Read that as “country” and was confused, because this is a very 'Murican thing. Not saying it doesn’t exist at all elsewhere, just that it seems to be extremely common in the US and not so anywhere else. There would be riots in a lot of countries if they even tried this.
My small rural town, which is clearly thee more smaller and ruraler than thou… still has a 1970s style pump with the big flip up handles and you have to stop it yourself and the numbers are on a physical wheel that rolls. Better think twice before claiming rural there city boi!!
Maeve@kbin.earth 8 hours ago
Which don't? My whole, small, rural county has them at every pump.
M137@lemmy.today 5 hours ago
Read that as “country” and was confused, because this is a very 'Murican thing. Not saying it doesn’t exist at all elsewhere, just that it seems to be extremely common in the US and not so anywhere else. There would be riots in a lot of countries if they even tried this.
Maeve@kbin.earth 5 hours ago
🤣 it happens.
USians don't riot.
TronBronson@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
We do black friday mob shopping instead
TronBronson@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
My small rural town, which is clearly thee more smaller and ruraler than thou… still has a 1970s style pump with the big flip up handles and you have to stop it yourself and the numbers are on a physical wheel that rolls. Better think twice before claiming rural there city boi!!
Maeve@kbin.earth 4 hours ago
We had a store like that, but it closed a couple of years ago. It was also the highest priced gas for the three closest stores.
humorlessrepost@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
In my area it’s only the major chains. The privately owned ones don’t, but I think that’s just because their pumps are too old.
Maeve@kbin.earth 6 hours ago
Oh. We have independently owned, but they play ads, too. I wonder if they get an incentive compensation for doing that.
Thank you for replying.
TronBronson@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
Of course they get paid to blare ads
Lexam@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
Quicktrip doesn’t have them, and I don’t believe Casey’s uses them.
Maeve@kbin.earth 6 hours ago
🤯The QTs a few villages over in either direction here have them!
Lexam@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
Oh suck!