Just when you thought filling up at the self-serve couldn't be any more fun, some stations in the GTA are following up on a particularly insidious practice from the States - TV ads, blaring out at you from the pump.
If ever I was tempted to buy a pizza from Pizza Pizza, this would turn me off for ever.
They purport to also give you the "latest" news and sports. Well, I always love to hear that the Leafs beat the Senators 5 - 4. But this is August, folks.
A pox on all their houses.
Yep, this has been at my local Essos for a while now. Kind of annoying; especially hearing Cam Woolley talk about winter driving.
Posted by: DjDATZ | August 11, 2008 at 10:32 AM
How about something that makes sense, e.g. "Please, turn off the ignition while filling the tank." or "Please extinguish your cigarette while within spitting distance of the pumps." I cannot believe people are so ignorant of simple, common sense(?) details. I saw a passenger throw their butt out the window while the driver was refuelling...Darwinism at work?
Posted by: Bill Chan | August 12, 2008 at 01:51 AM
Inaccurate Speedometers
I'm old enough to remember how excited we were to get our first electric clock because it was so accurate.
Now my VW dealer tells me a speedometer error of 7% is the norm and they cannot (or will not) correct this error.
Research shows this is quite common with Porsche, GM and other manufacturers. It seems few caught the errors until gps units became more common.
I was under the impression that things electronic were dead accurate. I'd hate to think how a computer would work with memory, processor or drives with 7% errors.
Isn't it about time we demanded better accuracy standards for speedometers?
Fred
Posted by: Fred Cherney | August 19, 2008 at 10:46 AM