People who dont pitch in for gas on long trips suck

[jtvang125]

3 friends needed to catch a ride with me on a 4hr drive to a friend's wedding. Not one of them even offered to give some gas money for the trip. Not only that but after I dropped them off, not even a thanks. These guys suck. That's the last time they're riding with me.

 

[GalvanizedYankee]

Bumper sticker from the early '70s.

Gas, ass or grass...Nobody rides for free.

 

[chrisrod01]

Lolz long trips are problematics sometimes you should know your friends better

 

[FoBoT]

is this a round trip deal?
make them pay or they get to walk home

 

[thirdeye]

You need new friends.

 

[Number1]

You should have told them you expected some gas money before driving them.
But yes, they should know better.
They are probably more broke then you are.
Anyway, live and learn.

I had family members (wife side) live in my house for months and I never charged them a penny. They never offered anny either. One day it might be my turn to ask for a favor.
Cheers.

 

[Juice Box]

Originally posted by: GalvanizedYankee
Bumper sticker from the early '70s.

Gas, ass or grass...Nobody rides for free.

That is quality.....

 

[jtvang125]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
is this a round trip deal?
make them pay or they get to walk home

Yea it was a round trip which I ended up footing $80 for gas by myself. If not gas money atleast buy everyone some snacks and drinks for the trip.

 

[rh71]

it depends ... where I grew up (for highschool) we would automatically think to pitch in for gas money... but after being in college, my wife and her friends are "closer" to each other and don't do that. More like family rather than friends.

 

[Demon-Xanth]

I used to take trips to my cousin's place about once a month and bring along a couple of friends. Gas prices went up, and not once did they chip in and it wasn't easy even getting them to meet closer to my place. So the trips have been much less common.

 

[Aimster]

I would have made them pay for gas

I had to take my friend around to buy parts for his car. It took me the entire day. I wasted a lot of gas.

He took me out to dinner that night

 

[mitaiwan82]

don't act like a woman and expect people to do certain things w/o asking...just open your mouth and ask them for it

 

[krunchykrome]

Originally posted by: jtvang125
3 friends needed to catch a ride with me on a 4hr drive to a friend's wedding. Not one of them even offered to give some gas money for the trip. Not only that but after I dropped them off, not even a thanks. These guys suck. That's the last time they're riding with me.

You got used

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

it sucks, thats for sure. In my case I don't get pissed off about it much usually. Especially if it was a trip I would have made anyway. If it's a deal where you all decide to do something, and they ask you to drive, it's one thing, but if you were going to be going by yourself anyhow, I'd feel less of an obligation. In that case, I might chip in for something, but probably not for an equal share of the gas.

 

[j00fek]

i would have left them there

 

[lokiju]

I drove 12 hours each way with a friend along for the trip (wanted to see his parents where we were going) and he didn't once offer to pay on the ride there so the ride back I just would pull in for gas and tell him to pay.

 

[TravisT]

Hmmm, I always considered that any payment or negotiations for the trip would be made prior to it. If I ask for a ride and I intend on paying I usually extend that offer when asking for the ride. If I don't, then you usually know i'm bumming a ride. I don't bum unless it is family or a very short distance.

 

[Baked]

'cause you're a push over. You should've brought it up the moment they got in the car. If they don't pay by the middle of the trip, ditch their asses. Simple as that.

 

[us3rnotfound]

k

 

[theprodigalrebel]

Do you have much more money than them? Do you have a swanky car? I know people who drive expensive cars (BMW, Mercedes etc.) who think it's insulting for someone to offer to pay for gas. They give you that, "I can afford a (insert car name). I can afford a few gallons of gas" look.

I have this policy with friends: "If I don't have to make a drastic detour to give someone a ride, I don't ask for gas money. I was going to drive that exact route - with or without them. So, what difference does it make?" You were all headed to the same wedding - and they just hitched a ride. Friends can do that, right?

But yeah, my friends do buy the smokes and sometimes get me a sub and stuff. They could at least say 'Thanks' - if not out of sentiment, at least out of minimum courtesy.

 

[Baked]

Extra people means less MPG, those fat asses need to pay for their portion of the reduced MPG.

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

Originally posted by: Baked
Extra people means less MPG, those fat asses need to pay for their portion of the reduced MPG.

so they should all share in the extra $4.13 in gas?

 

[Baked]

You damn right they should. In fact, I'm gonna make 'em each pay me $3/gallon so I can get some food in the AM/PM during fill ups.

 

[amdhunter]

Why didn't you just ask if anyone had a few dollars to fill the tank up a bit???

 

[nageov3t]

Originally posted by: mitaiwan82
don't act like a woman and expect people to do certain things w/o asking...just open your mouth and ask them for it

QFT.

when I'm driving with my friends, we never pay for eachothers gas (unless it's an exceptionally long trip, like driving from NJ down to Florida or up to Maine for vacations). we figure it just all works out in the end since it's not always the same person driving.