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  • 15-09-2011 10:39pm
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,066 ✭✭✭✭


    My wife was giving me a lift yesterday after I left my car in the garage for repairs.
    On the way she realized that yellow light (low fuel) came on.
    She said she will fill in after work.
    Unfortunately she finished work yesterday after 10pm when petrol station is closed so she thought she will fill in today morning.
    As as it happens - she forgot.
    I only realized now. And she is again at work. I gave her a ring to ask if she filled in, but she says she didn't.

    So reassuming, she is at work 20km from our home. She has already done about 70km since the light came in, so she will be lucky if she makes it home.
    Even if she does, she says she has to be at work tomorrow at 7am, which I told her already is impossible, as petrol station is opened only from 7:30, so she can't be at work before 8.

    She told it's very important day at work and she really has to be there on time.

    Nearest open petrol station is 20km away from out home, and 40km away from her work, and it's anyway open only until 11 so it's not any good.


    I just told her good luck and started laughing.

    That made my day ;)


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,660 ✭✭✭Voodoomelon


    CiniO wrote: »

    I just told her good luck and started laughing.

    That made my day ;)

    She hit the jackpot with you! :D


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,987 ✭✭✭ottostreet


    Just go during work to fill up?

    Only a real bastard of a manager would stop ya leaving!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,937 ✭✭✭patwicklow


    Have you not got a car and go get her some petrol in a can as its no joke stranded by the side of the road,


  • Posts: 23,339 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    patwicklow wrote: »
    Have you not got a car and go get her some petrol in a can as its no joke stranded by the side of the road,

    This.

    Your good lady will be coming home late at night running on fumes, ffs man get off your hole.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,677 ✭✭✭staker


    RoverJames wrote: »
    This.

    Your good lady will be coming home late at night running on fumes, ffs man get off your hole.

    I'd wait for the phone-call first tbh.In my superman suit:pac:


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 65,881 ✭✭✭✭unkel
    Chauffe, Marcel, chauffe!


    You regularly dismiss my advice on joining the AA. But guess, what? The AA would tow your wife to the nearest (open) petrol station no matter what time of the day or night.

    I better not tell your wife I told you so or she'll divorce you :pac:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,066 ✭✭✭✭CiniO


    patwicklow wrote: »
    Have you not got a car and go get her some petrol in a can as its no joke stranded by the side of the road,

    I would certainly.

    but - (below quotation from my first post)
    My wife was giving me a lift yesterday after I left my car in the garage for repairs.


    Only mean of transport I have is a bicycle, and considering strong wind and rain, I wouldn't do it to a petrol station 20 km away in 40 minutes.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,066 ✭✭✭✭CiniO


    unkel wrote: »
    You regularly dismiss my advice on joining the AA. But guess, what? The AA would tow your wife to the nearest (open) petrol station no matter what time of the day or night.

    I better not tell your wife I told you so or she'll divorce you :pac:


    It shouldn't be a problem today.
    I'm 99% certain she will make it home.
    It's just tomorrow, when she won't be able to get to work at 7, as petrol station only opens at 7:30 or even 8 (I can't remember exactly).

    AA wouldn't be any help with it.

    So I'll keep on dismissing your advice on joining AA :)

    ps - I always thought that AA means "Anonymous alcoholics"...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,809 ✭✭✭✭galwaytt


    What rain ? I just looked out the window, and don't see any rain.

    Go for it :)

    Ode To The Motorist

    “And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, generates funds to the exchequer. You don't want to acknowledge that as truth because, deep down in places you don't talk about at the Green Party, you want me on that road, you need me on that road. We use words like freedom, enjoyment, sport and community. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent instilling those values in our families and loved ones. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the tax revenue and the very freedom to spend it that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise I suggest you pick up a bus pass and get the ********* ********* off the road” 



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,066 ✭✭✭✭CiniO


    ottostreet wrote: »
    Just go during work to fill up?

    Only a real bastard of a manager would stop ya leaving!

    She is the manager there, but she has no where to go.
    Nearest petrol station open during the night is 100km away.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 65,881 ✭✭✭✭unkel
    Chauffe, Marcel, chauffe!


    CiniO wrote: »
    It's just tomorrow, when she won't be able to get to work at 7, as petrol station only opens at 7:30 or even 8 (I can't remember exactly).

    AA wouldn't be any help with it.

    Yes they would ;)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,066 ✭✭✭✭CiniO


    galwaytt wrote: »
    What rain ? I just looked out the window, and don't see any rain.

    Go for it :)

    Yeah I know that.
    It's never raining in Galway, when it is in Mayo.
    That seems to be the rule.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,066 ✭✭✭✭CiniO


    unkel wrote: »
    Yes they would ;)

    They would have to bring her some petrol in the can.
    Or just give her a lift to work...

    Any of this two would work.
    Nothing else really..

    Ooou.. Eventually someone from AA could do a shift at work for her ;) That would be good too...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,240 ✭✭✭Oral Surgeon


    CiniO wrote: »
    Nearest petrol station open during the night is 100km away.

    Does she work on an oil rig??


  • Posts: 23,339 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    CiniO wrote: »
    It shouldn't be a problem today.
    I'm 99% certain she will make it home.
    It's just tomorrow, when she won't be able to get to work at 7, as petrol station only opens at 7:30 or even 8 (I can't remember exactly)...........

    Taxi to work an option?
    Fingers crossed there is enough petrol in the car to get your wife home.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,809 ✭✭✭✭galwaytt


    CiniO wrote: »
    Ooou.. Eventually someone from AA could do a shift at work for her ;) That would be good too...

    Or, heading to AH territory, maybe someone from the AA would Shift her......... :eek:

    Ode To The Motorist

    “And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, generates funds to the exchequer. You don't want to acknowledge that as truth because, deep down in places you don't talk about at the Green Party, you want me on that road, you need me on that road. We use words like freedom, enjoyment, sport and community. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent instilling those values in our families and loved ones. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the tax revenue and the very freedom to spend it that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise I suggest you pick up a bus pass and get the ********* ********* off the road” 



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,499 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    My better half gets paid monthly but still buys petrol in €5s and €10s car is always nearly empty

    I don't get it...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,544 ✭✭✭✭mickdw


    Does she work on an oil rig??

    Welcome to Mayo!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,066 ✭✭✭✭CiniO


    RoverJames wrote: »
    Taxi to work an option?
    Fingers crossed there is enough petrol in the car to get your wife home.

    Probably would be very hard to organize taxi for the morning at that time.
    In the area there is only one local hackney driver. No one else.
    Any taxis from bigger taxi companies, won't come that far.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,066 ✭✭✭✭CiniO


    galwaytt wrote: »
    Or, heading to AH territory, maybe someone from the AA would Shift her......... :eek:

    :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:
    That's why I'm not with AA.
    :D


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,544 ✭✭✭✭mickdw


    In your situation, I would ring a mate, drive to work place and escort wife home then get a lift to work in the morning. There are sick bastards out there and you dont want a woman sitting stranded in the dark.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 567 ✭✭✭puzzle factory


    70km with the light on,well possible to get 160+ depending what she s drivin.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,191 ✭✭✭_Conrad_


    mickdw wrote: »
    Welcome to Mayo!

    Indeed, we don't all live close to 24 hour petrol stations/shops etc. People should try being somewhere such as out the end of the beara peninsula on a winter night... you'd want to have enough fuel in the car as you'd be a LONG time getting to a petrol station that's open at night.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,660 ✭✭✭Voodoomelon


    In fairness if those are the kind of conditions you live in, you should really never see the yellow light. Maybe keep a 5 litre drum in the boot?

    I often see my light, but I know I can drive no more than 3-4km in any direction and have a pick of about 8 petrol stations.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,397 ✭✭✭Paparazzo


    On the plus side, your wife will learn a valuable lesson tomorrow and fill up straight away after the light goes on in future.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,066 ✭✭✭✭CiniO


    Lads I'm totally shocked now.

    She just came back into the house, thrown her handbag onto the shelve, told me that tank if full now, and went upstairs to the bed.

    I couldn't believe it, so I went to the car to take a look. Indeed tank is full.

    Must have been a superman or something she met on the way,.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 69,927 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Does she work on an oil rig??

    I'd imagine that out on Mullet the nearest 24hr station could be 100km away.

    It might be slight hyperbole, but there are definite 50km+ distances in NW Mayo.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,544 ✭✭✭✭mickdw


    MYOB wrote: »
    I'd imagine that out on Mullet the nearest 24hr station could be 100km away.

    It might be slight hyperbole, but there are definite 50km+ distances in NW Mayo.

    It would be castlebar and about 90 km.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 65,881 ✭✭✭✭unkel
    Chauffe, Marcel, chauffe!


    In fairness if those are the kind of conditions you live in, you should really never see the yellow light. Maybe keep a 5 litre drum in the boot?

    My thoughts exactly. I've always lived in or very near a big city all my life and I don't have a clue what it is like to live in the middle of nowhere. But really, WTF do you even risk running out of fuel when you know that if you do, you'll be in trouble. And why do you keep ignoring simple back up solutions like having a jerrycan of petrol in the boot or joining the AA?
    CiniO wrote: »
    Lads I'm totally shocked now.

    She just came back into the house, thrown her handbag onto the shelve, told me that tank if full now, and went upstairs to the bed.

    I couldn't believe it, so I went to the car to take a look. Indeed tank is full.

    Must have been a superman or something she met on the way,.

    I would be worried if I were you.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,677 ✭✭✭staker


    staker wrote: »
    I'd wait for the phone-call first tbh.In my superman suit:pac:
    CiniO wrote: »
    Lads I'm totally shocked now.

    She just came back into the house, thrown her handbag onto the shelve, told me that tank if full now, and went upstairs to the bed.

    I couldn't believe it, so I went to the car to take a look. Indeed tank is full.

    Must have been a superman or something she met on the way,.

    :pac:





    Only messing btw!!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,066 ✭✭✭✭CiniO


    unkel wrote: »
    My thoughts exactly. I've always lived in or very near a big city all my life

    Me either.
    I spend over 25 years of my life in the big city.
    Only few years back I moved to Ireland and I found out what does it mean to live in the middle of nowhere in rural Ireland.

    and I don't have a clue what it is like to live in the middle of nowhere. But really, WTF do you even risk running out of fuel when you know that if you do, you'll be in trouble.
    Normally we don't. But as I said in the beginning, my wife just forgot to fill up the car.
    And why do you keep ignoring simple back up solutions like having a jerrycan of petrol in the boot or joining the AA?

    I usually keep a 5 litre can of petrol in my shed just in case. Unfortunately it was used recently and I didn't have time to fill it in. Just coincidence.
    And now after all you've written, and all the pressure built around it, it would be a shame for me to join the AA.
    I'll be resistant and keep away from them ;)

    I would be worried if I were you.

    I found out what was the story by now.
    There is a small pub 8 miles away from her work (the other way than our home) where they do sell petrol (if they actually have it - but today they did)
    I completely forgot about it, as I haven't been there for ages.
    Fair play to her.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,397 ✭✭✭Paparazzo


    On a side note, lots of smaller petrol stations in rural villages have closed down. Loads of places still have the pumps on the main street, or outside the shop. Thing is, most of the tanks are under the shop/house/building on the street and aren't up to modern regulations. As they're under a building, it's not possible to replace them.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,875 ✭✭✭✭MugMugs


    colm_mcm wrote: »
    My better half gets paid monthly but still buys petrol in €5s and €10s car is always nearly empty

    I don't get it...


    Whats with this ??

    I brim the bloody thing every time. Aren't they wasting more time in the long run having to fill up twice daily or every day ?

    Never understood that.

    I find it's mainly Dubs too !


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,999 ✭✭✭Spipov


    CiniO wrote: »
    Me either.
    I spend over 25 years of my life in the big city.
    Only few years back I moved to Ireland and I found out what does it mean to live in the middle of nowhere in rural Ireland.



    Normally we don't. But as I said in the beginning, my wife just forgot to fill up the car.



    I usually keep a 5 litre can of petrol in my shed just in case. Unfortunately it was used recently and I didn't have time to fill it in. Just coincidence.
    And now after all you've written, and all the pressure built around it, it would be a shame for me to join the AA.
    I'll be resistant and keep away from them ;)




    I found out what was the story by now.
    There is a small pub 8 miles away from her work (the other way than our home) where they do sell petrol (if they actually have it - but today they did)
    I completely forgot about it, as I haven't been there for ages.
    Fair play to her.



    Is that why she is usually home after 10pm? supermen hang out in pubs ya know?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,544 ✭✭✭Hogzy


    Why do you call it filling in?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,122 ✭✭✭✭Jimmy Bottlehead


    I did enjoy how this started with the OP being all "Oh my silly wife, not filling up, I guess she'll run out, silly women eh?" only for everyone to come out and tell him that's not on.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 208 ✭✭Hiace.


    MugMugs wrote: »
    Whats with this ??

    I brim the bloody thing every time. Aren't they wasting more time in the long run having to fill up twice daily or every day ?

    Never understood that.

    I find it's mainly Dubs too !

    If you're always fairly near a filling station, what's the poing of lugging 50-60kg of fuel around in the car ? Waste of fuel.


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