Taking the Mick

[LadyOnArooftop]

I was filling up this morning at one of those old style petrol stations, the ones where you can't pay at the pump with your card. Went into the shop to pay, only to find a huge queue. The cause of the hold up was someone trying to pay for his fuel in coins. The gist of the argument was "this is a petrol station, not a bank, you can't pay in coins here", "yes I can, it's legal tender." Eventually, someone in the queue assumed the Henry Kissinger role and negotiated a settlement. He was allowed to pay with 5p 10p and 20p's but not the 1p and 2p's. They say we're heading for a cashless society. Bring it on!

 

[elwoodbluz1966]

First of all, you only use that car for dogging

If your in a pitch and leave your wallet at home, sometimes coins in the car is the only way of paying. I kept about £100 in the boot of the car after that happened to me once. I was 1/2 a wake and in a rush, didn't think to look for my wallet before I filled up

But soon petrol stations will start to vanish or only be open for commercial vehicles. There a new by law coming in here in 2030 banning private vehicles from filling up within the city. If you need petrol its a 6 mile trip out

But soon petrol stations will start to vanish or only be open for commercial vehicles. There a new by law coming in here in 2030 banning private vehicles from filling up within the city. If you need petrol its a 6 mile trip out


LOL Utter bollocks

 

[LadyOnArooftop]

First of all, you only use that car for dogging

My car has tinted windows all round, hardly conducive for dogging activities! Have you noticed on the pumps they say 'minimum delivery 2 litres', I wonder what happens if you try to take less than the minimum?

 

[Altair]

I was filling up this morning at one of those old style petrol stations, the ones where you can't pay at the pump with your card. Went into the shop to pay, only to find a huge queue. The cause of the hold up was someone trying to pay for his fuel in coins. The gist of the argument was "this is a petrol station, not a bank, you can't pay in coins here", "yes I can, it's legal tender." Eventually, someone in the queue assumed the Henry Kissinger role and negotiated a settlement. He was allowed to pay with 5p 10p and 20p's but not the 1p and 2p's. They say we're heading for a cashless society. Bring it on!

Fun Fact for you about 'Filling Stations' Loar.

If we left right now...Could we get to MARS in 9 months?

NO......We can't leave Right Now...You have to leave when Mars and the Earth are properly aligned.

You see Mars in the Sky and you start travelling to it. Bingo, you get there?... NO.!

You have to travel to where Mars WILL BE THERE WHEN YOU GET TO IT.

So it's a matching of trajetory's that matters...It's called the 'Minimal energy trajectory'.

One where, you burn your engines and shut them off and you coast to Mars until Mars pulls you into it's Gravitational influence.. Then you Fly towards Mars.

That takes about 9 months.

But...if you could run your ENGINES all the time.. Which we can't do yet because we don't know how...Because we don't have enough Fuel..

IF we had 'Filling Stations' along the way.... we could do this..!

Fill up and burn the engines.. Accelerate to mars...This will give you artificial Gravity.

Do that, you can get to Mars in a matter of weeks.!

 

[LadyOnArooftop]

Engines for spacecrafts haven't improved much over the years, neither has the fuel they use. Both need to greatly improve before man can think of space travel. They will be able to do away with the need for heat shields then... So Elon, jog on or crack on with getting to Mars.

 

[DurhamLad]

I was filling up this morning at one of those old style petrol stations, the ones where you can't pay at the pump with your card. Went into the shop to pay, only to find a huge queue. The cause of the hold up was someone trying to pay for his fuel in coins. The gist of the argument was "this is a petrol station, not a bank, you can't pay in coins here", "yes I can, it's legal tender." Eventually, someone in the queue assumed the Henry Kissinger role and negotiated a settlement. He was allowed to pay with 5p 10p and 20p's but not the 1p and 2p's. They say we're heading for a cashless society. Bring it on!

Prefer the fella trying to pay in one and two pence. **** 'em with their technology "we're all robots" bullshit.