When people leave their vehicles ( especially large ones ) running while eating , waiting , or other reasons . We seen several different people do so in fast food parking lot . One letting his S.U.V. run for over 15 minutes while waiting for someone in Mc D's ( still running after we left ) and a few young mothers coming out of Mc D's and then putting kids in car and turning it on while they had a cig outside of car . Even worse we've encountered many letting their vehciles run while pumping gas . Most have been under 30 . What's your take on this ? ;- )
Does this drive you nuts ?
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Its their car, their gas money, and their decision.
Does not bother me one bit.
Wow, who was reading who's mind??? charlieJ or SuperDave456 both at 9:55pm and pretty identical stuff!!!
pumping gas while vehicle running may cause a fire . Says so on or near pumps . At least they're not doing this : http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4906943n%3fsource=search_video .
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Last week,I walked out to my car to go home during my lunchbreak. There was some dude in a truck sitting in it with it idling. I came back an HOUR later and there he was.........truck still idling!!!!!!! I was like,***???????
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I thought Canada was perfect. 
The answer to that is, "mind if I smoke?"
Originally Posted By: smokey1
When people leave their vehicles ( especially large ones ) running while eating , waiting , or other reasons . We seen several different people do so in fast food parking lot . One letting his S.U.V. run for over 15 minutes while waiting for someone in Mc D's ( still running after we left ) and a few young mothers coming out of Mc D's and then putting kids in car and turning it on while they had a cig outside of car . Even worse we've encountered many letting their vehciles run while pumping gas . Most have been under 30 . What's your take on this ? ;- )
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There seems to be an implied courtesy or impatience when waiting for someone or something with one's motor running. IE waiting for one's girl/boyfriend.
That's why cabbies do it... so the fare can then immediately get moving without waiting the half second for the car to start.
The GF and I went to a local amusement park a few years ago. When we were walking through the parking lot I noticed that a parked car we passed was running. Nobody in it. When we left the park, 6 or 7 hours later, the car was still sitting in the parking lot, all by itself, still running. I don't know if they left it on by accident or on purpose but it struck me as very strange.
It does annoy me when I see people doing this. Yeah, it's their money, but it's also a waste of fuel and unnecessary air pollution. It's not generally hot or cold enough during the day here that people "need" to run their AC or heater while parked for a few minutes. Especially with nifty inventions around like sweaters and windows.
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If you have the right to tell them to shut it off, then they should be able to tell you not to drive to the lake, bar, movies or where ever you want to go!
Their money - sure that's fine. But oil is a very limited resource, not to mention the unnecessary pollution it creates.
It is socially irresponsible selfishness.
Around here, I see cops idling their police vehicles while they munch on food in a restaurant during the winter time (Texas winter - which is pretty mild compared to the north).
Sometimes when I have to take a half hour lunch at work (instead of an hour) I will go get some fast food, return to work and proceed to idle my car for 15-20 minutes to stay warm/cool/listen to the radio. 
If you hate me, oh well.
If you hate me, oh well.I realize there is a certain tradition of ours to thumb our nose at people who want to nanny them - but my point that oil is a limited resource and that running our engines create pollution (you know, air we breathe) is a valid one. It has nothing to do with me being "better" than you, its to simply tell the truth.
I guess gas prices haven't become high enough for people to care or the health cost of having toxic pollution in city air become relevant enough (even though the problems are well documented and studied on) to make it an issue that trumps one's freedom to indulge without thought.
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Originally Posted By: smokey1
are people just getting dumber and more rude ? Or is it just my imagination ? :- )
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