And then there was one?

AdamJoshua · 01-26-2022, 02:42 PM

I was shocked when i was there for work that people had to come out and pump the gas, seems pretty crazy but then it is Oregon.

T.G · 01-27-2022, 01:05 AM

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Originally Posted by AdamJoshua

I was shocked when i was there for work that people had to come out and pump the gas, seems pretty crazy but then it is Oregon.

Wait, wait, wait, what?

Oregon has cars? Now that's pretty crazy. I thought everything besides flannel, coffee shops and fixie bicycles were just outright banned. Huh, maybe that's just Portland then...

shark · 01-27-2022, 02:52 AM

I came across a full service gas station in Ontario once.

357 · 01-27-2022, 08:35 AM

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Originally Posted by shark

I came across a full service gas station in Ontario once.

Ron, there's one in Rochester, just north of Parkdale at the next light, West side of the road. Just for when it's -10 degrees, it's a nice option.

My understanding is Jersey had this law due to union lobbying from way back. I had no idea Oregon had a similar law. Glad if it goes. Yay freedom! Like I said, it's a nice OPTION to have full service but it shouldn't be law. We let people drive 80mph down the freeway in 25,000 lb RVs with no special licenses (just normal operator's license). We can't be trusted to pump a flammable liquid into a tank?

icehog3 · 01-27-2022, 08:49 AM

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I grew up in NJ and l have lived most of my life in the state. I like full service, especially in the winter.

I have a cigar related story. FIFTEEN YEARS ago, I drove up to bumblefudge Connecticut to pick up the halfway useless and mostly senile paulmac to go to a herf with some CT and masshole botls. On the way to the casino we were all meeting up at I had to stop for gas and forgot about self service. So we are sitting there for a few seconds, Paul looks at me and goes "WHAT THE F@#K ARE YOU WAITING FOR THIS AINT JERSEY" in his typical calm demeanor.

bruceolee · 01-27-2022, 08:52 AM

I think some of the reasoning was people couldn't be trusted to pay on the honor system. I actually like the idea of bringing back full service pumps but i get the idea no one would like losing some pumps to full service lanes but who knows. I remember growing up my father hated full service lanes because he liked pumping his own gas. I don't think he trusted the attendants to pump the amount of gas he wanted. We were quite poor growing up so every penny mattered to him. I don't think he cares today now that he's making 6 figures. I just remember him telling attendants not to wash his windows because he didn't want to tip for that. God bless you all!

Ashcan Bill · 01-27-2022, 11:28 AM

When I was a little kid in CA nobody pumped their own gas. The attendants did it, then checked your oil, tires and cleaned the windshield. They wore uniforms too. I think it was sometime in the sixties that stations started transitioning to self service, and I recall a lot of people being pretty ticked off. It took a while for everyone to accept self serve.

Apparently not everyone did.

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Ashcan Bill Ol' Dude Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Bill Location: Henderson, NV Posts: 1,903 Trading: (6)	Re: And then there was one? When I was a little kid in CA nobody pumped their own gas. The attendants did it, then checked your oil, tires and cleaned the windshield. They wore uniforms too. I think it was sometime in the sixties that stations started transitioning to self service, and I recall a lot of people being pretty ticked off. It took a while for everyone to accept self serve. Apparently not everyone did.