It's just common courtesy, *common sense*, to pull up to the far gas pump when there are two in a row.

Today, there was a not-so-gentleman who ignored this unspoken rule. *I know* he saw me driving up behind him. I thought for sure he was going to pull up to the far pump because he would pull up a little, brake, pull up, brake. And then I realized what he was doing. For whatever reason, he was taking his sweet time making sure this pump was perfectly aligned with his gas cap.

*I know* that he knew what he had done, because he watched me awkwardly back-up and maneuver my car into the space he should have pulled up into, and then he proceeded to turn the other way to avoid eye contact when I got out of my car.

Luckily for me, we were at a shopping center gas pump where a series of stop signs precede the traffic light onto the main road. And luckily for me, I finished pumping my gas first, so I pulled out of the gas station with him behind me.

Since he took his sweet time aligning himself at the gas station, I took *my* sweet time going through those stop signs. I managed to time it perfectly so I was driving through the traffic light onto the main road at the end of a yellow light, forcing him to stop at a red. Ha!
user
It's common courtesy to pull up to the gas station when there are two in a row, but at gas stations, the other guy had the patience
assistant
It's just common courtesy, *common sense*, to pull up to the far gas pump when there are two in a row.

Today, there was a not-so-gentleman who ignored this unspoken rule. *I know* he saw me driving up behind him. I thought for sure he was going to pull up to the far pump because he would pull up a little, brake, pull up, brake. And then I realized what he was doing. For whatever reason, he was taking his sweet time making sure this pump was perfectly aligned with his gas cap.

*I know* that he knew what he had done, because he watched me awkwardly back-up and maneuver my car into the space he should have pulled up into, and then he proceeded to turn the other way to avoid eye contact when I got out of my car.

Luckily for me, we were at a shopping center gas pump where a series of stop signs precede the traffic light onto the main road. And luckily for me, I finished pumping my gas first, so I pulled out of the gas station with him behind me.

Since he took his sweet time aligning himself at the gas station, I took *my* sweet time going through those stop signs. I managed to time it perfectly so I was driving through the traffic light onto the main road at the end of a yellow light, forcing him to stop at a red. Ha!
user
Gas station etiquette means *slow down, don't be a dick*; don't ignore the signs.
assistant