u235

I'm lucky, I own a Volkswagen. Why? Not for any super-special reason you'd see in a commercial, but because the gas tank is on the "euro" side as opposed to most japanese and american cars. As a result the line tends to be shorter on my side of the pump.

Tonight I went and pulled into the station. I get out and notice a young woman (early 20's) with a gold phone clamped to her head standing on the opposite side of the pump. Behind her car is a small japanese shit-box and behind that is an SUV. Now, apparently the shit-box driver just wanted to pull past her and park next to the station office. The guy behind him wanted to use the other pump... but neither could move because phone-girl was blocking all the space.

So they waited.

and they waited.

and they waited still more.

In this time (note that she was standing at the pump *before* I even drove up) I was able to: park, use my card, fill my car (which was on empty - so 15 gallons worth of gas) and as I'm about to get back into my seat an employee comes up behind phone-girl and taps her; "Um, the pump has timed out".

Seems phone-girl couldn't shut the fuck up long enough to actually use the pump. She swiped the card and then stood there for at least 5 - 7 minutes while the people behind her waited, wasting their lives because the person on the other end of the phone was more important than the real people she was blocking.

On the way out I muttered "Un-Fucking believable, Bitch couldn't Shut the Fuck Up." Honestly I probably should have said it to her face...

Another blessing of Bush's management of our economy. Be afraid, be very afraid...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Lawmakers from California to Kentucky are trying to save money with a drastic and potentially dangerous budget-cutting proposal: releasing tens of thousands of convicts from prison, including drug addicts, thieves and even violent criminals.