These Worst Gas Station Experiences Show How a Routine Stop Can Go Wrong — Jalopnik
Food and roadside mishaps
One traveler ate an apple displayed in an open basket at a gas station without washing it. About two hours later, the traveler became seriously ill, possibly with norovirus.
A motorcyclist struck a bird with a mirror and arrived at a BP station covered in feathers and gore. The cashier began screaming and vomiting; after explaining what happened, the rider cleaned up and helped the cashier clear the mess.
A dispute over cash
A gas station attendant rejected a customer's $20 bill as counterfeit and called police. An officer determined the bill was genuine, but the attendant still refused it. The officer offered to exchange the customer's bill for one from his own wallet. The attendant also called that bill counterfeit, and the officer said he and the customer would leave in separate vehicles regardless of which bill the attendant accepted.
A lost purse returned
A driver traveling between Toronto and Montreal stopped at the Joyceville truck stop on Highway 401. After returning from getting a sandwich, the driver accidentally left a purse on the roof of an X1/9.
The purse held money, sunglasses and paperwork. When the driver returned to Toronto the following Sunday, a message from the Ontario Provincial Police said someone had found the bag and turned it in intact, with the money still inside.
Key points
- A traveler became ill about two hours after eating an unwashed gas station apple.
- A motorcyclist and a cashier both vomited after a bird struck the rider's mirror.
- An officer verified a customer's $20 bill, but the attendant still rejected it.
- A purse lost at a Joyceville truck stop was returned intact with its money.