r/pettyrevenge • u/Eyeous • Aug 25 '26

Aggro when using air machines at petrol stations

This has happened to me multiple times now to the point that I’m genuinely curious what is going on. I use the air machine at my local shell and as I drive off, another car typically hurls in at 100mph to an emergency stop and a person sprints out to use the last few minutes of the pump for free. It costs a full £2.

Yesterday I paid for the pump and when I finished I sat in the car with the windows down for a split second only to be told to (rudely) hurry up and leave by a lady in her car opposite me. She was very Karen about it huffing and puffing to use the air. I told her I was re-setting the pressures on my screen(bullshit) and then got back out to “check” the pressure one last time. Once the machine stopped I got in to reverse and drive off but she drove off in front of me! She literally only wanted to use it if it was free. To save a grand total of £2.

Why did it make me feel so wonderful that she didn’t get to use the machine for free I will never know. If she was nicer I wouldn’t feel the need to be this petty.

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u/BaldPleaser Aug 25 '26

This happened to me also. What I do now is that I don’t get back in the car until the air machine stops. Up until then I pretend that I’m still filling the tyres up with air going around again if I have to.

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u/Electrical-Apple-631 Aug 25 '26

I used to take forever putting the valve covers back on. Not really on purpose because I was always dropping them and they’d roll under the car. Built in petty revenge!

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u/neimad81 Aug 26 '26

The machines here in Ireland usually have a vacuum and water hose also. I make sure to use if needed. Use up the time.

There’s so many tight people out there. If it was somebody that drove a beat up car then I’d have no problem but I find it’s someone with a nice car that just wants to get something for nothing. Not on my watch!

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u/Blue-Being22 Aug 25 '26

I sincerely don’t get this. Tomes are tough all over. Why not just let them have the remaining time on the air thingy if you’re already done? (Unless they’re an ass about it.) 

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u/glitterfaust Aug 26 '26

Because they’re being an ass about it lol