You know what really grinds my gears? Gas stations that charge for air...

[Riviera82]

So I get home from work, and think, Ah, what a beautiful, clear night. I'm going to go to the gas station and put some air in my tires since the little light came on my dash the other day.

I roll over into New Westminster and hit the Esso at 6th and 8th and they want 50 cents to use the nozzle! Are they for realzies? I said nuts to that and went over to the other Esso, weirdly enough on a different 6th and 8th... 50 cents. No deal.

Then, I went down to the Petro Canada on Stewardson.... they wanted $1.00! WTFist.

I drive a pickup and it costs me anywhere from $150-$200 to fill up and these guys want to charge me to toot some air into my tire? Give your heads a shake.

I vow that from here on out, I will only support gas stations that provide free air compressor use as a service to their customers. Who is with me? amirite comrades?

[Riviera82]

Good call, looks like the nearest one to me is a Flying J on Annacis... never heard of it.

BC needs to get on board with this...

[Sanj]

So I get home from work, and think, Ah, what a beautiful, clear night. I'm going to go to the gas station and put some air in my tires since the little light came on my dash the other day.

I roll over into New Westminster and hit the Esso at 6th and 8th and they want 50 cents to use the nozzle! Are they for realzies? I said nuts to that and went over to the other Esso, weirdly enough on a different 6th and 8th... 50 cents. No deal.

Then, I went down to the Petro Canada on Stewardson.... they wanted $1.00! WTFist.

I drive a pickup and it costs me anywhere from $150-$200 to fill up and these guys want to charge me to toot some air into my tire? Give your heads a shake.

I vow that from here on out, I will only support gas stations that provide free air compressor use as a service to their customers. Who is with me? amirite comrades?

[Snake Doctor]

I was annoyed when I saw that for the first time last year. They wanted a dollar per tire. I had no choice but to pay the man.

[Mountain Man]

Your balls make noise? Get that checked out.

In the meantime, try this

http://www.freeairpump.com/

[gmen81]

Best gas station to get air for free is at the Esso on Lougheed on the east side of the Pitt River bridge. It seriously is awesome.

[Steven Stamkos]

I have an air compressor at home so I never have to pay for air.

[MC Fatigue]

[Hugemanskost]

I worked at service stations for 6 years while I went to UBC. Compressors are expensive. Regulators with built in gauges are expensive. People mistreat these things because they don't own them.

Service stations / Convenience stores are nickel-and-dime businesses. When equipment breaks, it has to be replaced. Charging a menial fee for the use of an air compressor seems fair to me.

[MC Fatigue]

I worked at service stations for 6 years while I went to UBC. Compressors are expensive. Regulators with built in gauges are expensive. People mistreat these things because they don't own them.

Service stations / Convenience stores are nickel-and-dime businesses. When equipment breaks, it has to be replaced. Charging a menial fee for the use of an air compressor seems fair to me.

[Hugemanskost]

My aunt runs/owns a gas station in the Okanagan. It's a Petro Canada and from what I understand, it's on the owner/operator of the station for maintenance and the like. Apparently P.C. is the nameplate, supplies the fuel and store items but not much else. She's not extremely wealthy from this venture and I remember years ago her talking about having to shell out hundreds because some buffoon broke the sink somehow. I'd have to assume the same goes for compressor parts, although she doesn't charge for air at this point.

[:D]

One of the reasons I was so choked about it was that I don't carry change around. I had some large bills and my interac card. No one will break a hundred for some quarters and I wasn't about to pay a service fee on taking out $20 from the ATM.

Change is so outdated.

[Hugemanskost]

One of the reasons I was so choked about it was that I don't carry change around. I had some large bills and my interac card. No one will break a hundred for some quarters and I wasn't about to pay a service fee on taking out $20 from the ATM.

Change is so outdated.

[Guest Gumballthechewy]

I throw most of my change in the street...

[:D]

Went to that "Flying J" on Annacis... it was a Shell. Despite reservation, got the deed done.

Some goof had parked in front of the air machine too... I'm glad that they had a long cord because I dragged it right overtop of this idiot's car.

[Master 112]

Some goof had parked in front of the air machine too... I'm glad that they had a long cord because I dragged it right overtop of this idiot's car.

[:D]

Hey now... An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.

[BananaMash]

Colon D is like the batman of the gas-station. I like it.

[MC Fatigue]

I was thinking more on the lines of Ambush Bug?

[JoeyJoeJoeJr. Shabadoo]

My dad was just talking to me about this this morning. He was riding his bike across the knight street bridge when he noticed he had a flat. Went to the petrocan up the hill and yup, $1 for air. Complete frickin hose job. He said a lot of the same things you did in the op. $1.40L and you're going to charge for air? It's going to be a lot harder to maintain your compressor when I buy my gas at Chevron.