Gas Station Story #1: I stopped at a gas station this weekend to buy a soda and use the restroom. I didn't need to put gas in my car so I parked in one of the parking spaces away from the pumps and the building. As I was pulling into a parking spot, I noticed a guy sitting in a parked Ford SUV next to me. He was looking intently at his steering wheel and using sweeping and tapping motions with his right hand, sort of like he was on a smart phone but much larger. His SUV must have a really fancy steering wheel. Either that or he has an iPad resting on it. I pulled in and parked with some curiosity as to what kind of new gadget type steering wheel he had. As I got out of my car and stood up, I glanced over to see what he was working on. He was working on nothing. It was a plain old steering wheel without any controls or anything special. But he was still intently sweeping and tapping away like he was busy sending a very important message to the President. Suddenly, I was not so sure I should have parked there. As I came out of the building, I noticed he was still sitting there, tapping away on his make believe iPad that the rest of us like to call the steering wheel. Taking a quick look at his out of state license plate and committing it to memory, just in case, I quietly slid between the vehicles, quickly jumped into my car and locked the doors. He never looked up. I was happy to drive away and happy that he found a way to entertain himself while he was waiting. Waiting for what, we'll never know.
Gas Station Story #2: I stopped at a gas station on the way home Sunday night to fill up. As I walked around the back of my car I just happened to look on the ground. And there in the crack between the two slabs of cement I saw a variety of cigarette butts. All shapes and sizes had rolled into the crack. Sooooooo......... does this mean that there are actually people who smoke while putting gas in their vehicle? Hello!!! Flammable liquids and fumes!! Doesn't anyone read the caution signs??!! They even warn you about talking on your cell phone if you are pumping gas for goodness sake. But smoking or having a lit cigarette in your hand or throwing your burning ember on the ground by a gas tank sounds like a good idea to someone?!??!? Yikes! Dear Smoker, I curse you when your flaming cigarette butt comes flying at my car in the mornings as we drive to work in the dark. But I guess I'd much rather have you do that than throw it out at the GAS STATION!
Keep on smiling!
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