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On my way to a choir executive meeting last night, I stopped at a gas station to get, y'know, gas. It was extremely windy and near the end of my debit-card-in-the-pump routine, my gas cap blew away. I had to chase it across the parking lot before it blew out onto the road. Apparently, my debit card transaction timed out while I was in hot pursuit and I didn't notice. I filled up my tank and went on my merry way.

I got home last night to a panicked message from my bank saying that there had been possible fraudulent activity involving my debit card and I was to go to a branch and get a new one as soon as possibleOMG! This morning, I had a phone call from the police informing me that I was guilty of 'gas drive-away' or, essentially, theft. Urk.

So, word to the wise: make sure your transaction goes through before leaving the gas station.

Off now to pay for said tank of gas and to calm my bank down.

Date: 2006-05-12 04:52 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] petzipellepingo.livejournal.com
Better day today right?

Date: 2006-05-12 05:55 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] desoto-hia873.livejournal.com
Hopefully one that doesn't involve phone calls from the police!

Date: 2006-05-12 05:29 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] poshcat.livejournal.com
Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.

::bakes you cake with file in it to break you out of jail::

Date: 2006-05-12 05:55 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] desoto-hia873.livejournal.com
Mmmm, cake. Makes it all worthwhile. :-)

::looks good in orange::

Date: 2006-05-12 06:11 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] drusplace.livejournal.com
It's always the ones who look sweet, that turn out to be the hardened criminals.

hey at least you had an adventure yesterday!

Date: 2006-05-12 06:18 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] desoto-hia873.livejournal.com
It's the shifty eyes - they always give me away.

Date: 2006-05-12 09:19 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] styrofoam-guy.livejournal.com
Um if they video taped your license they would have seen you put your card in and then also seen you run afger your cap. So they should not have accused you of gas drive away but explain that maybe an error had happened

Date: 2006-05-12 10:54 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] desoto-hia873.livejournal.com
I'm not sure if they videotaped it - when I went to pay, there was a scribbled note next to the cash.

Either way, the police officer was quite polite about it - she didn't threaten to throw me in jail or anything. She said she'd close the file as soon as she heard that I'd paid.

Date: 2006-05-12 10:25 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] archbishopm.livejournal.com
That's why I like full service. Never get out of the car.

Date: 2006-05-12 10:56 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] desoto-hia873.livejournal.com
What is it with you and servicing these days? :-)

I'm just too cheap not to pump my own (suddenly I discover that there's no way to talk about getting gas without sounding rude). Unless it's -30C and then I go for the full servicing.

Date: 2006-05-14 05:11 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] flurblewig.livejournal.com
Hee! You Big Bad, you! Today a tankful of gas, tomorrow Total Domination of the Universe, right? :-)

Date: 2006-05-16 04:49 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] desoto-hia873.livejournal.com
Curses! You have discovered my sekrit plan! ::plots to have you silenced::

I've missed you around these parts. How are you?!

Date: 2006-05-16 08:33 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] flurblewig.livejournal.com
Your secret is safe with me :-)

I'm good! Loving 24 and Doctor Who and just over 21,000 words into the novel... :-)

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