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No freedom was won, but paying jobs were lost, and a pleasurable convenience will no longer be part of the experiential landscape.
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08-06-2023, 09:24 AM
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Some people want to be as self sufficient as possible.
For example - I shop almost exclusively at Walmart because I can bag my own groceries. To those who complain about job loss......why is it that a week doesn't go by I hear a local business owner say he/she can't get the help he/she needs? Their are a LOT of jobs out there! At least where I live in Florida, anyway.
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08-06-2023, 09:54 AM
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Is New Jersey the only place left where you cannot pump yourself?
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08-07-2023, 12:27 AM
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Yes. Is there anywhere else in the world where this is not allowed? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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08-07-2023, 03:54 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Monmouth county, NJ USA
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What really pisses me off is, 3/4s of the lazy putz's in the state want it to stay that way. .
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08-07-2023, 06:33 AM
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I prefer to save the 10 cents or so per gallon to do it myself. All over town are businesses begging for employees to show up for work every day. Jobs are easy to find.
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08-07-2023, 07:24 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Group W Bench
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If your time is valuable to you, you should appreciate the ability to pump your own fuel, vs waiting for an unmotivated pump jockey to finally make his way to your car.
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08-07-2023, 07:38 AM
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Join Date: May 2001
Location: Off the grid- Almost
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Stations are required to have an attendant available for those who do not want to pump themselves.
Price must be the same as self serve. Giving people the option is good. I'm not worried about jobs lost. There are Help Wanted signs all over town. |
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08-07-2023, 07:46 AM
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08-07-2023, 07:52 AM
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Are the gas stations open 24-7 in Oregon? I honestly don't know and I really don't care.
There is a station near me that is a locally owned chain, the pumps are on and pay at the pump works 24/7 365. Again, I don't really care, as I am almost never up past 11:00 PM. It is nice to know that if an emergency came up, and I needed gas at 3:00 AM, it is available.
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08-07-2023, 07:52 AM
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Join Date: May 2001
Location: Off the grid- Almost
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Just because of this concern- doesn't make sense to pay an attendant to be there at 3am, but somebody may need to fill up. I occasionally travel through parts of Oregon, and always fill up on the east side to avoid having to wait for somebody else (who may not care if the nozzle dings my paint) fill the car. So self serve has been legal in rural counties, but not the populous ones. Does that make any sense? I applaud this (rare) bit of common sense from Oregon. |
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08-07-2023, 09:14 AM
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From what was in local newspaper article, the self service is available, and the attendant service is available, and there is ZERO price difference by LAW. So even though the attendant can just sit there, the self service folks have to pay for him to sit and watch. Yea, that makes sense.
In the real world, when people could save several bucks per tank to pump it themselves, yea, almost everyone went to self service. If there is no price difference, less incentive for the average driver of a beater.
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08-07-2023, 09:20 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: NJ
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08-07-2023, 10:26 AM
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Back in the saddle again
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Central TX west of Houston
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I remember way back when I was a kid seeing that some gas stations had mixed lanes. Some lanes (usually closer to the building) were full service, and some were self service. I don't remember the last time that I saw one. I do think that I had a rental car in NJ once that shocked me when I found out I couldn't pump my own gas.
If I was in OR, I'd be pretty happy about this.
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08-08-2023, 05:44 PM
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There was a small family owned gas station just a couple of blocks from my old place of work. It had just two pumps, and the side closest to the building was full service, the street side was self service. My grandmother drove the extra two miles to have them pump her gas, wash the windshield that was always dusty as she only drove to the grocery store or church, or to get gas. They checked her tire pressure, and she loved the attention. That same place had an oil change bay, so she had her oil changed there every 12 months.
My mom used them as well when she started having mobility issues after her 4th hip replacement.
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08-09-2023, 07:08 AM
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08-09-2023, 07:14 AM
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I could be mistaken, but my experience in OR was that a motorcycle rider was always permitted to pump his/her own fuel.
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08-09-2023, 08:22 AM
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Location: west michigan
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I was in Long Island, NY a few years back and stopped for gas. I hooked the hose up and was looking for the card reader when a guy came running out to me and yelling to stop.
Apparently they still have the 'no fueling by customer' law.
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08-09-2023, 03:22 PM
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Location: Linn County, Oregon
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08-09-2023, 03:56 PM
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: The Voodoo Lounge
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I don't know what the legislature did or didn't do regarding the price of gas, but I just got back from Boise where gas was under 4 bucks a gallon everywhere I went. The good news is that I got to practice pumping my own and making sure I didn't drive off with the gas cap sitting on the pump.
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08-09-2023, 04:23 PM
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1964 Porsche 356 C Sunroof coupe
1972 Porsche 914 2.0 fuel injected
1983 Porsche 911 SC Targa
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