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Fuck ads at the gas pump

Idk if this is the right instance for this, but how fucking tired of these forced ads at gas pumps is everyone else?

I'm paying 4 bucks a gallon to have you shove advertising down my throat like an erect cock?

What the actual fuck

Anyone have any good ad blocking practices for this?

I've seen duct or painters tape covering the speakers...

You can press a button next to the screen to mute it, but this doesn't work at all gas stations. (Usually its the 2nd from the top on the right side)

I guess its just time to gettoblast music every time I pump gas like back when I was 19....

sharkfucker420 ,
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Bocky ,

Fuck going to gas pumps, that shits for boomers

possiblylinux127 ,
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Ok I guess. I'm not sure where else you would get gas

Swedneck ,
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why would you get gas? electric vehicles are so much more comfortable

possiblylinux127 ,
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Because they are not practical? Not to mention they are a privacy and freedom nightmare

rikonium ,

Sorry to be the one but the privacy and freedom issue is independent of powertrain. Some earlier models before the automakers went upmarket with EVs were perfectly normal. Now the tablet-on-dash, telematics and other data collection has become pervasive in EVs but now it’s in full-force on ICE vehicles for quite some time. A Mach E and Colorado can both be, and have been, bricked by a bad OTA update.

Practicality though also will vary. If people were used to charging at home all the time, telling people that they have to visit a business to refuel every X days or Y miles would seem odd just because it’s quite different than people think is normal.

MutilationWave ,

Uhh not everyone can just drop 40 grand on an electric car.

Swedneck ,
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hah yeah that's about the response i expected.

Nowhere did say car, i'm talking about electric mopeds, e-bikes, and e-scooters. There are countries other than the US.

Kultronx ,
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good ad blocking practice = buy a bicycle

Thorny_Insight ,

I have two but I'm still seeing ads everywhere.

Whayle ,

Not only are they stupidly repetitive, they are loud. They do make me look for other stations. I've found I can mess with them sometimes using the home button, it can pause the marketing BS for a good minute.

SirEDCaLot ,

Opt out entirely. Get an electric car. Your gas pump is your garage and you start every day with a full tank.

Ginger666 OP ,

If only I had 80 grand lying around for a tesla...

SPRUNT ,

Tesla is a shit EV. There are other options. I've seen more and more Rivian's in my area lately.

SirEDCaLot ,

Wtf 80 grand I dont have that either.

Model 3 and Y are like $35-50k or go used for less.

ornery_chemist ,

Mr. fancypants with a garage over there. Meanwhile, ain't no public chargers for miles around here.

penfore ,

Holly. Didn't even know such a thing existed. They're taking ads everywhere

BigBananaDealer ,
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id take the ads over the 20 questions it asks you before you can even select the fuel grade. and the button barely works so i have to press it 20 times

RichieRich ,
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I'm hoping this will never be the practice in Germany! We're using these gas pumps with LC Displays from the 80's so there can't be apps with ads on a screen. Also known as "German Digitization". (A buzz word for modern technology /sarc)

Please don't tell it to European oil concerns to update their gas pumps. Shhhhh 🤫I want to have it without ads 'til I'm to old to use a gas pump.

the_third ,

Buy a modern electric vehicle. You can charge at home on your own plug.

And then my car started displaying ads for subscription services.

Okay, I took that personally, documented it and filed a complaint with the KBA as this started to become a security issue, can't have the navmap disappear in the middle of a busy intersection. And then that shit stopped again. And as soon as the car is out of warranty, the USB connection to the data modem gets disconnected. I'm lucky enough that that's still a possibility, but if it weren't, 🤷

qx128 ,

Time to get an EV you can charge at home 😎

Think of this fact the next time people list off all the “downsides” of owning an EV… like never going to the gas station.

SendMePhotos ,

Ads in my EV!

elrik ,

I haven't pumped gas in 3 years and it's glorious.

filister ,

Damn, paying 4$ for a gallon, here in Europe the gallon is more than 7$.

NoIWontPickAName ,

You just have to start invading countries for their oil.

If you hurry you might be able to get part of Russia before the Ukrainian’s blow up all the refineries

jkrtn ,

You mean your government isn't shoveling money into the already wealthy oil companies' coffers? What are they even investing in, then, human rights? Silly.

Crackhappy ,
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Hmmm. I don't pump my own gas here in Oregon so I totally forgot this was a thing.

brap ,

Never knew this was a thing, that better not come over here.

HawlSera ,

Eh I like it, it gives me something to do while pumping...

Honestly I miss when they did news headlines instead of ads, ya hear me Cheddar News, I miss you

Squizzy ,

Is that the cheddar news youtube channel? They recently changed content and it sucks

Pulptastic ,

There are enough options most places to vote with your wallet. It is ultimately meaningless to the machine, but at least you'll be somewhere with no ads or mutable ads.

krolden ,
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If theres snow on the ground you should take a handful of it and stuff it in the speaker hole. Works great. Or take some hand sanitizer and squirt it in there.

the_third ,

How about a relatively liquid glue injected into the speaker housing? That should solve that permanently.

krolden ,
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Or sound completely terrible forever.

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