Forum Discussion
Tom/Barb wrote:
Great time to switch to an electric vehicle.
OMG. I might smell like gas.
One other statement I read was " I have no idea how to run those pumps"
No fumes, no spills, fill-up at home in the warm dry garage, less time standing and waiting, no leaving the kids unattended in the car,
and as easier to plug in than a vacuum cleaner.nohurry wrote:
This is funny that people are complaining about not being able to pump their own gas. (Not refering to any one here mind you). I remember when we complained about all
The stations going to self serve!
Very True!- This is funny that people are complaining about not being able to pump their own gas. (Not refering to any one here mind you). I remember when we complained about all
The stations going to self serve! - I simply don't like the thought of some yokel bureaucrat tell me I'm not smart enough to operate a gas pump.
- I like having a young man or woman pump my gas. I sit in my car or truck, they wash my windshield and I'm warm. I don't smell of gas and as far as giving them my card I feel safe, why do you ask. one thing is if you have people out there, there is a very small chance of any one putting a scanner on the pumps so they can read your card numbers and steal your identity. it happens across the river in washington all the time, they pump their own gas. having a person pump my gas helps keep young people off welfare. it gives them a job. it helps young high school kids have spending money. it helps high school kids buy their own school clothes. there are a lot of benefits to having someone pump your gas for you. some years back a gas distributor fought like mad to keep the laws the way they were so there would be jobs for these people. pumping your own gas does not lower the price of gas at the pump. any savings just are eaten up at the state tax level
- Oregon is a big strange but some would argue that your ultimate gas price is determined by the distributors and tax authorities and not by the minimum wage earned by gas attendants --- goes against the basic econ rules we learned 40+ years ago but "free market" ain't so free when there are limited number of distributors.
Oregon laws remain in effect because everytime someone tries to overturn the the law people point out that the gas in nearby states is usually higher than Oregon. DallasSteve wrote:
If you hit the hose at the right angle, you could get it to ring multiple times.
I like hearing the bell ring when I run over their rubber hoses. No wait - that was 40 years ago.- Still WAY overpriced, but it is a "blue" state. Last time I was there the window licker that "had" to pump my fuel bent the **** out of my fuel door on my truck, and then denied it...right to work you know...
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.
