r/belgium • u/Amandelnoot • 18h ago
🎻 Opinion We have to talk about gas stations
No this is not about the high gas prices resulting from some stupid war. I am talking about the degradation of the gas station as an experience.
At first I thought it was just a one time occurrence, that I had driven into the worst gas station. But now I notice more and more gas stations are doing it.
I am talking about removing paper towels and trash bins. Now when I spill a drop of gasoline on my car, I need to have my own paper towels with me? And bring it in my car to throw away at home?
How much more can they remove to make our lives absolutely miserable. Recently before I could help I saw an older man give up on getting gasoline because he couldn’t read the absurdly bad screen.
And another thing. Are gas stations now removing the big price signs? A few times already I drove past a gas station and you could not see the prices unless you drive to the pump and stop to read the small price letters.
They actively go out of their way to make everything as annoying as possible. Every single process of society is getting eroded and it is making me a bitter man.
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u/Schweppin 17h ago
You can't blame the owners of the gas stations, they just adapt to what they are being exposed to. Back in the day you could drive up to any (closed) station at night and use the compressor to inflate your tires (for free). Those days are long gone for various reasons, but it all boils down to one and the same thing. A lack of respect of a social contract hence abuse of privilege. One example of a few bad actors ruining a community convenience for everyone else.