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Oregon Lefties Flip Out After Law is Stricken That Bans Self-Service Gas Stations
« on: January 02, 2018, 05:25:49 pm »
A law passed through Oregon’s legislature in May and signed into law in June will allow counties with 40,000 residents or fewer to pump their own gas. Oregonians are not pleased about the change, reports Chris White.

The law, which will take effect Jan. 1, has created a minor firestorm in rural parts of Oregon, where full-service gas stations have been the norm since 1951, writes White. A local CBS affiliate in Medford, Ore., asked its viewers on Facebook about the new law – the responses have ranged from anger to confusion.

“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!” one woman wrote in a comment on a survey the new station posted Dec. 29. The poll elicited more than a thousand responses.

Read more at: http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/2018/01/oregon-lefties-flip-out-after-law-is.html
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Re: Oregon Lefties Flip Out After Law is Stricken That Bans Self-Service Gas Stations
« Reply #1 on: January 02, 2018, 05:27:38 pm »
Geez. Crybabies. 
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Re: Oregon Lefties Flip Out After Law is Stricken That Bans Self-Service Gas Stations
« Reply #2 on: January 02, 2018, 05:28:54 pm »
It always amazed me at the locations that believed their people were too stupid to safely pump their own gasoline, like the rest of the country.
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Re: Oregon Lefties Flip Out After Law is Stricken That Bans Self-Service Gas Stations
« Reply #3 on: January 02, 2018, 05:31:02 pm »
Is there ANYTHING in the law that says you are REQUIRED to pump your own gas?  If not, what the HELL are they griping about?
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Re: Oregon Lefties Flip Out After Law is Stricken That Bans Self-Service Gas Stations
« Reply #4 on: January 02, 2018, 05:32:08 pm »
Quote from: Bigun on January 02, 2018, 05:31:02 pm
Is there ANYTHING in the law that says you are REQUIRED to pump your own gas?  If not, what the HELL are they griping about?

Probably because they know that gas stations will get rid of the extra staff and go to just self-service. 
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Re: Oregon Lefties Flip Out After Law is Stricken That Bans Self-Service Gas Stations
« Reply #5 on: January 02, 2018, 05:33:58 pm »
Quote from: Oceander on January 02, 2018, 05:32:08 pm
Probably because they know that gas stations will get rid of the extra staff and go to just self-service.

It's been legal to pump your own gas in Texas for at least 50 years and you can still find full service stations here.
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Re: Oregon Lefties Flip Out After Law is Stricken That Bans Self-Service Gas Stations
« Reply #6 on: January 02, 2018, 05:37:15 pm »
Quote from: Bigun on January 02, 2018, 05:33:58 pm
It's been legal to pump your own gas in Texas for at least 50 years and you can still find full service stations here.

Can you find a full service gasoline station in a county with less than 40,000 people?
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Re: Oregon Lefties Flip Out After Law is Stricken That Bans Self-Service Gas Stations
« Reply #7 on: January 02, 2018, 05:40:04 pm »
Quote from: thackney on January 02, 2018, 05:37:15 pm
Can you find a full service gasoline station in a county with less than 40,000 people?

Frankly I haven't looked but I would bet it would be easier to find one in a low population county than in a larger one.

Fill 'er up? Full service still thrives at a few gas stations

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2011/12/fill_er_up_full_service_still.html
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Re: Oregon Lefties Flip Out After Law is Stricken That Bans Self-Service Gas Stations
« Reply #8 on: January 02, 2018, 05:40:40 pm »
Quote from: Bigun on January 02, 2018, 05:33:58 pm
It's been legal to pump your own gas in Texas for at least 50 years and you can still find full service stations here.

Are there any gas stations in Texas that are all or mostly self-service?
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Re: Oregon Lefties Flip Out After Law is Stricken That Bans Self-Service Gas Stations
« Reply #9 on: January 02, 2018, 05:41:11 pm »
Quote from: Bigun on January 02, 2018, 05:40:04 pm
Frankly I haven't looked but I would bet it would be easier to find one in a low population county than in a larger one.

I would guess just the opposite as there would be far less demand to pay a higher price to sit in the car in a rural area.
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Re: Oregon Lefties Flip Out After Law is Stricken That Bans Self-Service Gas Stations
« Reply #10 on: January 02, 2018, 05:41:27 pm »
Quote from: Bigun on January 02, 2018, 05:40:04 pm
Frankly I haven't looked but I would bet it would be easier to find one in a low population county than in a larger one.

Doubt it.  Keeping the extra staff would be more expensive in thinly-populated counties. 
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Re: Oregon Lefties Flip Out After Law is Stricken That Bans Self-Service Gas Stations
« Reply #11 on: January 02, 2018, 05:42:10 pm »
Quote from: Oceander on January 02, 2018, 05:40:40 pm
Are there any gas stations in Texas that are all or mostly self-service?

Nearly every station is self-service.
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Re: Oregon Lefties Flip Out After Law is Stricken That Bans Self-Service Gas Stations
« Reply #12 on: January 02, 2018, 05:43:28 pm »
If there's a full-serve left in Iowa, I'm not aware of it.
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« Reply #13 on: January 02, 2018, 05:43:36 pm »
Quote from: thackney on January 02, 2018, 05:42:10 pm
Nearly every station is self-service.

Exactly
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Re: Oregon Lefties Flip Out After Law is Stricken That Bans Self-Service Gas Stations
« Reply #14 on: January 02, 2018, 05:45:01 pm »
Quote from: Oceander on January 02, 2018, 05:40:40 pm
Are there any gas stations in Texas that are all or mostly self-service?

Yes!  Most of them are but full service can still be found in many places.  I know of at least one in this town.
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Re: Oregon Lefties Flip Out After Law is Stricken That Bans Self-Service Gas Stations
« Reply #15 on: January 02, 2018, 05:45:05 pm »
Quote from: Oceander on January 02, 2018, 05:40:40 pm
Are there any gas stations in Texas that are all or mostly self-service?

Full-service gas stations few and far between in South Texas
http://www.kristv.com/story/30667778/full-service-gas-stations-few-and-far-between-in-south-texas
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...things around The James Mathis Exxon station are pretty much the same as they've always been.

His business is one of 2 full-service stations left in South Texas...
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« Reply #16 on: January 02, 2018, 05:47:11 pm »
Quote from: Bigun on January 02, 2018, 05:45:01 pm
Yes!  Most of them are but full service can still be found in many places.  I know of at least one in this town.

Which proves my point:  if these folks still want full service, they will have to go hunting for it, and may have to wait in line to be served. 
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Re: Oregon Lefties Flip Out After Law is Stricken That Bans Self-Service Gas Stations
« Reply #17 on: January 02, 2018, 05:47:32 pm »
I live in NJ and unless I’ve gone to a different state I’ve never pumped my own gas. I like it, and it gives jobs to people to pump.

Besides, I always tip a dollar to the guy for filling my car.
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Re: Oregon Lefties Flip Out After Law is Stricken That Bans Self-Service Gas Stations
« Reply #18 on: January 02, 2018, 05:49:11 pm »
I strongly suspect that Full Service will remain an option in Oregon for quite some time to come.
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Re: Oregon Lefties Flip Out After Law is Stricken That Bans Self-Service Gas Stations
« Reply #19 on: January 02, 2018, 05:50:43 pm »
Quote from: Oceander on January 02, 2018, 05:47:11 pm
Which proves my point:  if these folks still want full service, they will have to go hunting for it, and may have to wait in line to be served.

But they will not "smell of gasoline" if they choose to find one.
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« Reply #20 on: January 02, 2018, 05:51:22 pm »
Quote from: Freya on January 02, 2018, 05:47:32 pm
I live in NJ and unless I’ve gone to a different state I’ve never pumped my own gas. I like it, and it gives jobs to people to pump.

Besides, I always tip a dollar to the guy for filling my car.

Can’t stand paying extra to have some monkey put gas in my car.  Dislike getting my credit card or change back greasy and smelly when I have to fill up on the NJ Turnpike.
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Re: Oregon Lefties Flip Out After Law is Stricken That Bans Self-Service Gas Stations
« Reply #21 on: January 02, 2018, 05:58:08 pm »
Quote from: Free Vulcan on January 02, 2018, 05:43:28 pm
If there's a full-serve left in Iowa, I'm not aware of it.

While searching on full service stations (Texas), I found this article:

Full-Service Gas Stations Still Alive in Iowa
http://www.convenience.org/YourBusiness/FuelsCenter/Operations/News/Pages/ND1101173.aspx#.WkvHvN-nE2w
November 1, 2017

​SIOUX CENTER, Iowa – At the Co-op Gas and Oil Company station, customers might feel like they’ve stepped back in time as attendants like Oscar Morales pump gas, check fluids and tire pressure, and wash windows for customers, the Des Moines Register reports....
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Re: Oregon Lefties Flip Out After Law is Stricken That Bans Self-Service Gas Stations
« Reply #22 on: January 02, 2018, 06:09:22 pm »
Quote from: thackney on January 02, 2018, 05:58:08 pm
While searching on full service stations (Texas), I found this article:

Full-Service Gas Stations Still Alive in Iowa
http://www.convenience.org/YourBusiness/FuelsCenter/Operations/News/Pages/ND1101173.aspx#.WkvHvN-nE2w
November 1, 2017

​SIOUX CENTER, Iowa – At the Co-op Gas and Oil Company station, customers might feel like they’ve stepped back in time as attendants like Oscar Morales pump gas, check fluids and tire pressure, and wash windows for customers, the Des Moines Register reports....

I figured if any were left they'd be mom n' pops or repair garages that sell gas. Even those are self-serve anymore.
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Re: Oregon Lefties Flip Out After Law is Stricken That Bans Self-Service Gas Stations
« Reply #23 on: January 02, 2018, 06:13:44 pm »
Quote from: thackney on January 02, 2018, 05:28:54 pm
It always amazed me at the locations that believed their people were too stupid to safely pump their own gasoline, like the rest of the country.

Well except for NJ.  They really are to stupid.
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Re: Oregon Lefties Flip Out After Law is Stricken That Bans Self-Service Gas Stations
« Reply #24 on: January 02, 2018, 07:12:21 pm »
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