this post was submitted on 30 Jan 2026
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[–] cybernihongo@reddthat.com 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Very Cyberpunky. The bad parts of Cyberpunk that is.

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[–] kinkles@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 weeks ago (18 children)

In the US we have warnings on the pumps to leave your cell phone in your car, as they could somehow create a spark and ignite the fumes. Is that the case in the Netherlands?

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[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

get yourself one of those emergency glass breakers that are spring loaded.

resist the plutocracy

[–] Atherel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 weeks ago (13 children)

Joke's on you, I just pull the lever, lock it and look at my own screen on my phone.

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[–] madcat451@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Tangentially related..

If you're in the US and have to use one of those pumps that play ads on the screen with loud audio: Button second from the top, right side of the screen, as soon as the audio starts. You're welcome.

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[–] m3t00@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

oops, dropped against the curb

[–] higgsboson@piefed.social 6 points 2 weeks ago

I would smash the thing in rage and then end up paying to fix it because they caught it on camera.

[–] plz1@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

It's not the reason why, but I keep a roll of duct tape in my vehicle that'd easily make this a non-issue. If it has speakers, that's a different story.

[–] BrickEater@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

Take a knife and jam it into the speakers, if you're careful you can just make it look like you're leaning in the pump while you gut them through the speaker holes. If you can get the wires you can make it stop entirely lol.

[–] Akasazh@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Which station chain is this? (So I can avoid it)

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[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (4 children)

American here, do you have to hold that while filling? Is this a weird cultural thing, or is this overstated?

[–] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

In most places in my country, the locking pins are removed, to prevent spills from people who leave them running, in case of the auto stop not working.

I carry a rivet in my car to use as a pin

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[–] possumparty@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Shit, you've gotta hold it in NY, but you're not allowed to pump your own gas in NJ and OR.

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[–] ramenshaman@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago
[–] not_woody_shaw@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (15 children)

This would be acceptable and even cool if they would put it beside another pump with the same fuel but without the ads and with a different price. So you can verify that the ads are actually saving you money.

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[–] Sibbo@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

I didn't know people use gloves for getting gas. Is it against diseases or against the cancer in the fuel?

[–] Cattail@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I assume it's to keep the smell off you

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[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
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