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These would be like drink machines kinda, you put your
money in the bowser and thats how much petrol you get, you
wouldn't even need a petrol station wich are resembling
supermarkets these days anyway, they would be great to put
on long outback roads where you need to carry your own
fuel.
Arco PayPoint
http://www.petroret...1/0201/0201tuiv.asp
Baked [linguist, Oct 05 2004]
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Oh wow, I misread this as vending machine *browser*. It got me thinking about a halfbakery vending machine... |
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"Damn you" <kicks machine> "I had almost finished my complex multipart idea, and you just ate my last 10c" |
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But yes, an automated bowser is a good idea. We could have used one on our last big drive. I wonder if it has ever been done, and if not why not. |
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Nope. I can't agree to this. It would make redundant one of the few skills I have - filling my car's petrol tank up with exactly 10 or 20 pounds (Sterling). I scoff at others as they go to 10.02 and 20.01. I smirk at them when they pay and have to receive change. Meanwhile I can stride confidently into the shop and arrogantly throw my notes at the cashier. |
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Oh all right - it makes sense. Except the whole possiblity of electricity in proximity to petrol and nobody to look after it. |
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So it's a very small coin-operated filling station with the tank above ground? Why? How often are you planning on re-filling it? |
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I'm sure I've said this before, but here goes.
Many filling stations in the UK have one or two pumps where you can insert your credit/debit card and fill up. Payment is automatically deducted from your account. There is a limit to the amount of fuel that can be delivered, usually £40 (about 3 litres-worth at UK prices). So the idea is sort of baked in that real life has produced a more advanced version. Retro-baked? |
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As a nod to the impact of Super Mario on popular culture, I acknowledge that when I first read the title I envisioned a vending machine disguised as a giant, spiky, cartoon turtle monster. |
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I assumed that the tanks would be above ground because [Gulherme] states "you wouldn't even need a petrol station", which to me implies the absence of a permanent structure. If the tank is, in fact, below ground, what distinguishes this from any coin-op filling station? |
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I was thinking of bowsers at the side of the road, they
could have underground tanks and could be filled back up
at regular intervals throughout the year, There are many
long drives in Australia and in the rest of the world too
that require you to carry your own petrol. people have
been trapped in the desert because they are too stupid
to carry their own fuel or somthing has happend to the
fuel they are carrying, some people have even died.
Placing coin or note opperated petrol bowsers in such
regions might make the trip more appealing to some
people who otherwise wouldnt make it and help those
who make it regularly. |
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I've seen unmanned card-lock systems around since I was old enough to notice them. |
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Roughly late 80s/early 90s. |
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Maybe the gas companies just haven't gotten around to updating the remote stations in the outback? |
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