This is from the harried convenience store clerk again!

#&149; I am not the one who made all the pumps pre-pay!

#&149; No, it wasn't done just to make you mad.

#&149; We are not out to treat you like a criminal. Talk to the real criminals who drove away without paying for their gas.

#&149; This is not the only gas station in Auburn to have pre-pay! I haven't been to one that isn't.

#&149; This is my job and my pay. Don't ask me to put all that at risk by turning on the pump before you pay for the product! I don't know you and am not impressed by the big-name phone company truck you drive!

#&149; I am not here to take your abuse.

There are so many wonderful customers that come into the store every day and you certainly help us to get through the day, because you outnumber the other ones 10 to 1.

Donna Baliva

Montezuma