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| - This has been my GO-TO station since I moved back to the Phoenix area. Always been satisfied with prices, service, and cleanliness of the station. Always felt safe when I've been filling my car. Well, NOT anymore.
A couple weeks ago I was hit up by a guy wanting $$ for gas. "Can you spare some money? I don't have enough and I need gas." So . . . I just thought it was a guy down on his luck. Not the usual sort I meet when I am pumping gas. But, hey, OK, I get it. But that little nagging last line "thanks Ma'am" made me wonder. But I brushed it aside. It was the middle of the day and, yes, I was definitely older and I could spare a dollar or two.
Well, then yesterday I stopped for a fill-up again. Yep, you guessed it! Another guy . . . not the same one asked for gas money so he could get home. Well now, twice in broad daylight in a short period of time appears to me to be the beginnings of a pattern. A rather uncomfortable one. This is Tempe, not downtown Chicago, or San Francisco.
Both were guys in their 20s. Neither looked homeless, but neither were in tuxedos either. I want to feel safe where I get gas, or shop, or dine. There are lots of choices. And so, even though this station was convenient . . . I shall take my business elsewhere.
Always be aware of your surroundings and be cautious. Most folks out there mean no harm; but there are occasionally the ones that do.
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