He opened up the bullet-proof glass for me!

@TheHorse (205767)

• Walnut Creek, California

4 Nov 18

This gas station actually doesn't have a potty. The Humanity!

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NJ Chicaa

@NJChicaa (116002)

• United States

4 Nov 18

Interesting. I don't buy anything at gas stations besides gas so I never go inside. I don't think they have bulletproof glass in them though.

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@TheHorse (205767)

• Walnut Creek, California

4 Nov 18

You must live in one of them small towns.

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NJ Chicaa

@NJChicaa (116002)

• United States

4 Nov 18

@TheHorse suburbia

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@TheHorse (205767)

• Walnut Creek, California

4 Nov 18

@NJChicaa I live in suburbia as well.

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Ptrikha_2

@ptrikha_2 (45472)

• India

4 Nov 18

I have not seen or heard about such stations. And having such an arrangement could be costlier. Some wealthier owners of such stations do however have a good rapport with the local police and that can help them in thwarting the hooligans, though in case if a riot (though uncommon) anything can happen.

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@vandana7 (98830)

• India

4 Nov 18

If he ever went to a Dhaba out here, he would be surprised. LOL.

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@TheHorse (205767)

• Walnut Creek, California

4 Nov 18

When armed robbers go to gas stations, they usually are gone by the time the police arrive.

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LK2018

@Letranknight2015 (51527)

• Philippines

4 Nov 18

You never know what's going to happen. He was just being precautions.

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@TheHorse (205767)

• Walnut Creek, California

23 Dec 18

The nearby Chevron station, which is closer to the freeway, does NOT have bullet-proof glass. They've been held up a few times as well.

Anna

@LadyDuck (458121)

• Switzerland

4 Nov 18

Only banks have bulled-proof "NON" sliding windows here, not gas stations and not any other kind of commerce.

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@TheHorse (205767)

• Walnut Creek, California

4 Nov 18

Yes, our banks have that too.

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Angie

@andriaperry (116860)

• Anniston, Alabama

4 Nov 18

Ours don`t open, LOL. For real, only a few have those windows, most are still open.

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@TheHorse (205767)

• Walnut Creek, California

23 Dec 18

Sigh. Still open meaning they haven't been shut down?

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@TheHorse (205767)

• Walnut Creek, California

23 Dec 18

@andriaperry Got it. We live in interesting times.

Angie

@andriaperry (116860)

• Anniston, Alabama

23 Dec 18

@TheHorse right.

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rebel_woman06

@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

4 Nov 18

No, gasoline stations don't have that here. But if it is attempted to be robber mire than once, then that bullet proof glass should really be installed.

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rebel_woman06

@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

5 Nov 18

@TheHorse If one is getting robbed often then this one is really needed. In addition, CCTV also should be installed.

@TheHorse (205767)

• Walnut Creek, California

4 Nov 18

I guess it's necessary in some situations. The Chevron station across the freeway does not have bullet-proof glass. They've been robbed a few times too.

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Fiacre Banks

@xFiacre (12597)

• Ireland

4 Nov 18

@thehorse On the several times that I’ve been shot at the bullets had the good sense to go around me rather than straight through.

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Fiacre Banks

@xFiacre (12597)

• Ireland

4 Nov 18

@TheHorse That's what we did in Belfast in the 70s and 80s. Not everyone survived.

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@TheHorse (205767)

• Walnut Creek, California

4 Nov 18

I'm glad to hear that! Why were there bullets aimed in your general direction?

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James Higgins

@JamesHxstatic (29242)

• Eugene, Oregon

4 Nov 18

None of the stations I have seen in Oregon have those windows. We still have people who are hired to pump our gas too.

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@TheHorse (205767)

• Walnut Creek, California

23 Dec 18

I'm always nice to those guys. Oregon is the only State I pass through where I can't pump my own gas.

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@TheHorse (205767)

• Walnut Creek, California

23 Dec 18

@JamesHxstatic Is job creation the main factor?

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James Higgins

@JamesHxstatic (29242)

• Eugene, Oregon

23 Dec 18

@TheHorse Yes, Oregon always votes to keep it that way.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (325798)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Nov 18

I don't think we have bullet-proof glass here at the service stations but perhaps we do in the bigger cities.

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@vandana7 (98830)

• India

24 Dec 18

@TheHorse Talk about EGO...you think you are not a jerk? LOL. What do you think @JudyEv?

@vandana7 (98830)

• India

4 Nov 18

I think the guy pulled down that glass because he wanted to shoot at Pony...just that there may have been too many witnesses around so he did not get the opportunity.

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@TheHorse (205767)

• Walnut Creek, California

23 Dec 18

@vandana7 Nah. We generally talk when I'm in there. I think he'd miss me. Some customers are jerks.

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Hanni Harel

@Hannihar (129470)

• Israel

4 Nov 18

@TheHorse As far as I know they do not. That is a very good idea.

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@TheHorse (205767)

• Walnut Creek, California

23 Dec 18

Sad that it's necessary. And this isn't even a "bad" neighborhood.

Faye

@FayeHazel (40248)

• United States

4 Nov 18

Wow. Scary. Not that I know of, but there is a gas station where the attendents sit behind glass. Always a bit spooky going in there

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@TheHorse (205767)

• Walnut Creek, California

23 Dec 18

What makes it spooky?

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@TheHorse (205767)

• Walnut Creek, California

25 Dec 18

@FayeHazel Got it. It's as if they're expecting some "bad guy" to come in.

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Faye

@FayeHazel (40248)

• United States

25 Dec 18

@TheHorse must be that the glass window, little dip in the counter where they give you your change, bars in the windows... Isn't the norm around here... So feels spooky to me

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Arunima Singh

@arunima25 (85315)

• Bangalore, India

4 Nov 18

My country India has no such safety rules. Life is at God's mercy here.

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@TheHorse (205767)

• Walnut Creek, California

7 Nov 18

@arunima25 What are the most common heinous crimes there?

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Arunima Singh

@arunima25 (85315)

• Bangalore, India

26 Dec 18

@TheHorse Yes it is an unfortunate thing but is the truth. The societal mindset and lack of education has to do a lot with it.

Arunima Singh

@arunima25 (85315)

• Bangalore, India

5 Nov 18

@TheHorse Yes we do have but it is much less than other heinous crime.

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Evaluate

@theend (2778)

• Gifu, Japan

4 Nov 18

I have not heard this here. Adrenaline is very good.

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@TheHorse (205767)

• Walnut Creek, California

23 Dec 18

Adrenaline helps us escape dangerous situations. But so does bullet-proof glass, I suppose.

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@TheHorse (205767)

• Walnut Creek, California

25 Dec 18

@theend I'm glad you don't have those kinds of problems there.

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Hope

@1hopefulman (45123)

• Canada

4 Nov 18

I haven't noticed any bullet-proof windows in our area.

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@TheHorse (205767)

• Walnut Creek, California

23 Dec 18

I'd have to say that's a good thing.

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@vandana7 (98830)

• India

4 Nov 18

You will be surprised at how safe my country is then.

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Sandy

@velvet53 (22528)

• Palisade, Colorado

4 Nov 18

Beings I don't go through drive up windows I don't know what their windows are. But to me a bullet proof window is important with all that is going on in this world now.

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