# Gas pumps **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [September 13, 2008, 6:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gas-pumps/19533 "2008-09-13T18:49:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![snapits](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a3d4f5/32.png) [@snapits](https://community.cartalk.com/u/snapits)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2008, 6:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gas-pumps/19533/1 "2008-09-13T18:49:31Z")
I heard a question about gasoline still in the hose a few weeks ago. Back in the 60s when I was riding motorcycles, and a good bit poorer, we used to “milk” the gas pump hoses to partially fill our tanks. In effect, the way they were then, you were actually stealing a little bit of gasoline from the next user. And, back then, I doubt it came to as much as a quarter, at most. ---
**Author:** ![Docnick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@Docnick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Docnick)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2008, 9:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gas-pumps/19533/2 "2008-09-13T21:02:06Z")
You have every right to “milk” the gas hose, but I doubt you will get much out of it. One place this really worked was a guy employed at a distillery that made private brand whiskey. He had to load the tanker trucks and emptied the last bit into his large thermos every day. It kept him in free booze for years. ---
**Author:** ![meaneyedcatz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/meaneyedcatz/32/692_2.png) [@meaneyedcatz](https://community.cartalk.com/u/meaneyedcatz)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2008, 10:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gas-pumps/19533/3 "2008-09-13T22:24:45Z")
I don’t see a question here but… anything after the pump, i.e. gas in the hose is yours, you paid for it.