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It is peak season for the summer vacations/holidays here in  
Ontario. The Muskokas, Haliburton, and Algonquin areas are the
destinations most people choose to escape to. This afternoon,  
Sunday Jul 31, I needed to fill up my vehicle with fuel and was  
surprised to find that the pumps at my usual stations were
PRE-PAY inside only" or via valid credit card at the pump.

Turns out that in the last two weekends alone, some assholes  
filled up their tanks and just drove-off. Apparently the  
police/court system is so time-consuming that the station  
owners found little recourse to react except to force pre- 
payment. The station owner said that they lost $6000 due to  
drive-offs.

I settled with using my credit card (so that I had the  
privilege of having a variable fuel amount), but I still had to  
"go inside" to get my receipt.   :(

Paying at the pump has a rather annoying system. The machines  
are programmed to force you to pre-select a maximum $-figure  
for the fill-up.  I wouldn't necessary know much extra I'd like  
to squeeze into the tank to declare that it's full.  At the  
$100 option I was close. Mine came to $89 (for 47.9L).

Someone else told me about their first experience with the pre- 
pay system, and ended up paying too much for the fuel. They did  
NOT get the difference in cash.  Not sure how that is supposed  
to work.  I forget whether they paid in cash or debit.
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  ../|ug

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