Stupid gaijin moment #3

Hasn't been long since the last one. Hope this isn't a trend. This moment wasn't really caused by me being foreign; I could've just as easily done it at home, but the solution would have been SOO much easier in Canada, where I speak the language. Last night I discovered just how far my car can go on empty. Not very. I almost went to the gas station by my house after school yesterday, but you have to make a right hand turn out of it, and there was alot of traffic, so I decided to wait until I had to leave for Japanese class. When I tried to leave, my car wouldn't start. First time I've ever run out of gas. I walked to the station in hopes that it would still be open, trying to form in my mind how I would get across that I needed gas. Keep in mind, I don't even know how to say "gas" in japanese, so it would have come out something like this: "gasu o irimasu. watashi no kuruma wa ie de arimasu." I need gas. My car is at my house. (I think.) Which probably would've gottena blank stare. Luckily, since I was already late for class, my Japanese teacher called me to see if I was coming, and I kept her on the line and asked her to talk to the gas lady for me and explain my situation. The gas lady (she's like 80 and tiny) drove me back to my car and put gas in my tank for me. She was so nice. You can't tip in Japan, so I'm going to bring her a present later today. Anyways, I finally made it to class, and now I know my car doesn't ride on fumes for long:)