my living room window and I don't live in a seedy area, just on a main road out of a subdivision. I also regularly stop for gas at odd hours (usually between 00:00 and 06:30) and never feel unsafe...

There aren't very many places in this town I'd feel unsafe day or night; certainly not at well-lit gas stations in the 'burbs. We're lucky that way.

 

[kimblebee]

There aren't very many places in this town I'd feel unsafe day or night; certainly not at well-lit gas stations in the 'burbs. We're lucky that way.

We have certain areas of town where I wouldn’t choose to go to a gas station at night but if I had to, I would. I’m saying this sincerely, it must suck to live somewhere where you don’t ever feel safe.

 

[fla4fun]

what you mean better planning on when I need gas, I dont think so

Well, that’s why you end up in unknown gas stations looking over your shoulder. I start planning my next gas stop at a half tank and usually get to go to the same station (unless I am on a road trip). I work a schedule where it’s dark going to work and a lot of times it’s dark going home too, so I go to a well lit station with a lot of people around as opposed to having to make a stop in a less desirable location. Of course, I have kind of a long commute so it isn’t a good idea for me to let the tank get too low anyway or I could get stuck where there are no stations in sight for miles.

 

[PollyannaMom]

I'm a creature of habit, and almost always go to one of the same two stations, at about 1/4 of a tank. (Thankfully, one is very close and the other is on my normal way home.)

DS needed gas just the other day, and had to ask me how to do it without the Cumberland Farms card. - He's only had the car for a few months, and never got gas with cash anywhere else.

 

[RedAngie]

I hate it, my eyes looking all over the place, Im planning my escape, almost all gas stations are seedy places

You mean you'd be uncomfortable getting gas here? Looks clean and well lit to me.

 

[MrsCobraBubbles]

I think you're living in the wrong area! Although where I live I have to plan out my trips to the gas station because the 2 local ones close at 9:00 and 10:00 PM. Otherwise, I have to drive about 25 minutes to get to a 24 hour gas station, terrified that a deer is going to jump in front of my car at any moment on the dark roads.

 

[Jdbsfw]

Somebody post a pic of the gas station from “Texas Chainsaw Massacre”....I used to get the biscuits and gravy from a place just a notch above it....

 

[dish rag]

I think you're living in the wrong area! Although where I live I have to plan out my trips to the gas station because the 2 local ones close at 9:00 and 10:00 PM. Otherwise, I have to drive about 25 minutes to get to a 24 hour gas station, terrified that a deer is going to jump in front of my car at any moment on the dark roads.

I see you’re from Pittsburgh. My wife and I go there a few times a year and stay in the city and make day trips hiking out in the mountains. It’s very much a pain to get gasoline in that area. It just seems hard to find places. It’s like going back in time.

 

[Adelle Dazeem]

Get an electric car so you don't have to worry about gas stations anymore.

 

[Ben E N]

This guy is a bit crude, but kind of wraps up the feeling most have about pulling into gas stations late at night. He's a strength coach who also promotes being "Jailhouse Strong" to give you an idea what image he is going for.

 

[MrsCobraBubbles]

I see you’re from Pittsburgh. My wife and I go there a few times a year and stay in the city and make day trips hiking out in the mountains. It’s very much a pain to get gasoline in that area. It just seems hard to find places. It’s like going back in time.

Glad you like Pittsburgh! I'm actually in a rural suburb, about 45 minutes from the outer parts of the city if there's no traffic on the Parkway. My town truly is like going back in time though; one of the two gas stations is full-service, the old men like to hang out in the service station on chairs that are straight out of the 1950's. The whole place feels like a set from the Andy Griffith show! Southwestern PA is a great place to live, and I agree the city of Pittsburgh is kind of old-fashioned, but isn't that part of it's charm? It's a city of neighborhoods.

 

[LongLiveRafiki]

I live in a smaller town and there's a gas station within walking distance from my house. This had always seemed like a safe town (though about an hour in every direction has some big cities with sketchy areas), and I used to drive to the gas station quite a bit at night. The guys who work there all know me and I never used to feel unsafe... Until about a year ago when they were robbed. The scariest part to me was I was in there maybe 30 mins before it happened, plus the police dogs followed his scent to my small, dead end road that nobody ever notices unless they're looking for it. I remember hearing a car peeling out and dogs barking. It scared me at first when I realized I'd forgotten to lock the door, but then I saw flashing lights and assumed it was an ambulance since they've been called a few times for a neighbor. The next day, I heard about what happened and it sent chills down my spine.

Even traditionally safe, low crime areas have the potential to be dangerous. While I'm not afraid to go out to places even at night, I try to always be aware of my surroundings.

 

[jerseygal]

LongliveRafiki..Scary! Agreed, even the safest towns today, something can happen. I personally try not to get gas later in the evening. Have you seen videos on the news where a customer is pumping their gas, the car doors are unlocked, purse is on the seat, and someone either pulls up quickly gets out, steals the purse from front seat and speeds away? We always lock our car doors when we are getting gas and don't live a purse or wallet out on seat. Try to take safety precautions!

 

[willowsnn3]

I usually fill up at Sam's which is halfway between my home & my job. Usually mid morning and always lots of other cars in line there.

If late night, I would find somewhere like QT or Racetrac which are pretty busy & well lit.

That being said, there are quite a few stations in my county that I wouldn't stop at in the broad daylight.