March 17th, 2013, 10:10 AM | #1 |
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Was I out of line?
Went on a 3 hour tour Friday afternoon. Got off the interstate to get gas and take a leak. Gassed up with credit card / pay at pump, then went in to pee. It was a pretty busy place and was 3 hours from dark. Didn't feel like taking helmet off (and glasses and ear plugs). As I'm looking around in the place trying to ID where the head is, the Indian proprietor comes from behind the counter yelling at me (silent movie since I have plugs and bluetooth still running). He was irate that I had my helmet on.
Now to be fair, I can understand a gas station worried about being robbed at 11 at night.... but in broad daylight with 50 witnesses in the store by a guy that just used a credit car to pay for gas and parked and the license tag facing the store? At my local gas station, they don't have pay at the pump and they'll turn the pump on for me, and I dart in to pay w/o taking off helmet. So how many of you strip your helmet off to go in to pay or use the head?
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March 17th, 2013, 10:16 AM | #2 |
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March 17th, 2013, 10:23 AM | #3 |
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I always pay with credit card at the pump,.........leaving my bike out there doesn't feel right to me (only steering lock, cars and trucks rushing by, homeless asking for money, etc.).
I never keep my helmet on once I dismount my bike,.........but I don't know the reason. I cannot tell if you were out of line, but seeing helmeted riders walking into an office building in the middle of days seems weird to me.
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March 17th, 2013, 10:28 AM | #4 |
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I leave my lid on all the time, gas station and other quick stops. Hell, I even did 15 mins of grocery shopping with it on one summer day. People need to learn to relax some. It's not like you have on a ski mask or something. It a helmet for pete's sake.....
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March 17th, 2013, 10:31 AM | #5 |
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You're not in the wrong, he coud have simply said "Sir, can you please remove your helmet" you'd have said something along the lines of "sure, sorry" and everyone would have been happy, he was being an angry little bellend.
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March 17th, 2013, 10:39 AM | #6 | |
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March 17th, 2013, 10:46 AM | #7 |
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I always leave my lid on. I mean, who the hell wants to carry that thing around.
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March 17th, 2013, 10:57 AM | #8 |
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though i agree with joshorilla,
did you catch that guy's name? i mean how do you know if he was an indian and not a sri-lankan/pakistani/bangladeshi ? just wondering. Racial profiling? |
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March 17th, 2013, 11:08 AM | #9 |
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Was his name "Tonto"? Did he call you "Ke-mo sah-bee"?
Did he mention "Pocahantas" was his daughter? Was is carrying a hacket? Was there a knife in his waste band? Did he have mocassins on? Was the gas station in the shape of a Tepee? Besides the helmet, were you dressed like a cowboy? If not, you should be good. Just another drunk injun (did I really say that), I mean Native American.
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March 17th, 2013, 11:48 AM | #10 |
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Before this goes any further, it's probably suffice to say his race isn't important or even a factor.
He got angry and overstepped the mark, the situation wasn't until he started mouthing off when a simple tap on the shoulder and asking you to remove your helmet would have done. I know most everyone here would remove their helmet, I sometimes don't bother having a flip up. Most places will have a sign here such as banks saying "Please remove any motorcycle helmets before entering" and a little picture with a cross through a guy with a helmet on. |
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March 17th, 2013, 02:15 PM | #11 |
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I do not remove my helmet, only flip the visor and no one has ever asked me to remove my helmet. I have both paid for gas and asked for the key to take a leak.
maybe the guy was being paranoid because they had recently been robbed, who knows. |
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I leave my helmet on all the time for quick runs.
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March 17th, 2013, 03:26 PM | #13 |
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I leave it on. Then if i get hot (long hair) I take it off. I do get word looks though
He was probably having a bad day or something along the lines of what the members said above. Just let the guy finish, and go on your way.
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March 17th, 2013, 03:57 PM | #14 |
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Virginia law prohibits having your face covered when going into a business, so a full face helmet would be illegal here. I never have problems with my Shoei modulars,
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March 17th, 2013, 04:03 PM | #15 |
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Nawh he was out of line, but you can't assume his situation so he might have been having a bad day or was recently robbed (by a dude on a bike?) oooorrrrr he was just a jerk, who knows. I used to always take my helmet off to run in places, but now I don't see the point if I'm running into a gas station or a rest stop to relieve myself, it's just a pain and its bulky and now I'm paranoid about people stealing my stuff off my bike since I've been upgrading to nicer gear and nice luggage :P Nobody has ever had a problem with me wearing my helmet either.
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March 17th, 2013, 04:40 PM | #16 |
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I usually don't bother to remove the lid, I just make it clear that I've left a full hands worth of fingerprints on the plate glass door. Who's going to rob the place after doing that?
I've had a few people get whiney about it, one was a devout female Muslim in full headgear... it was about -6°C out & I was in full on cold weather gear. The pump was turned on but this one turns it off when she sees the bike, she tells me I have to prepay over the tannoy, so I walk in with my work ID around my neck (massive hospital across the road, hospital staff badge with name & photo on it) not good enough, she motions taking off a helmet, so off with the other glove, sunglasses, & take the loud off with cold hands... still not enough, balaclava has to come off too (again indicated by motions not in English) more pissing about with the balaclava which goes under 2 layers before she lets me use my card to pay, as I go to put my gear back on she says "no", so I tap my ear & motion taking a headscarf off... The que behind me had seen most of it & almost pissed themselves laughing, she was not best pleased |
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March 17th, 2013, 05:01 PM | #17 |
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With a simple gas up and pay at the pump I leave the lid on. If I have to go into the store I remove the helmet.
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March 17th, 2013, 05:22 PM | #18 |
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1)Thanks for all the replies.
2)I was stereotyping when I said Indian... most around here are named Patel, but the Governor of our state is Nikki Haley, a Sikh. Although it may be wrong, I call anyone with the name Patel an Indian. Again, I hate to generalize and stereotype, but in my experience, the own the dirtiest gas stations, the smelliest hotels and they seem to have an affinity for arguing. It is not my intent to insult anyone who may be an Indian. I'm sure all Indians aren't that way, but that has been my experience. YMMV :-) 3)There was no sign on the door about head coverings. Many businesses around here have "no saggy pants" signs. Another pet peeve is one of the local gas stations who doesn't have pay at the pump and won't turn the pump on... even after walking in and asking them to turn on the pump. It gets me because I never pump more than 2 gallons. In my car I can throw a 20 down and walk out because I know it'll hold $20... on the bike, I can't be sure it'll take $10 or not. Aggravating.
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March 17th, 2013, 06:43 PM | #20 |
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Sounds like you need to find friendlier gas stations. I guess pay at the pump is more common here I've only had to go inside when my card wouldn't read, but if the attendant told me to take my helmet off or no service I'd take no service and run to another stations. I'm a stickler for good customer service so if a business can't offer me that, I'm out. Hence why I do most of my own motorcycle work. Also because I'm poor :P. Not to mention constantly taking my helmet on and off makes my helmet hair progressively worse.
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March 18th, 2013, 12:57 AM | #22 |
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wouldnt say you were out of line. just crazy owners being paranoid with a very small thought process.
i always keep my gear on, always when i go to the local store to fill up. i walk in, gear & all and they just call me boss and usually compliment wichever helmet im wearing that day haha. usually though, depending on the area...i'll take my helmet/balaclava off until i go there a few times and they know who i am then i just leave it all on. |
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March 18th, 2013, 02:27 AM | #23 | |
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You were not wrong and he was way out of line. But my comment was not meant to put you in an embarrasing / guilty situation. Sorry. I just wanted to know if this was what i thought it was . Racial profiling. I do not post a lot on this site so may be, people still dont know that i am not a jerk. AND you will not believe that my experiance with the indians have been the same as that of yours. But yeah, not all of us are like that. |
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March 18th, 2013, 02:31 AM | #24 | |
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March 18th, 2013, 06:59 AM | #25 |
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This time, you weren't out of line at all. The whole thing sounds like it escalated quicker than was necessary, but the points about "maybe he was recently robbed" are valid too. You/we just don't know.
Next time, if you go in with it on again, you will be out of line because you've already been through it at this station. I agree with "find another gas station". FWIW, I take my helmet off before walking away from the bike and use the helmet lock as God intended.
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March 18th, 2013, 07:29 AM | #26 |
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You weren't out of line and I wouldn't change anything about what you did. If it's not out of your way to stop going to this gas station then do that but I wouldn't change anything.
I also have never had to walk inside the gas station when filling up the bike so I do everything outside and pay at the pump. When I do get gas however I only flip my visor up and take my gloves off and pump the gas that way. I think I'd only take off my helmet if it was really hot and it was starting to bug me. |
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March 18th, 2013, 09:35 AM | #29 |
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Racial profiling is fact?! Seriously..... Please tell me one of my favorite boards is not peopled with bigots and racists. You cannot be defending the OP.
Let's put this in a different light... "Again, I hate to generalize and stereotype, but in my experience, blacks the own the dirtiest gas stations, the smelliest hotels and they seem to have an affinity for arguing. It is not my intent to insult anyone who may be an black. I'm sure all blacks aren't that way, but that has been my experience. " Despite the OPs protestations otherwise he clearly relishes generalizing, stereotyping, and judging people based on their ethnicity. It's not his intent to insult anyone who is Indian...after he just insulted them... :exasperated facepalm: |
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March 18th, 2013, 10:34 AM | #31 |
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Dude, Just stop and let it go ...
you're only perpetuating it now...
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just let it die... IMO, it adds no value to this discussion of whether or not its in good form to take off your helmet when entering a store. if you want to start a separate thread about discrimination then thats OK.
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March 18th, 2013, 10:51 AM | #34 |
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Fair enough point. I take my helmet off b/c I can't hear anything with my earplugs in and helmet on when I'm at a store.
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March 18th, 2013, 11:17 AM | #35 |
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Kinda shocked by the other responses. It seems a lot of people here go into gas stations all the time with their helmets on. When I go to gas up, I leave it on because I pay at the pump. Pull up, fill up, and go without getting off. However, if I ever go inside, I always take my helmet off. Time of day really doesn't make a difference when it comes to being robbed.
Never tried going in with the helmet on but I fully expect I'd be asked to remove it.
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March 18th, 2013, 11:33 AM | #36 |
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I only go to gas stations where I can pay at the pump directly with my credit card
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Could be other reasons than a prior robbery. Could have been previous fraud attempts (rider using another's card) or maybe a rider knocked something over due to not seeing a display and wearing full gear. Just ideas that might have prompted this store policy. Personally, if I am just popping in for a receipt or to pay, I leave the helmet on but raise the visor. If I am going in for more than that, helmet off.
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He may not know about the common use of ear protection under helmets.
Do you imagine how many motorcyclists go through the same awkward situation at that gas station every day? They should have placed a clear sign about that restriction at the pumps and/or glass doors. Whoever doesn't like it, wouldn't even walk inside. Same applies to dogs, sunglasses, flip-flops, camels, umbrellas or whatever else could make them uncomfortable.
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