I have this little ritual that I really enjoy and that really helps me feel organized and on top of things with my car. Filling up my gas tank takes about 10  or so minutes, sometimes a bit more if the pump is slow or I am way down on empty. 

I really look forward to these 10 minutes, about twice per week. I take the time to click on the pump so it automatically pumps and stays in my car, and meanwhile I clean out all of the papers and junk in my car.

I throw out all of the trash right there at the gas station, organize receipts, gather all hair clips and scrunchies for return to my house and sometimes even go through that day’s mail and toss 90% on the spot.

I leave the gas station feeling pretty good about the world — my tank is full, li life is organized for that one moment and my car as clean as it’s going to get.

So what really irks me and gets me, someone who still thinks and lives as if I *can* control everything? When the gas pump automatic click-on-and-stay-on thing is busted and I have to stand there, like a dolt with a messy car, for 10 minutes doing nothing, staring at my car, and sometimes at my kids in the backseat, and feel powerless, off-kilter and rejected.

Is it too much to ask for a pump in full working order? I pay full price every time I fill up my car, so why don’t you, Mr. Gas Station Owner (and I just know you are a man), have your pumps in full working order at all times?

I’m not asking for much, right?

I can pretty much guarantee that I will always be buyin’ what you’re selling (and sometimes I even come inside to buy some Twizzlers and other stuff), so why not make sure I’m a happy customer? Fix the latch so I can clean out my car in peace.

Please!?

Thank you.

Filed under: Allison Nazarian, Just Venting