Yesterday around 6pm I drove to the Temecula Costco for gas. I drove to the furthest gas line near the trees. All 3 gas pump lights were red. I was the next in line. the middle car drove off and when it turned green I moved to that spot in the middle.
I heard a guy yelling and when I got out of my car to pump my gas I realized he was yelling at me. He said "what makes you think you can just cut in front of me". I apologized and said "I did't realize. I thought you were pumping at that gas tank". He yelled "yes you did. I was trying to get to where you are. I should be where you are and you should be where I am." I again apologized and he kept yelling and tapping his head "you need to be more mindful" and continued to block my way to the pump. He then yelled and got even closer with hand gestures, "you need to slow down and be mindful of what you are doing".
No matter how calm I stayed or how apologetic I was he didn't stop. His anger did not match the situation. He kept berating me and blocking my way. Finally I said "it was a mistake" and got back in my car and shut the door. He then yelled really loud "F***".
I was going to move forward, but someone had taken that spot already. And I was on empty so I really didn't have a choice but to stay and get gas. But I was afraid to get out. He started pumping his gas and glaring at me.
The female attendant walked over to my car. She didn't say anything to him, but she stood next to my car. I stayed in the car until another lady came over and said to the attendant "There are all these men out here and not one of them came to ask if she was ok so I'm going to make sure she's OK while she pumps her gas". And that's what she did and I was very grateful. I thanked her and pumped my gas. The guy finished pumping and drove off. I was afraid he was going to purposely hit my car, that is how angry he was, but he didn't and then I was afraid that he was waiting for me in the parking lot to follow me home.
In retrospect, I realized that he was the one that was actually in the wrong because he was waiting at the last pump, which made it red as if it was in use, and instead of getting out and pumping his gas he waited there and was tying that free spot up while waiting for the person in front of him to leave. And because I came up when I did it looked to me as if he was pumping there.
He was the one not being mindful by holding me and people behind me up. But again, I didn't realize that until afterwards because I was so flustered and taken off guard by the experience.
I'm actually afraid to go back there and that's not OK. I shouldn't be scared to go get gas. read more