Oregon Gas Crisis - Starting 2018 the right way

The state of Oregon has joined 48 other states in the union to allow “self-service” gas stations, meaning you can now pump your own gas as opposed to a “full-service” station where an employee does it for you.
New Jersey is now the only state to not allow self-service at all.


https://www.boredpanda.com/pump-your-own-gas-stations-laws-oregon/

This comment raises more questions, like “how did you almost die?”

The machines are taking jobs once again. I don’t remember fucking up pumping gas so badly I smell like it.

You wearing a skirt in winter in Oregon is on you, don’t blame the gas.

“cooties”

“transients”

Job opportunities await!

Edit: This was moved from it’s original forum Salt Mine to Articles and Happenings so I edited the title.

 

[IV 445]

These whimpering pansies

 

[KM 749]

The vision of America a culture of independence and self-accomplishment is slowly drifting away.

 

[Tootsie Bear]

Growing up in California, it's second nature for anyone who drives to pump their own gas regularly. I can't imagine how difficult it is for someone to get some money or their credit card, pay for their gas, remove the cap, then fill their car up! It's not at all difficult. Anyone saying it is, is just a privileged pussy who's too lazy to get off their ass for a few minutes.

 

[dunbrine47]

Better then having some Kebab (or Kebab look alike) doing it for you.

 

[ADHD]

Are these people complete morons? Pumping gas is so easy that most teenagers can manage to do it.

 

[AnOminous]

Are these people complete morons? Pumping gas is so easy that most teenagers can manage to do it.

Pumping gas is so easy that the kind of people who pump gas for a living can do it.

 

[Pikonic]

Obligatory American and guns comment.

2/50 states = All Americans

 

[millais]

Any salt from the gas station minimum wage slaves who are afraid of losing their employment now?

 

[DrunkJoe]

Wait it was illegal for self service? This is serious? Not a joke? What kind of helmet wearing cranyon indulging dipshit can not pump their own gas.

 

[Coconut Gun]

How to create more jobs: Make more things full-service by law. You just walk around the supermarket and point at the item until an attendant puts it in your cart. You get an attendant to bring you clothes instead of walking around a clothes shop. Instead of reading the newspaper, an attendant just reads it to you. Instead of fucking your wife, an attendant fucks her for you.

You can thank me later, Trump.

 

[Black Waltz]

wait, they still have full service stations?

 

[Pikonic]

Wait it was illegal for self service? This is serious? Not a joke? What kind of helmet wearing cranyon indulging dipshit can not pump their own gas.

Yes, Oregon and New Jersey has a law banning self service gas stations, Oregon has lifted this ban and it seems more rural gas stations (stations in counties with less than 400000 residents) will be self serve only. This is probably because having to pay a gas pumper minimum wage (or whatever a gas pumper makes) round the clock isn’t cost effective in low traffic areas.

My source: http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-n...f/2017/12/many_central_oregon_gas_statio.html

wait, they still have full service stations?

Maybe I’m not paying attention but I can’t remember the last time I saw one outside of New Jersey.

 

[The Great Chandler]

What the hell Oregon? People too scared to pump their own gas? I bet they're worried about a sudden fireball just because a bit of gas fell.

 

[Owlflaps]

Where in America has someone who owns a car is incapable of putting gas in their tank? This shit is as easy as breathing.

 

[AnOminous]

This is probably because having to pay a gas pumper minimum wage (or whatever a gas pumper makes) round the clock isn’t cost effective in low traffic areas.

A lot of these little places only have one dude anyway. So pumping gas will be one less thing for this dude to do, not one less job.

 

[captkrisma]

I'll be devil's advocate here: Oregon does have a LOT of homeless people.

 

[Pikonic]

A lot of these little places only have one dude anyway. So pumping gas will be one less thing for this dude to do, not one less job.

So people can’t even cry about lost jobs...good.

 

[LU 961]

My SO is from Oregon and even he thinks that getting salty over pumping your own gas is stupid. I understand that if you're disabled or a senior having someone there to help is nice, but a completely able-bodied person has no right to complain and it just seems lazy as fuck.

 

[Tealeaf]

So people can’t even cry about lost jobs...good.

Oh yeah they can, unless unattended gas stations still somehow remain illegal. There are surely plenty of places where it makes sense to sell gas but not keep a convenience store up.