I ran my bike down pretty good on gas. Sometimes I do this just to make sure the reserve is working correctly. And sometimes it's just because I'm plain lazy. Anyway, I ended up putting about 16 miles on reserve and figured I better stop and fill up. I pull in and all 8 pumps are being used. I saw one guy ahead finish and get in his truck. As I was waiting to pull around the vehicle in front of me who was still pumping he backs out. I start to pull around and she takes off. I hit the brakes so as not to get hit by her and realize I'm right next to the hose now. I figure this is going to get ugly real quick and I'm trying to plot a way to exit out of there. There wasn't enough room to do a u-turn and I'm thinking I might need to just jump off the bike and run. Then the slack in the hose is gone and it just unsnapped from up top of the pump. Not a drop of gas was spilled, no damage to the car or the pump at all. It wasn't like in the movies at all ! It did make a fairly loud snap which caused the lady to realize what she had done and stop. She sheepishly gets out, removes the hose from her car, closes the gas lid and walks the hose over and coils it up by the pump.
Just as casual as could be. I think she might have done this before.
Now I'm thinking is she going to just take off ? I'm trying to memorize her license plate in case. But she pulls up to the Circle K and walks in, I assume and hope to tell them. And she did. All ended well, the worker came out and snapped it back together no worse for the wear.
By now I'm up at the pump I was originally headed for. The lady on the other side and I were discussing what had happened and how well everything ended up. Then I start to think about what would I have done had gas spewed everywhere ? I don't really know. It would have been difficult to abandon my bike.
Thank you to the inventor of that quick disconnect hose.
(I owe you a beer)
