I need to know my zip code to get gas?

I think the more appropriate question to be asked here is how is it that so many people do not know their own zip code. A little background first. As of recently the box has installed a new safety mechanism that requires people using credit cards to enter a zip code. If you don't know the correct zip code then the card will be denied. Seems like a pretty good idea right? I am guessing the people who designed this new system would have never guessed the problems that it would create, for the people using it and the man in the box. These people must have assumed that people know their own zip code. I would argue that this is a very good assumption. I know my zip and I hope that all of you know your zip code as well. If you don't know the zip code that is attached to the credit card I have a magic trick for you. Look on the bill that you receive for your charges throughout the month. I suppose this is another assumption. I am assuming that everyone looks at their billing statements from their credit cards. If not then we have an even bigger problem on our hands. The man in the box is simply asking that if you are a living, breathing, functioning individual that you should either know or figure out your zip code. And I realize it may be a stretch, but if your billing address zip code is not the same as your house zip code then memorize both, please.