In article <11EEFA4B6844D511A0E70008C71E9F018F3999@ABDEXH01>, Richard
Gosling <richard.gosling@exprogroup.com> writes
>Hey, at least there's a choice in much of the States!
>
>In Europe petrol pump attendants disappeared about 20 years ago. Most
>people now probably don't even remember what it was like to have someone
>operate the pump for them. It's a problem for the driving disabled, as
>there some petrol stations will send someone out (presumably the till
>attendant, leaving everyone else waiting and locked out of the shop) if they
>honk their horn, but even these are few and far between.
There are still a few places in UK where there are petrol pump
attendants. I remember calling in on a petrol station a year or so
ago, and being gobsmacked when someone came out to operate the pump for
me. Irritatingly, I can't remember where it was! I think the shock
must have been too much for my brain...
ATB
--
Mike
Michael Hargreave Mawson, author of "Eyewitness in the Crimea"
http://www.greenhillbooks.com/booksheets/eyewitness_in_the_crimea.html
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