Breaking a Norm

I tested this hypothesis at three different gas stations. At the first, I bought 15 gallons of gas and paid with all change from a jar of quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies. The gas station counter at the time was rather busy but not lined up out into the parking lot. The two people immediately behind me said nothing, but I heard someone farther back say, ôYouÆve got to be kidding me!ö I also heard a couple of people muttering, but I could not make out what they were saying. The clerk was trying to be considerate of everyone and asked me to step to the side while he counted out my change. Another cashier handled the other customers while he was doing that. This seemed to defuse the anger of the other customers somewhat, and no one said anything directly to me about the situation.

At the next gas station a few days later, I bought 12 gallons of gas and pulled out my jar of change. In this station, there

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Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page)

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