Who Has Seen The Wind?

[desoto_hia873]

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.

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[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.