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08-01-2008, 02:23 PM
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| Getting Greener....  Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Napolis, Merlin
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My Car: 2008 Prius Package: #4 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 1 |  Conversation at the pumps... So I pull up to the gas pump and am standing at the pump filling up my Prius yesterday. This older gentleman has been fueling his huge beat up pick up truck before I pull up. He's sitting in the front seat with his feet hanging out the door, looking at me....I know he wants to ask me something. I make eye contact... He says..."Ah ha, so you use gas, too!! I knew it." I said "Yes, but only 8.9 gallons to go 500 miles."  He audibly gasps  and mumbles something about needing at least 30 gallons of gas to go that far as he looked at his shoes..I smiled politely, finished filling, paid and left. He was still pumping... ******************************* No thanks...Keep the change... 
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08-02-2008, 05:40 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: North Alabama
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My Car: 2003 Prius Package: #1 Nominated 2 Times in 2 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 7 |  Re: Conversation at the pumps... Mostly they look at my vanity plate, "C52MPG" and I point out it for 50,000 miles, city and highway. Bob Wilson Absence of hope is old and bitter.  If the Federal Debt isn't yet high enough, McCain will fix it. Last edited by bwilson4web; 08-05-2008 at 12:49 AM. |
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08-02-2008, 08:27 AM
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My Car: 2008 Prius Package: #2 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0 | Re: Conversation at the pumps... Have gotten the look of death from a guy in a tank size vehicle. Caving-in isn't a sign of Hope. It's a sign of Say or Do ANY-THING to get elected!!!!! Last edited by thepolarcrew; 08-02-2008 at 02:54 PM. Reason: Did the color change help? The message is the same. |
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08-02-2008, 08:41 AM
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| New Magnetic Gray Prius owner  Join Date: May 2008 Location: Middlesex County, MA
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My Car: 2008 Prius Package: #3 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0 | Re: Conversation at the pumps... Not only the conversations, but also the funny looks I get pulling away from the pump in stealth mode. People just stare, in disbelief not hearing a gas engine sound. I find peoples' reaction to be a source of entertainment. Dbcassidy |
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08-02-2008, 09:19 AM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: North Dakota
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My Car: 2008 Prius Package: #2 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0 | Re: Conversation at the pumps... Getting great milage now. Have heard it will drop this winter! Look forward to winterization options! Father inlaw couldn't believe the silent pull away. Any time my kids see a vehicle that isn't a Prius they make the comment, "there's another gas guzzler" |
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08-02-2008, 11:43 AM
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My Car: 2008 Prius Package: #6 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 1 | Re: Conversation at the pumps... Quote:
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08-02-2008, 11:48 AM
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My Car: 2007 Prius Package: #6 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 3 | Re: Conversation at the pumps... Quote:
Is Hope Blue or Red? I thought I had it, but I must be colorblind, because I can't tell from here. | |
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08-02-2008, 06:33 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Illinois
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My Car: 2008 Prius Package: #3 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0 | Re: Conversation at the pumps... i blew the hope is not a plan image up and put it on my desktop.....there is a "sample" stamped across it....LOL. did it come from cafepress by any chance?? |
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08-04-2008, 02:25 PM
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My Car: 2008 Prius Package: #5 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 1 | Re: Conversation at the pumps... I was filling up when a really cute lady in nice white Prius pulls up next to me. As she starts to fill up I look over and see she is checking out the Barcelona Red I am filling, and I ask her "Hi there, say, are you tired of that damn backup beep yet??" She smiles and replies, Oh yeah, it drives me nuts. By this time we are filled up, after all how long does it take to put 8 gal in the thing, and I walk over to her and tell her she can disable it is less than 30 sec! Ok, she bites. I walk her through the process and for the last step I say OK turn off the car, restart and foot on brake put her in reverse ... TADA, NO BEEP.. BIG SMILE, Grateful Thank You, and a big HI-5. She drove away still smiling!!! Best fill up I have had in a while!!! 47.8mpg by the way!!! 73 de Pat KK6PD |
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