trust - but verify...
This is the first one of these I've seen in forever.. At one time, all gas pumps had these little windows in them, with little balls in them that swirled around, proving to the Doubting Thomas in us that gasoline was in fact being pumped into our cars.. Without these, you just have to assume that the pump is actually moving gasoline through the hose until you get back into the car and check the gage.
But now they have those "vapor recovery" boots on them - and how do we know they aren't "recovering" more than just vapor? What's to keep them from sucking back just a little gasoline from each tank - the way the butcher used to "accidentally" rest a thumb on the scale as he weighed your beef...
Ah - paranoia - it never lets you rest, does it...
trust - but verify...
This is the first one of these I've seen in forever.. At one time, all gas pumps had these little windows in them, with little balls in them that swirled around, proving to the Doubting Thomas in us that gasoline was in fact being pumped into our cars.. Without these, you just have to assume that the pump is actually moving gasoline through the hose until you get back into the car and check the gage.
But now they have those "vapor recovery" boots on them - and how do we know they aren't "recovering" more than just vapor? What's to keep them from sucking back just a little gasoline from each tank - the way the butcher used to "accidentally" rest a thumb on the scale as he weighed your beef...
Ah - paranoia - it never lets you rest, does it...