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Oregon Finally Legalizes Pumping Your Own Gas After 72 Years (www.thedrive.com)
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Oregon's Senate has repealed a 72-year prohibition against self-service gas, with new legislation requiring gas stations to staff half the available pumps, while allowing the rest to be self-service. The bill, responding to industry staffing shortages, also prohibits charging more for full-service than self-service, likely leading to the phasing out of full-service pumps.

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[–] 4 points 3 years ago* (3 children)

People in Oregon really don't believe me when I saw I never waiting in line for gas when I lived in other states.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago* (1 child)

    Yup, only place I've ever waited for gas (outside of a hurricane or blizzard being imminent) is in NJ. Then they always try to divert me into a lane with the pump on the wrong side which I'll have none of because I know they'll just drag a dirty rubber hose across my paint, it's bad enough that they touch my car at all. (Though I realize that's mostly a me issue)

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    oh no I'm right there with you. I used to try to avoid having to stop for gas in NJ or OR at all costs until I got a car that wants 93, but we only have 91 in CA but they have 92 in OR so I just deal with it (it gets noticeably better fuel economy).

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