they are bitching about prices that are still 75% or so of eu prices
I’m too bicycle and trains to undestand
Most public transit that I’ve ever been on has ads in the stations and the vehicles. Does Germany manage to avoid that?
Here’s what we Americans have to deal with at the gas pumps
We are paying three dollars more per gallon here in Germany because of the stupid war your country started in Iran, while you are largely unaffected yourself because of your own oil production
America just cares about it’s own interests, and every time I see a country work with them, I’m just waiting for the betrayal to come.
The world is still stupid though and believes that Trump is an idiot, despite him accomplishing his every goal. This place is funny because there are a lot of people here unable to think strategically. They think conflicts between countries are accidents and nobody stands to gain anything. :)
Largely unaffected? Our prices have soared since the war in Iran. Our prices were substantially lower before Iran because of our local oil production but it’s very clear to most Americans that our fossil fuel consumption is largely supplemented but foreign oil. And we are seeing the result at the pump. Sorry you’re paying even more but you were paying more than us before too.
You’re still paying less than many of us were paying before, man the fuck up and stop complaining. Literally living in one of the most privileged countries in the world.
Oh man things in different places have different prices and levels of accessibility? I am so privileged I should never ever complain! What I’m fucking saying, you shit brain, is that we are also impacted and saying otherwise is disinformation meant entirely to shit on the USA. We hate ourselves enough without you.
Yes I can cus at random people on the internet to escalate unnecessarily just like you! Flavor words to sprinkle across any sentence.
To be fair I’ve seen them du this in some french stations. Infuriating tbh.
Ads for gambling should be prohibited, just like those for tobacco and alcohol.
Ads
for gamblingshould be prohibited,just like those for tobacco and alcohol.But without ads, our children and grandchildren will have no idea what to do when they have a structured settlement and they need cash now.
There was once a campaign going that had billboards like: no more cigarette ads? Next they ban ads for (some sausage) and i just thought: yeah, ban them too, and any other ad.
I assume these people exist, but who the fuck sees that and goes: NOT MY SAUSAGES!! Or: NOT MY ADS!
Yeah, I’m with you on that one, but I’m also realistic.
I get ya. One step at a time. I believe there’s value just saying these things out loud, getting it in the zeitgeist, helping people imagine the possibility.
I bet they won’t be.
Are you saying ads for tobacco and alcohol are prohibited on gas pumps? Because ads for alcohol are all over every advertising medium in existence.
Depends on where you are.
Where I am, alcohol, tobacco and gambling were all prohibited in advertisement, then gambling had a pass (because those making the laws are most likely in the pockets of gambling execs), but it looks like it will get prohibited again.
I never saw such thing in canada. But let me guess, you see ads but the gas price is not any cheaper than other gas stations without it?
Correct. Loud, half blown speakers, usually three adds in a cycle. If we just avoid stations that have them.
All the pumps near me disabled the mute button years ago.
Bummerrrr
I try this every time and I’ve never had it work :(
Bottom left works sometimes too. Basically I go crazy and press all the buttons, and if none of them work then I avoid that gas station in the future lol
I’ve started blasting death metal as load as possible when this happens. If my ears are going to be assaulted I’ll just double down with the noise i want to hear. Luckily the pump i go to has never done this so i try and go there everytime.
I carry a bluetooth speaker on my chest so that I can crank up my own personal soundtrack whenever unwanted audio is imposed on me. =U
You’re like Iron Man but an asshole on hiking trails
Nah, I actually respect hiking trails. =D
Some/most gas stations that auditorily assault us like this also have the option to mute the sound. Usually a vertical row of buttons on the right side of the screen, push each button sequentially from top to bottom and the sound might mute.
Usually the top middle button, at least at Shell stations in my experience
Ah yes, maybe that’s why someone along the way recommended pushing all the buttons until we hit the right one 😄
About time people in the us pay what the rest of us have for decades
They… they have ads in the gas pumps? Do you have to watch the ads before you are allowed to pump?
Drink verification jerry can to continue.
It’s during.
I have legit punched the screens, and pressed all the buttons so hard in, I’m suprised nothing broke.
When it’s obvious from the start you can just drive to a different station (for now), but when it sneaks up on me is when I get angry.
No because then you might realize what’s about to happen and go somewhere else. They wait until you start dispensing so you’re a captive audience, then they blast ads.
Sheetz plays ada for their food on the pump screens, which, fair enough. I’m okay with “We have sandwiches if you want one.”
An air can turned upside down will freeze and destroy a speaker cone while leaving zero evidence.
You can afford canned air in this economy?
Dollar Tree is more expensive per oz than MicroCenter, but having a little can of air around is pretty damn handy, and not a huge investment…
And the only chance I get to go to Microcenter is when I go to work, since it’s near my office, but I’ve been WFH since covid and it’s like an hour and a half from here.
I actually use a rechargeable air blower at home because it’s so much cheaper lol.
Video evidence?
Yea definitely wear a hat and stuff.
Should my license plate wear a hat too?
No, that’s where you put the fake mustache.
…but really though, just do what cops do and tuck a dried leaf in the plate holder to partially obscure it with plausible deniability.
and hope that someone else in the state has the exact same car model/color with plates that match the part of the plate that your leaf didn’t obscure.
Police can get away with it because almost all police cars are identical.
great idea!
that’s what I do to get past the Flockness where they can see the scratches, stickers and mud on your car to identify you.
hope you have your car’s bluetooth and telemetry turned off.
but wait, even if you manage that without bricking your car there’s always your phone.lol the cops are waaaaaaay too lazy to go after you for damaging a gas station speaker.
Park next door?
Or walk, if that’s an option.
You could also stay to the unlit parts of the lot and practice your airsoft aim at the screens.
Park next door right in front of that flock camera lol
Yet another EV win 😎😎😎
At least I’ve never seen/heard blaring ads on an EV charger. Nor paid anywhere near $75 at one
give it time… give it time
They definitely exist. They’re even more obnoxious, too, its like a 55" display that loops tiktok style content. I’ll find a photo and report back.
Edit: these sumbitches
How did I know it was shells Chargers 😂
Okay fair.
But you’re probably either sitting in your car or away from the charger so it’s not so bad
And also IIRC Shell’s network is basically dead?
I’ve never seen/heard blaring ads on an EV charger.
SHhhhhhh! Don’t give Big EV any ideas!
What a stupid fucking world to live in. Just break the speaker with a knife and pay it forward
You must have a really small tank. Last time I filled up (less than a week) it was over 120€ (50 liters)
And font forget!!! Your 75 dollars go to an Arab that works with isrealis to kill other Arab. Oh and they fuck little kids…
I don’t know if it’s a national app or what but we have ads around here for a gambling app named “JackPocket” and I can’t help but wonder how much the board was giggling about that name when they agreed on it.
$100… trump is a cancer on humanity’s asshole.
Wish I could get a tank in full of fuel in my wagon for anywhere near 100 dollars. It’s more like 140 euros and not a very big tank. I think that’s about 160 dollarbucks American.
“Congratulations, you live in a society.”
Still one of the best quotes from the Satisfactory AI.
ADA?
Yep, I just wanted to be specific about which AI named ADA I was talking about.
