Casey PeelMar 18

I have survived putting gas in the car in Oregon.

Me: "hi, full it up with regular please" <oh shit, do they take fuel points here? I'd have to give him my phone number. Fuck that, no. Crap, I wanted to clean the windshield. Can I do that? Does he? Would I have to tip him? Fuck it, I can still see though it.>

WTF, Oregon, why do you hate introverts? Almost as bad as making a phone call. If I could make it through OR without filling up I would.

Show threadCasey Peel6d ago
I'm just a little south of Portland grabbing lunch. Luckily I have enough gas to get over the WA border into Vancouver and don't have to deal with the nightmare that is force-all-motorists-to-interact-with-strangers Oregon /again/.
Show threadIsaac Watson 6d ago
@gairdeachas having been raise in that state this makes me giggle incessantly, but I feel you! Also frustrating when there aren’t enough attendants to keep up with the volume of vehicles and you’re impatient and at a pump and just WAITING for them to come around to you. I could have started this myself already!
Show threadCasey Peel6d ago

@ibwatson

@datasaurus is a New Jersian, New Jerseyite?, and is also unable to comprehend how utterly stressful and /weird/ this whole thing is for me. Y'all can tease me about it next time we're together 😅

Show threadDaniel Nidzgorski6d ago
@gairdeachas @ibwatson Now that you've said more about what's stressful for you, you don't need teasing, you need coaching! Those of us who grew up with it have a script for these interactions. Whereas you don't. It sounds like getting that sort of a script would be super helpful so it's no longer a bunch of stressful questions and trying to figure it out!
Show threadCasey Peel
@datasaurus @ibwatson but I've already found a solution: buy an EV!
Mar 20 at 12:54amWeb
Show threadIsaac Watson 6d ago
@gairdeachas @datasaurus