This is why I like working in a servo...

[FordFan86]

Apart from knowing a metric rear end load of tradies, police and random people who are full of information/cheap deals/life stories/etc. You actually learn that the stereotpyed "Habib" does exist. & you have some extremelly funny work mates.

For those of you who can’t read cursive:
How it started no one knows but the fire was angry that day my friends. With flames touching the coat tails of Gods, a towering inferno by any standards.
With my beautiful assistant Cassie (one of the kids who clean) by my side, all my years of training cut in and with the Caltex motto ringing in my ears
HE WHO RUNS FIRST WINS
I leaped out the door, with fire extinguishers in both hands and proceeded to fight the blazing inferno with all my might. I fought a tough fight for what seemed like hours, as my life flashed before my eyes and I had the inferno under control in two seconds.
After I had put out the fire in pump 3 and had calmed down the customers I rang Trevor (our boss/manager) and in true Caltex style, passed the buck.

PS: This is a true and accurate account of the fire at seaview downs, to the best of my recollection.


I was ****ing myself when I read this, the guy is in his 50’s and Scottish and extremely funny… The funnier thing is… my bosses also have a sense of humour, and they sent this to the business manager for South Australia as the actual report!! (along with a “proper” one). It was only a “small” fire… enough to scorch the pumps, it started because of a jerry can (tin one, and yes legal) so nothing is be safe... all of you take this as a warning. There was nothing in the way of safety people out… if this were at BP/Mobil there’d have been people everywhere… it doesn’t matter how big the fire is, a fire is a fire at a servo…
Better add he took out a CO2 extinguisher and a water one... he didn't feel like chilling his drinks so the H20 was the go.