As everyone knows baseball and softball season is well under way. Why does people think it OK to race on the back side of the park by the softball fields? … our young kids and parents are put in danger every night with these reckless and dangerous races.

And where is the Madera Police? … I have not seen one car patrolling this area and something needs to be done before one of our precious kids are hit or worse killed by these cars.

On April 28, 2008, at 8:57am at the … (gas station) in Chowchilla right off Highway 99, I gave $120 to the cashier: $100 for my truck and $20 for my gas can. To my surprise, the price indicator of the pump went up faster than usual to $120 and without me putting anything into my gas can (the gas can was still empty at this time). Then thinking of the gas pricing these days, etc. (even though I put a full tank of gas in my truck every other days) I decided to put another $20 for my gas can.

Once back from the cashier, I picked up the gas pump and without pressing anything, the price indicator went all the way up to $20 in 10 sec. After 15 seconds, I called the cashier for her to check it because my can was still empty and she accused me of stealing the gas or hiding it somewhere in my truck (We all know that it doesn’t take 10 seconds to go up to $20).

So I put another $10 and then the gas was functioning properly and I filled up a little bit my gas can. But I turn on my engine and I saw that my gas (tank) was still half way empty (because I actually didn’t get $120 of gas into my truck because I know that it only takes $90 to $95).

So I called again the cashier and then she called the cops. They didn’t help me and ask(ed) me to leave and not complain or else they would had taken me to the police station. Therefore, five minutes later, I went to the Chevron gas station on the next exit and I still had to put another extra $58.80 into my truck. All in all, I paid over $200 for my gas.

The next day, on April 29, I called the company to try a mediation for any kind of refund. No way for them to listen to me and they denied my story. According to them, it is not possible that their machines were deficient, as the manager told me “our customers pay for the gas and get their fuel” … except that I ended up with over $200 of gas.

If you need information, I also have receipts and names of the police officers, etc …. I hope that you are interested in my story and would gather information from others or so. Please let the population know of this treachery and give me some feedback. Thank you for your time.

King