You can pump your own in parts of Oregon now

goducks10 wrote:

MDKMDK wrote:

ksg5000 wrote:

MDKMDK wrote:
Was there back in 2011, and couldn't believe they don't let you pump your own. Luckily we were just passing through, and didn't need any gas, just the restrooms. I remember thinking at the time, how do I know who I'm handing my keys (locking gas cap/filler door) or cash/credit card to, when someone dressed casually walks up to my window and asks "fill 'er up?".

Not sure I understand - the attendant pumps the gas - most put in their own credit card in the slot. Why would you travel all the way through Oregon and pay higher gas prices in either Washington/Calif to avoid having someone pump your gas?

As I said in my post, although not in this much detail, we were just passing thru and didn't need gas. Didn't go to California or Washington either for gas. We just stopped to use the restrooms before heading east. The "can't pump gas in Oregon" was just some interesting local folklore we discovered during our stop. When we were asked how much gas we wanted, we said, "sorry, we didn't know we were at the full service islands". Then the attendant told us they were all full service, and explained the rules, and then we realized what was happening. Had never heard of this before. Anywhere.
re: putting card in slot. Where I live/buy gas, if you're going to put your credit card in the pump, you're already out of the vehicle, so you might as well finish the job. I guess they figure we're clever enough to pump our own without immolating grandma.

Can I ask, how do folks from OR deal with gas lawn mowers, snow blowers, chainsaws, charcoal grills, and so on? Once the attendant fills your gas cans, you're suddenly deemed qualified to handle and pour the class 1 flammable liquid?

You foreigners are funny. I can see no benefit to pumping my own other than having to wait for the attendant. I have on occasion got out and finished my own fill up. Never got yelled at for doing that.

I can. Things like not having the last quart dribbled down the quarter panel...not getting the wrong grade of gas...not having the paint gouged by the pump nozzle...not having the pump jockey walk off with my gas cap, or drop and break it. At this point, I would pay a premium to pump my own.