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4602 isn't done yet; but I keep having this recurring nightmare:
Car's done, beautiful paint,
wife and I out for a maiden voyage. We stop at the local gas station where we must allow the attendant to fill the tank (state law.) In spite of the fact he is a highly trained refueling engineer, he sets the nozzle in the tank opening, rests the hose on the beautiful paint job and walks away. (This after struggling to figure out how you open the d*mn gas cap.) Being a full service station (as all are in NJ), we don't need to worry about him cleaning the windshield (we'd simply drive into NYC if we needed it cleaned) or check the oil.
Now the the nightmare's finale - when the nozzle clicks off, it pops out of the neck and leaves a nice scratch and trail of gas down the fender, tire, and wheel. At this point I wake up in a sweat.
After recovering and falling back to sleep, the sequel shows the attendant trying to get the pump to a nice round number by overfilling the tank and pouring fuel down the rear fender. Hope there's no fire coming out the side pipe when I pull away.
What's a guy to do?
Car's done, beautiful paint,

Now the the nightmare's finale - when the nozzle clicks off, it pops out of the neck and leaves a nice scratch and trail of gas down the fender, tire, and wheel. At this point I wake up in a sweat.
After recovering and falling back to sleep, the sequel shows the attendant trying to get the pump to a nice round number by overfilling the tank and pouring fuel down the rear fender. Hope there's no fire coming out the side pipe when I pull away.
What's a guy to do?