New Bill Would Allow Oregon Drivers to Pump Their Own Gas

[Suzanimal]

Geez...

Since 1951 Oregonians have relied on someone else to gas our cars, which can sometimes be extremely frustrating when you have lines backed up forever and 2 poor gas attendants running around like crazy people trying to take care of everyone.

Under a new bill passed unanimously by the House this week, that may change for rural roads in Oregon. According to KEZI, in remote sections of Oregon gas stations will have the option to allow customers to pump their own gas – when no owner, operator or employee is around.

The law is expected to be limited to counties where there are less than 40,000 residents, and the bill is now headed to the Senate. Personally, I’m totally for it. Did you know Oregon and New Jersey are the only two states that don’t offer self-service gasoline? It’s funny talking to someone from out of state. They can’t believe the long lines we have, which are damn near non existent in other states.

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[PatriotOne]

I love gassing up in Oregon and having someone else pump it. It's a treat. If I remember correctly, the purpose of not having self serve gas stations in Oregon was to create jobs in response to the government ruining Oregon's logging industry.

 

[phill4paul]

I love gassing up in Oregon and having someone else pump it. It's a treat. If I remember correctly, the purpose of not having self serve gas stations in Oregon was to create jobs in response to the government ruining Oregon's logging industry.

I love it when government creates protected jobs. That's some good stuff right there.

 

[amy31416]

I love it when government creates protected jobs. That's some good stuff right there.

Yes please. Do things for me that I'm perfectly capable of doing myself.

I drove though New Jersey a few years back and was absolutely shocked that I was not allowed to use the pump and obligated to tip. I felt like I time-traveled to 1950.

 

[angelatc]

Yes please. Do things for me that I'm perfectly capable of doing myself.

I drove though New Jersey a few years back and was absolutely shocked that I was not allowed to use the pump and obligated to tip. I felt like I time-traveled to 1950.

I like full service stations, and I desperately tried using the force of the market to keep a few open, but I failed. And yet, I survived.

 

[jj-]

I like full service stations, and I desperately tried using the force of the market to keep a few open, but I failed. And yet, I survived.

The minimum wage is the force of the state that got rid of them.

 

[specsaregood]

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[amy31416]

I like full service stations, and I desperately tried using the force of the market to keep a few open, but I failed. And yet, I survived.

I have no issue with people who like that kind of service, I do have issue with people who try to force it on me. There were a few in PA and MI.

Speaking of MI, know anyone who wants to buy or rent a 3BR/2BA house w/15 acres and a barn in an incredibly small town?

 

[timosman]

Oregon's Freak-Out Over Pumping Your Own Gas Shows Why Many Dumb Regulations Still Exist

https://www.forbes.com/sites/instit...-shows-why-many-dumb-regulations-still-exist/

JAN 3, 2018

Oregon and New Jersey are the only two states that ban self-service gas stations. But thanks to a new law that went into effect on January 1, customers can now pump their own gas in Oregon, though only at stand-alone gas stations in counties with fewer than 40,000 residents. Elsewhere, the ban still holds.

But even this tiny increase in freedom was apparently too much for some Oregonians. In a Facebook post that’s now gone viral, local news station KTVL polled their fans for their thoughts about the new law. Some did not take the news well.

Here are a few premium selections:

“Many people are not capable of knowing how to pump gas and the hazards of not doing it correctly. Besides I don't want to go to work smelling of gas when I get it on my hands or clothes. I agree Very bad idea.”

“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've lived in this state all my life and I REFUSE to pump my own gas. I had to do it once in California while visiting my brother and almost died doing it. This a service only qualified people should perform. I will literally park at the pump and wait until someone pumps my gas. I can't even”​

Of course, every day, tens of millions of Americans in 48 states pump their own gas and—miraculously—manage to avoid setting themselves on fire or drowning in gas. And anyone who doesn’t want to end up like one of Derek Zoolander’s friends can turn to Lifehacker or Wikihow for guidance.

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[specsaregood]

Thank Zeus that we still are unburdened from having to pump our own gas in NJ.

 

[phill4paul]

This a service only qualified people should perform.

I have pumped gas 1,000's of times in my life. Had I known this I would have moved to Oregon and started a gas pumper union which demanded $50 an hour.

 

[tod evans]

The green pump is for Prius's and other eco friendly yuppie-mobiles..

 

[PursuePeace]

I didn't know it was possible for people to NOT know how to pump their own gas.

"..almost died doing it."

How on earth did these people survive life so far?
Next time I see some weird freak accident "man dies loading stapler", or some such thing... I'll figure it must be an Oregonian.

 

[timosman]

The green pump is for Prius's and other eco friendly yuppie-mobiles..

Earns you extra points on vehicle repairs as well.

 

[seapilot]

Wonder if they have people plugging in their Electric Cars? Do not want to get electrocuted. How do they fill lawn mowers or generators?

 

[Voluntarist]

xxxxx

 

[nikcers]

I dated a girl who never pumped gas before in a state where you have to pump gas. It was funny until she ran out of gas and she had money and then I realized it wasn't a joke to get me to buy her gas. To her family it wasn't something women were allowed to do for some reason?

 

[Danke]

I freak-out also by the thought of Oregonians pumping their own gas. Or tying their own shoe laces.

 

[oyarde]

I freak-out also by the thought of Oregonians pumping their own gas. Or tying their own shoe laces.

They must have invented the fat old man running shoes with velcro straps instead of laces . Popular in nursing homes everywhere .

 

[Zippyjuan]

It will destroy jobs. Think of all the now unemployed gas pumpers!