Wednesday I was driving the Kansas Turnpike when it came time to stop for the night. TheWalmart in El Dorado is so close to the freeway ramp that I never saw a gas station. No problem, right? There are plenty of service areas along the Turnpike, I’ll just stop at one of them.
So the next morning I pull off at the Mattfield Green service area. I see green pumps ahead so I pull up. Uh oh. Truck pumps, I think. And no place to pay at the pump. So I pull back around to the car pumps. No diesel. So I park and go into the store.
Pump 16 has a car nozzle. I can leave my credit card and go pump then come back to pay. Or I can guess how much fuel I want then stop the pump at that point. Or I can authorize more than I think I’ll need then pump however much I do need and I’ll only get charged for what I actually pump. All lousy sounding options to me.
But I’m lower on fuel than I like and I have no idea where the next station is off the turnpike. And if I do that I’ll have to pay when I get off then again the next leg of my trip. So I authorize $80 then hurry to get to that pump before someone else uses my authorization. And fill $64.79 worth. Sure hope I don’t get charged the full $80. That would be a high price per gallon.
These service areas may be easy off/easy on but they are not easy fuel.
TTYL,
Linda
I like the stations that just charge me the total amount on the pump and not make me authorize it ahead of time. That way I know what I’m going to be paying and don’t have to worry about handling another issue. It’s easy to see the gas stations down the road when you’re in Arizona or Texas because there aren’t many trees. When you get in tree country those trees hide them from your view.
I hate truck stops that do not have diesel at the car pumps. Or just one total at the car pumps. I love the service areas that have a diesel pump on each side of every island. And I especially hate having to walk in, pay, walk out and pump, and then walk back in again. I avoid those like the plague. UGH!