I pulled up to the bowser to fill up and found the pump didn't turn on. I looked at the young man at the cash register for assistance, and he came out to me. He asked "Is the fuel coming out?" I answered no, it wasn't. He replied "It must be out of fuel. Number 3 is working." and he walked away. I was in a hurry, and very low on fuel, so I decided not to risk travelliing to the next station. I dutifully moved the car, filled up, then went in to pay. I said to the assistant, "What was missing from our little encounter out there?" He looked blankly at me. "What was missing was 'I'm sorry for the inconvenience Sir. We must have run out. If you'd like to move to number 3, you can fill up there.' " I answered for him." He had the grace to apologise, belatedly.
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