Is that a common thing? I’ve never driven past a Costco station where there wasn’t a pump available. I know the part about “30 minutes” is hyperbole, but I don’t think a bunch of cars congesting Costco stations instead of spreading out to other ones is an actual problem that’s regularly happening in reality.
Emissions go brrrr
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TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 1 day ago
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 1 day ago
No, this is not uncommon. I’ve been to multiple Costcos with very long waits in multiple states. If it’s a hyperbole, it’s only barely.
TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Interesting. I wonder if that gets more problematic very close to the Interstate or in very large cities.
errer@lemmy.world 1 day ago
It’s hyperbole for the most part. Only time I’ve ever seen lines longer than 5 minutes is in cases where pumps are out of order. Also most cars nowadays have stop-start batteries so you’re not idling much of the time.
mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 21 hours ago
very common (well, idk about the wait time of half an hour because I’ve never done this B’s) when prices are higher than usual
at least according to the local facebook groups of people asking which station has the 2c/L cheaper gas, because that singular dollar saved is apparently going to make all the difference in their life
ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
Depends on the area and time of day. Seattle rush hour you fuckin bet you might be there an hour
TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Taking that at face value: does the “to save $2 on gas” part apply at that point, though? Because I imagine if you’re waiting an hour for gas at Costco, the other gas stations are equally or near-equally saturated. Because the meme is clearly implying that the drivers are at the Costco when they could go somewhere else with a substantially lower wait.
Bad_Ideas_In_Bulk@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
I bought fuel at Costco yesterday, half the pumps were empty.
Frozengyro@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I wish that wasn’t a problem. There are 3 Costcos within about 30 minutes of me. Every time I’ve been, all hours of the day, each pump has about 4-6 cars waiting in line to fill up. People will wait 15 minutes because it’s generally 20-30 cents cheaper per gallon than anywhere else.
THE_GR8_MIKE@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I’ve never seen one without a line here in Chicago. Doesn’t matter the day or the time of day either.
KoalaUnknown@lemmy.world 1 day ago
30 minutes is not an exaggeration at all
Not_mikey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
Might be more common with the spike in gas prices, gotta take “savings” where you can get them
Yerbouti@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Americans complaining about gas prive while driving huge trucks that do 26L/100.
einlander@lemmy.world 1 day ago
But they complain about auto start stop.
krisevol@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
And complain 15 min ev charging, that rarely happens because home charging does most of it.
TheDemonBuer@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Better than them e-lectric vehicles. If my car ain’t big, loud, inefficient, polluting and running on ancient fossil goo that’s totally nonrenewable and expensive to pump out of ground and refine, I ain’t interested!
knexcar@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I don’t think people choose has over electric because of a dumb lust for power, I think it’s because many people can’t charge at home (especially with rents going up and cheap landlords unwilling to install chargers), there are more 15+ year old used gas cars, and outdated worries about range (fast charging has gotten better).
TheDemonBuer@lemmy.world 1 day ago
You can charge an EV from a regular household 120V outlet. Sure, it will charge slower than molasses but that’s enough for a lot of people. You might only get 30 miles of range from charging overnight, but if you’re driving less than 30 miles everyday, that’s enough. I know I drive less than 30 miles a day, most of the time. But for those days where you’re driving more than 30 miles, yeah you’re going to need to know where there’re some fast chargers near you, but there’s more of those being built all the time.
And there are some good deals on used EVs, too. And the batteries they have now last long enough that there’s really no worry about having to replace the battery on a used EV.
W98BSoD@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
Or if you live in NJ and they have archaic laws that state that you can’t run a power cord over the sidewalk (even if it’s on a cord cover) to charge an EV (but something else is fine) so you talk to the town and the town lier has no interesting in figuring something out.
PlaidBaron@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Imagine paying for gas.
This meme brought to you by the EV gang.
idiomaddict@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Imagine paying for gas or electricity.
This meme brought to you by the pedestrian/bicycle gang.
nixukty@lemmy.zip 21 hours ago
Imagine paying.
This meme brought to you by IRL pirates
Kolanaki@pawb.social 1 day ago
Imagine having to pay for food.
BEEPBOOP
PlaidBaron@lemmy.world 1 day ago
God I wish. If I didnt live in rural Canada I would ditch my car in a heartbeat.
LORDSMEGMA@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Imagine having a HP printer for a car.
This meme brought to you by carbon emissions.
noxypaws@pawb.social 1 day ago
no EV forces you to use the manufacturer’s electricity, not even Tesla
KindnessIsPunk@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
We should absolutely regulate the way cars lock down software or obstruct the right to repair.