Oregon residents fuming over having to pump their own gas. (1 Viewer)

[nolaspe]

First time I tried to pump my gas in NJ:

Me: Gets out of car, begins fueling it.
After 10 sec, gas station attendant comes flying out of station yelling incomprehensibly but soon I can understand words coming from him.
Him: WAT ARE YOU DOING?
Me: Pumping gas.
Him: WHY ARE YOU DOING THAT?
Me: B/c that's how the gas gets into my tank.
Him: YOU CAN'T DO THAT, IT'S ILLEGAL!!!!!!! I HAVE TO PUMP THE GAS, IT'S THE LAW!!!!
Me: Well, I thought this was 'Murica where I can pump my own gas.
Him: NO! I DO IT! Please get in your car and let me finish pumping the gas.
Me: Ok.
I get in car, he finishes, I pay, and b/c I figured tipping was part of the deal, I tried to tip. He said no.

 

[daMixter]

Say what you will about the NE and there self-service laws, but darn it if I don't love their interstate exits. No pulling off the interstate and having to travel down some street, or God forbid cross over the interstate (making a left) to get to a clean, decent gas station with edible food options. Exits up there are built like rest stations down here. It's a loop on and off the interstate. You get off and pull right into a gas station. Meanwhile the family can pop into the building next to it and find a choice of food options so everyone can get what they want in the same place. You want pizza? Fine. A burger? Go that way. Now let's get back in the car and hop right back on the interstate.

Unless you travel a certain route in the south often enough to know where to stop (and I can do between Atlanta and New Orleans and back in my sleep), you're gambling. That is...if you're like me and honoring the age old tradition handed down from father to son turned father and are "trying to make good time". I like to make one stop when it's time to get gas. You get food, you go to the bathroom, heck...you walk the dog, WHATEVER! When I need gas is when we stop. I guess since them northerners are always in a rush, they long ago perfected the interstate exit.

That's usually only the turnpikes set up that way. Problem is, if ya gotta use the restroom, exits are few and far between.


Florida's turnpikes are the same way- Travel Plazas for the gas/food/restroom stops.

 

[Sun Wukong]

"I don't even know HOW to pump gas and I am 62, native Oregonian.....I say NO THANKS! I don't want to smell like gasoline!"

I want this person to fall down in the mud.

 

[kennydfresh]

Its against the law to pump your own gas in New Jersey. When I was in Nassau Bahamas you also couldn't pump your gas. They only do this because it creates job, nothing more.

 

[dtc]

Its against the law to pump your own gas in New Jersey. When I was in Nassau Bahamas you also couldn't pump your gas. They only do this because it creates job, nothing more.

The price of gas at my favorite gas station in NJ is $2.40 per gallon right now today and you don't have to pump it yourself in the snow.

The price of gas around the corner from my office in FL is $2.36.

If it's all the same, I'd rather have my gas pumped for me. It's just too bad they won't bring you beer from inside.

 

[Taurus]

I'm fine with having them pump my gas. It's more convenient to get full service, the price isn't but a couple pennies higher and since there's always two people at the store, insurance costs are lower.

 

[onthurdays]

There are quite a few people in Oregon who made their living pumping gas.

Awe shucks. Guess we should make a law in Louisiana that you can’t pump your own gas.

 

[Jeff Miller]

I thought this was from The Onion, but nope. Definitely real.

https://www.ksat.com/news/internet-is-trolling-oregon-for-not-pumping-its-own-gas

Oh its real. these people don't even blink at paying $12,000 a year or more in property taxes, but loose their **** if they have to pump their own gas.

the odd thing is gas in Oregon (with no self serve) is about 15 cents a gallon cheaper then in Washington (which is all self serve) that has the highest gas tax in the country.

 

[bigdaddysaints]

Why do they HAVE to pump their own gas?
I didn't read up on the new law, but did they make it illegal to still have sometime pump it for you? Did all the gas stations fire their attendants the first day?

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[daybreaker]

Someone tracked down a bunch of the commenters who were "scared" to pump their own gas, and surprise, many have never even been to Oregon. Just internet trolls being trolls again.

 

[Goatman Saint]

My daughter lives there and I’ve visited a lot. After the weirdness, it’s actually pretty nice. The law effects counties with less than 15000 people which have difficulty fully Manning the stations at all times. Any county over 15,000 people is still mandated to have full service. It’s essentially a jobs promoter, wrapped up in tradition and a bunch of safety concerns. It’s odd, but it is kinda nice.


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[Brennan77]

Nm

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[nolaspe]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Day three of Oregonians pumping their own gas. <a href="https://t.co/yQgz5Ex8ik">pic.twitter.com/yQgz5Ex8ik</a></p>&mdash; Sarah Rose (@1SarahRose) <a href="https://twitter.com/1SarahRose/status/948993641028161536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 4, 2018</a></blockquote>
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[Joe OKC]

Yeah, but they don't have Buc-ees

Buc-ee's rules... freaking their own beef jerkey deli and cheese... lots and lots of cheese...

 

[WhoDatPhan78]

Awe shucks. Guess we should make a law in Louisiana that you can’t pump your own gas.

Gas pumpers and Coal miners are both victims of obsoletion I guess.