Chip

    I was in the area today, on my way back from a medical transport, so I stopped to fill my tank at the station where I ordinarily get gas, where gas is  priced  about 13 to 15 cents a gallon lower than the gas station in our area.   It is so easy to pay at the pump, just by inserting my credit card, or so I thought.  Today I tried, and the process didn't go through.  I tried again with no success. I'd just gotten gas there last week, no problem;  I was even using the same credit card.  I tried again, and again.  Then I gave up and walked into the store, to prepay for the gas. When I told the clerk I'd been unable to pay outside, she asked if my credit card had a chip.  I said it did.  She said that only the day before, they had "updated" the system at the pumps, and it would no longer function with cards that had a chip.  So much for progress.