Don't feel like the Lone Ranger bruh. I did it once when I used to drive an 18-wheeler on long hauls. I got 5 miles down the road before another trucker told me about it on my CB radio. Talk about a red face!

Very good to immediately do the right thing while no one is looking, although there is probably a camera but it’s still good you did it. Not everyone would return.

Modern gas pumps are designed with a mechanism for the hose to break away for this exact reason. Good on you for doing the right thing, though I don't agree with the whole driving while high part.

Good for you for going back, many wouldn't. That says a lot about your character.

But now for a rant. I do not understand sitting in the car while pumping. It's a 2 minute process at the most, I don't think I've ever stood there for longer than that. It's strange to me that anyone would sit in their car for that.

It was cold and I was underdressed 🤷‍♂️

Driving under the influence. Awesome.

I was sober at that point

Don’t know why mfs are downvoting this must be southerners lol.

Bro has never smoked weed before

Seriously, you're a dumbass. Should stay off the lettuce and the roads.

Not sober enough to take the nozzle out.

I live in Minnesota and almost everyone here sits in their car while getting gas in the winter because that shit gets way too cold to just be standing still

smoking weed makes me a better driver. people don’t get that it’s not like alcohol

Now there's a reason I can understand

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I actually drive the speed limit when I smoke lol, plus no road rage!

Exactly. Why even include in your story you got faded off a couple dabs if you're gonna try to claim you were sober. I'm an experienced thc user and know you still have a head change after a couple hours with multiple dabs.

Apparently not as, by your words, "my brain must've still been fuzzy"

Wait they made you pay to get it fixed?? I work at a gas station and that shit happens all of the time and we’ve never charged anyone for it. That’s bizarre.

>Edit: to those of you commenting about driving under the influence. Notice I said it had been hours. Geez.

No you said a couple of hours. A couple is nowhere near enough for it to leave your system. You would still fail a drugs test, so you were DUI.

I know loads of people who smoke and aren't this reckless with other people's safety.

Grow up, own your shit.

You really weren't.

Oh don’t feel too bad $80 isn’t the end of the world and you did the right thing. I also feel like I would have done this at least one time before my paranoia would make me quadruple check the that I have took it out before I leave but I live in New Jersey and rarely have to pump my own gas

To err is human. To admit that error is divine.

Why are you driving stoned? Please don't do that.

Sounds like you were dusted, man. Sometimes it's best to just chill in your car, and not drive anywhere until you're positive you're good to go, or just hang out at your friend's. If that means sleeping it off, do it.

Lucky the hoses were break-aways or you'd be out closer to $500+.

I saw someone do this when I was 12 and the whole gas pump shattered. It was so loud. I've always been so super careful when filling up my car and always think of that time.

A couple dabs definitely doesn't last a couple hours. And it's in your system for 30 days so by that logic people who smoke can never ever drive safely. So when's the cut off? 30 days, 60 days, 90 days? There is NO test that can truly verify whether someone who smoked weed is High RIGHT now like there is with a breathalyzer.

I did this when I was a teenager and they didn't charge me anything either.

This has to be one of my biggest fears...dunno why haha but I guess more or less don't wanna be one of those videos online with the nozel hanging out while I'm going down the road.

That's actually interesting, I'd look into this as you may have been taken for 80$. I worked at a gas station (ran it as manager) for over a year, the nozzles have a break point on them and just snap back on pretty simply because of how often it happens. I can't say for sure because I don't know where you are or how things are there, but I can say here we just used to snap em back on and continue with the day.

It had been hours but your head was still fuzzu. It's not anout how long has been, but about how you feel.

Still, not trying to be the morals police here lol, it's a funny story.

How lazy do you have to be to get back into the car whilst the gas is pumping lol.

You got ripped off 😆 I did the same with nothing in my system so don't feel bad. I went in and told them and they just said, ok we'll get it fixed. Didn't charge me anything.

It's best to stay near the pump when dispensing gas or diesel instead of getting back into the car. It doesn't matter if you take a minute to clean the windshield, just stay out there and pay attention to what's going on with the pump. This is also a good time to walk around the car and look at the tires to spot any obvious problems. You will still be able to hear the click as the pumping stops, and that's your cue to remove the nozzle and return it to its dock on the pump. Close the gas filler on the car, then grab your receipt. If you must go in to the store to pay, lock the car first with your fob. Routines like this may sound a little OCD, but what you are doing is training your brain to run a program that covers all the bases so that you don't have to think anything through every time. Getting back into the car while the pump runs opens you up to a break in the routine where you fiddle with the radio or look at your phone, making errors more likely as your brain is not concentrating on the job at hand.

I live in Western Canada and pump gas regularly at -30 - -40 degrees Celsius and I’ve actually never once in my life sat in my car when fuelling up or seen anyone do that in my life! You just curse the sky, pace a bit and try to leave your body for the 5 mins it takes.

You making the rest of us stoners look bad.

At my station we charge people $550 for driving away with the nozzle. I think you got lucky

This, 100%. If being high hadn't been relevant to the FU, then you wouldn't have included it in the story. It's good that you owned your mistake, but by doing the right thing and staying in your car, you would've avoided it altogether.

It's not? For a casual user, it should clear in 14 days. For a heavy user that can be up to three months that it's detectable in blood.

There's a reason there's a legal limit.

My wife was the general manager of a gas station for 11 years. Not once, did they ever require payment for when this happened. You got fucking robbed my dude. It's a quick disconnect system meant for this exact reason and doesn't require payment to fix . . . .

So it's become so common that the manufacturers have to dumbass-proof them? Awesome 🤣

As a fellow Minnesotan, I've never left my car unattended while filling up. -30f or not.

Comments act like there aren’t people that have done this completely sober. OP probably shouldn’t have been driving but this isn’t something that happened only because of THC. As stated, this happens at gas stations all the time.

Replacing a break-away hose take a few seconds, and I would assume gas station employees are trained in how to do it. I'm guessing you were a clearly stoned person so they saw an opportunity to make $80.

Good job owning up to your mistake. Shit happens and you made it right.

That makes sense, because the gas station now has to replace the nozzle. But $80 to just snap the hose connectors back together...I don't feel bad for OP because they were driving while "still a little fuzzy," but they got scammed LOL. I guess it doesn't pay to have a moral compass at that particular gas station.

Alternate Title - TIFU by committing a crime and confessing on Reddit

And the thing is I was sober. I probably shouldn’t have added the dab comment. It had been hours and I have a ridiculous tolerance because I use THC daily for medical reasons

Perhaps something broke when was dragged, hard to know without pics.

i live in the asscrack of the midwest where it gets absolutely frigid and still wait outside while pumping gas — partially because it’s a safety hazard and partially because i’m a cheapskate and only fill my tank halfway at a time

OP, this is probably a good reality check to not drive under the influence. I don’t consume cannabis, but I do drink alcohol, which has similar effects on driving. If you think you’re going to be under the influence at any time when you go to hang out…bring an overnight bag. That way, you can crash on the couch and sleep it off if you’re not sure. And make sure you have a good read on your tolerance….an over abundance of caution is always a good play.

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I don't know the rules in the US, but here in Europe it's illegal to drive with still THC in your system. So could be weeks technically

Hah they jacked you for $80, the hoses have a failsafe that just makes them pop off, they can put it right back on with ease.

Definitely this, I had the same exact thought.

They saw how cooked he was and figured they'd make an easy $80, big ups to them.

Your fuck up started when you got back in the vehicle. There’s literally a sign that says not to do so.

"It had been hours, I definitely totally wasn't still under the influence of drugs!"

*Drives off and tears the nozzle off the gas pump*

Too bad cops didn't catch you and give you a DWI.

How many curbs did you hit on the way out?

I wasn’t impaired so….

On another note you seem extraordinarily bitter based on your wish for harm to come to others who are doing nothing wrong. I would suggest therapy and/or medication. Typical an interdisciplinary approach is best. Good luck!

>Today I was at my friends place chilling and hit a couple dabs and got a little faded. I left after a couple of hours and stopped to get gas on the way home.

>My brain must’ve still been fuzzy, because when it was finished pumping I got out, got my receipt, got back in my car, and drove off.

>>I wasn't impaired

The biggest cope ever provided by a shit head who drives while under the influence of a drug.

I'm not sure if incidents like this need to be reported to the police/the drivers insurance company so the $80 might have been the stations hush fee.

So many things are dumb proofed. It just doesn't catch our attention because we are used to them

In california at least, its illegal to snap them back on now and the part is $150 for the gas station. We charge $250 because of parts and labor. $80 is cheap

source: I own a gas station

average casual recreational user of any drug

Can confirm. Did this when I was 20 and drove the hell off in utter embarrassment, returning did not cross my mind at that time. The one I did it on seemed to be built to pop off, altho that could easily have just been what I told myself.

At least it was only a gas pump damaged and not a person.

You were absolutely too high to drive.

You’re missing the point.

You say the commenter is wishing harm to come to you.

No.

The commenter is wishing you would face consequences for your own irresponsible actions.

Preferably before you hurt someone.

It is just the dumbass tax.

You were 100% under the influence and you're lying to yourself to make yourself feel better. If you were sober, you wouldn't have made such a stupid decision. This was careless and if you admitted in your post that your brain was still "a little fuzzy" during this incident.

Own up to the mistake, be better, and don't endanger others with your decisions.

best comment on this thread wish i could give it award others keep talking about dui of pot

I did this as well over 20 years ago as well. I was just in a rush to get back home from college so I could eat before work. I totally took the nozzle out and left it in the gas station.

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You're a better person than I was.

TIFU by driving under the influence.

Fucked around and found out

As someone that manages a gas station (11 years and counting), it happens quite frequently. What is perplexing me is that they charged you $80? We have a maintenance guy come out and reattach the hose to the breakaway and that's that. As long as the nozzle wasn't damaged, it's really isn't that big of a deal. Yeah it sucks the pump is out of commission (I only have 6 pumps at my store lol), but it happens.

I attempted to fix it myself, but got doused with gas and was like "eff that, let the maintenance guy do it" 🤣

So don't drive for 15,30 days after smoking weed, got it.

I’m amazed by this! So where you are (I’m assuming US because you said gas) you can sit in your car while it dispenses. Wow!

Can’t do that in the UK. You need to press the handle or it stops. That’s truly idiot proofing it.

Every day’s a school day!

Well at least you didn’t kill anyone while driving home! Fucking idiot.

That happens at my gas station too but we don't charge people for the new hose...

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It happens to truckers very frequently. Its just being fatigued and distracted.

Glad you stuck around!

That's for static electricity, but it's still a good idea not to regardless.

Yeah, I didn’t think it was for stoners that will forget what the hell they’re doing but it’s still a good rule to follow.

You're not supposed to get back in your car here, but some people do.

True. I use that time to clean the windows and check the oil.

Right moves. Good person. Mistakes happen.

They could also charge people whether it breaks or not as a deterrent. Imagine if the same person just kept breaking a pump - I don’t think I would care if it snapped back on at that point.

You say hours but you also said “my brain must have still been fuzzy”. So it’s either you were “faded” or you aren’t. So why mention it? Geez.

Even then average joe pump jockey isn't going to know what it costs.

They do not. The nozzles have a break point specifically for this and provided there's no damage to anybody else insurance isn't going to care.

I mean I haven't worked at a gas station in 15 years but that seems like a huge step backwards to go from snap together to needing parts. Kind of sounds like Apple and their proprietary parts that you absolutely can't get anywhere else and you have to have :P

They are made with a break away connection because this isn't as rare as people think.

There's no way you should have paid for that. There is a breakaway in the hose that stops gas so it doesn't spill out from the pump. It's super easy to pop back on. You got robbed.

I once almost forgot to put it away. Over here in my own world. "La de daa. Oo butterflies.. K done pumping. Wallet. keys. Phone. Time to- oh silly me. Put this back."

I almost did it a week or two ago. Luckily it made a noise and slid partially out of my tank so I stopped before it pulled too much.

He could have done the same thing without being stoned. It happens. The op could have had something going on and just wasn’t thing at the time. A cpl dabs isn’t shit. Just think of all the drunks that are on the road. Weed is not as bad as alcohol. And the bonus is you don’t act a fool and be a total dick smoking pot or doing a cpl dabs

There’s a lot of dumbasses driving not being buzzed. Way too many

I’m a professional stoner and a cpl dabs isn’t much. Come on now, it doesn’t last that long.

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Ur smokin on some boof.

Writing "my brain must've still been fuzzy" is a qualifying statement, so by OPs own admission it still had an effect.

I never posted anything about the strength of a couple dabs, or compared alcohol to marijuana. Whatever point you are trying to make has nothing at all to do with my prior post.

I felt like that at first but reusing the same pieces multiple times an affect flow rates and cause the pump to need to be serviced and calibrated more often.

It often happens and the people that drive away without owning up to it make some stations charge more to make up for others that aren't honest. I've heard some stations charge $1200 for driving away with the pump. This could also be because other parts were damaged.

One way or the other an invoice for anything paid for is necessary for you to keep because once you've paid for any damage, any further payment is hard for the station to acquire without some sort of written statement. If you think you're being scammed - ask for a receipt. Make sure it's specific - parts and labor/description of damage.

Not disagreeing with any part of what your laying down. I understand and mostly agree. I do want to add YMMV though up here in Canada (at least in Alberta) pumps are required to be checked for new flow valves every 3 months, fuel levels in ground checked daily, and outflow inspection done daily as well so it should (should being the operative word) get caught real fast if there's an issue :P

You guys are wayyyyy ahead of us then. We have inspections by weights and measures once every 2 years. It used to be once a year but they're "overloaded". We have a yearly inspection by the fire department, but they are only looking for specific issues, and I don't believe flow rates are one of the things they look at.

Fuel levels in the ground are checked constantly and reconciled daily, but fluctuations in temperature have us over or short up to 60 gallons a day, so it's less accurate a representation of how calibrated the pumps are. California leaves it up to each station to stay on top of all the maintenance, but the fines for equipment not working right or tampered with are heavy to make the owners want to have accurate and properly working equipment.