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[-] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago

Every fuel has its own hose and “pistol”. Each “pump” has two or three or four hoses.

While those do exist in the States too, a single hose and "pistol" is used for all grades of gasoline and the operator presses a button to select their grade of fuel. The only time there is a guaranteed separate is between desil and gasoline:

The button leads to some interesting minor social problems. The expectation is that the use uses their hand or fingers to press the button, but the buttons are usually disgustingly dirty, so that lead many to using the tip of the "pistol" to smack the grade of gasoline which may put a drop or two of gasoline on the button. So those that come next and use their hands end up smelling like gasoline.

No longer interacting with public gas pumps is one minor joy of driving an EV.

[-] rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 12 points 6 months ago

i'm gonna be real with you buddy i have never seen a "disgustingly dirty" fuel button so I think the people in your area just grody. no offense to present company.

[-] Milk_Sheikh@lemm.ee 5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

You never hit up a Shell station? Majority of them and independents I’ve been to have buttons that are worn through on the octane text for low grade. High octane is usually next most worn

[-] rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 5 points 6 months ago

I am a refined gentleman who only goes to turkey hill and wawa.

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