Unocal 76

the car needed gas.
i went to go fill it up.
i was filling up the tank like i usually do. swipe the credit card. punch in the zip code. i put the auto-​shutoff release latch into place like usual as i insert the nozzle. and i know the level at which the handle should have shut off automatically.
but it kept going. and then SUDDENLY, GAS STARTED GUSHING OUT OF THE TANK as the latch never activated. in a panic i have to manually release the handle to stop the gas from pouring all over the ground and to also stop the meter.
so not only did i become the asshole who polluted the ground with a gallon of gasoline, but i was also given the privilege of paying for it, and in turn enriching the gas station and everyone else in the ecosystem of providing fossil fuels to us all.
I CANNOT WAIT UNTIL I SWITCH OVER TO A FULLY BATTERY OPERATED CAR.
when i rushed inside to tell the guy about his STUPID BROKEN GAS PUMP he acted like it was no big deal. «sometimes you get a little extra gas for free.»
«NO. that’s what i was trying to explain. your STUPID pump is broken. you need to fix it. i can’t buy gas here ever again until you fix it. i spilled a gallon of gas and i paid for it too.»
«okay, sorry. we will fix it.»
but i could tell he didn’t give a shit. DOESN’T GIVE A SHIT.
so… my only recourse is that
I WILL NEVER. EVER. EVER. BUY. F*CKING GAS. FROM. YOU. EVER. EVER. EVER AGAIN.
and NO ONE ELSE SHOULD EITHER.

This gas station pretty good coffee. You wouldn’t think so looking at it, but I was pleasantly surprised.

I have never had a more memorable 76 Station experience than the one I had here.
When my best friend, Lissa, and I walked in we had no idea what we wanted, but it was late, we were peckish, and nothing was open except the damned 76 Station in a neighborhood that makes Lissa lock her doors (which makes me break into laughter).
The cashier surprised us when he appeared, asking if we needed help finding anything. He made our eyes even wider when he bantered with us in a friendly-​flirtatious-​but-​in-​a-​nice-​and-​totally-​uncreepifying way, and won us over when he complimented my nostril piercing, then discussed the current violence in India and his interest in domestic and foreign policy.
I have a feeling this review will change when I go into the 76 on a day he’s not working, but until then: 5 stars.