Never knew this was a thing, that better not come over here.
this post was submitted on 06 Apr 2024
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Opt out entirely. Get an electric car. Your gas pump is your garage and you start every day with a full tank.
If only I had 80 grand lying around for a tesla...
Tesla is a shit EV. There are other options. I've seen more and more Rivian's in my area lately.
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Mr. fancypants with a garage over there. Meanwhile, ain't no public chargers for miles around here.
Damn, paying 4$ for a gallon, here in Europe the gallon is more than 7$.
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This has been a thing in the States for about 15 years, it's not new. If it's just now becoming a thing where you live, understand that things like Gas TV, or ads for products or fuel additives were around since the late 2000s and early 2010s
Use a screwdriver. Those speakers are driven from somewhere. There's some way to do maintenance.
If theres snow on the ground you should take a handful of it and stuff it in the speaker hole. Works great. Or take some hand sanitizer and squirt it in there.
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On the pumps in my area the mute button is usually the second one from the bottom and it may be on either side. I don't care to watch them while I wait for my 40 gallon tank to fill but if I'm just topping off, I don't bother to mute, I wont be there long. I also grew up before skippable ads and watched Over-The-Air TV where you couldn't skip them. That's why there is still a format where an hour long show is actually 44-46 minute and a 30 minute show is around 22 minute runtimes on streaming services. Those commercial breaks were a speed contest to see if you could grab a snack, use the bathroom, or get a cup of coffee before the show came back on.