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MrScorpio

(73,631 posts) Wed Jan 10, 2018, 06:20 AM Jan 2018

Day Three of Oregonians Pumping Their Own Gas...

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Day Three of Oregonians Pumping Their Own Gas... (Original Post) MrScorpio Jan 2018 OP

OMG. pansypoo53219 Jan 2018 #1

You are a very good soul. democratisphere Jan 2018 #3

Practice makes perfect. democratisphere Jan 2018 #2

... Submariner Jan 2018 #4

The pictures aren't from Oregon. Hopefully they are doing better than that. AJT Jan 2018 #5

I'm honestly astonished that this is a problem... malthaussen Jan 2018 #6

Have you never been to Jersey? discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2018 #9

Many times. malthaussen Jan 2018 #12

Wow, I've never seen anything that exciting. GallopingGhost Jan 2018 #7

You can smoke while pumping gas, no big deal the fumes need an open flame snooper2 Jan 2018 #10

Trump supporters GallopingGhost Jan 2018 #11

Hahahahaha! Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #8

pansypoo53219

(20,974 posts)

1. OMG.

Reply to MrScorpio (Original post)

Wed Jan 10, 2018, 06:26 AM

Jan 2018

many years ago i think i was driving from milw to charlottesville, va. i think i was in WV maybe. pumping gas & a woman asked me if i could do hers. older lady. of course i did. without question.

democratisphere

(17,235 posts)

3. You are a very good soul.

Reply to pansypoo53219 (Reply #1)

Wed Jan 10, 2018, 06:33 AM

Jan 2018

democratisphere

(17,235 posts)

2. Practice makes perfect.

Reply to MrScorpio (Original post)

Wed Jan 10, 2018, 06:28 AM

Jan 2018

Eventually they'all will get it!

Submariner

(12,503 posts)

4. ...

Reply to MrScorpio (Original post)

Wed Jan 10, 2018, 09:38 AM

Jan 2018

https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/Jgh9AbrNJ9RiwzN.cd9Qug--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjtzbT0xO3c9NTAwO2g9Mjgx/

AJT

(5,240 posts)

5. The pictures aren't from Oregon. Hopefully they are doing better than that.

Reply to MrScorpio (Original post)

Wed Jan 10, 2018, 09:50 AM

Jan 2018

malthaussen

(17,193 posts)

6. I'm honestly astonished that this is a problem...

Reply to MrScorpio (Original post)

Wed Jan 10, 2018, 10:33 AM

Jan 2018

... living in the Philly suburbs until recently, I had been pumping my own gas since the 1970s. I had no idea this was not usual.

-- Mal

discntnt_irny_srcsm

(18,479 posts)

9. Have you never been to Jersey?

Reply to malthaussen (Reply #6)

Thu Jan 11, 2018, 01:13 PM

Jan 2018

It's still illegal here.

malthaussen

(17,193 posts)

12. Many times.

Reply to discntnt_irny_srcsm (Reply #9)

Fri Jan 12, 2018, 11:18 AM

Jan 2018

Just never got gas there.

-- Mal

GallopingGhost

(2,404 posts)

7. Wow, I've never seen anything that exciting.

Reply to MrScorpio (Original post)

Wed Jan 10, 2018, 05:28 PM

Jan 2018

I've seen out-of-state people trying to pump their own. Saw a dude pull out a smoke while leaning against his car door-fortunately the attendant saw him do it. And there was a lady about three years ago (I think in Portland; can't remember) who drove away with the pump handle in the tank.

You pull in, sit there during the fill-up, pay, leave. It's not that hard.

Most Oregonians like it. There's a lot of reasons to like it. The weather often sucks, if you're disabled or sick, or if you don't know how to pump it, which sounds incredible if you've been pumping it yourself your whole life, I know- or if you're dressed up for work or a special occasion. I guess we're spoiled that way.

I hate the smell of it. We always tip and talk to the attendant.