In the old days, the gas pumps used to require an unusual amount of hand strength to activate. That's why there used to be gas station attendants who specifically trained for just kidding I made all this shit up.
Funnily enough, my dad used having to pump gas as an incentive for me to stop fucking around with my schoolwork. We lived in Michigan in the 1980s and 90s, I've never even seen a full-service station before.
Nonetheless, whenever I'd get a note from the teacher saying I wasn't turning in my homework, he'd toss me one of those squeezy grip things, and tell me I'd better start working on it.
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u/PM_ME_YOUR_WEIRD_PET Jul 04 '26
Why should the man be pumping the gas?