People in Oregon freak out over pumping their own gas (FB)

[punisher]

I am DEAD at the comments. And the privilege. I literally had no clue some folks had never pumped their own gas before and feared it so violently.

[hocus2]

NJ is the other state that has all full service stations. NJ gas is often cheaper than NY so people love to fill up there.

[cattledogkisses]

We had this discussion on CEP once and I remember being in disbelief that there are people who have never pumped their own gas before.

[bex]

MIL is in NJ and has never pumped her own gas. We have one full service station near us and she stops there every time she comes down to fill up. Before she found that place H used to take her car out for her to fill it up.

I don’t understand being scared of it. The chances of a Zoolander-esque gasoline fight are relatively slim.

[penguingrrl]

I’m in NJ and won’t lie. Not having to pump my own gas rocks. I know how, but really prefer not having to deal with it myself.

[Velar Fricative]

Jan 3, 2018 15:17:35 GMT -5 hocus2 said:

NJ is the other state that has all full service stations. NJ gas is often cheaper than NY so people love to fill up there.

Not as cheap as it used to be though. When I worked in NJ, I never filled up in NY. But then when they raised the gas tax (I think about a year ago?), it was still cheaper than NY but not by much, so if I absolutely had to fill up near home in NY, it didn't kill me like it used to lol.

I work in NY again and miss not having to get out of my car in this weather.

[bronxgirl]

Jan 3, 2018 15:17:35 GMT -5 hocus2 said:

NJ is the other state that has all full service stations. NJ gas is often cheaper than NY so people love to fill up there.

Not anymore.

[Aquatica]

I'll admit, I'm lazy and enjoy having my gas pumped when driving through Oregon. I find the comments so funny that people are freaking out about pumping their own gas.

[Alps79]

This is fascinating! I'd love it if I pulled up and someone pumped my gas. Do you tip?

What about when these people travel? How to they handle it?

[lexxasaurus]

I thought I was going to get in trouble when I drove through Oregon, and got out to pump my own gas at a full service station. I can't imagine not knowing how to do it.

[rjamz]

I grew up in NJ and never pumped my own gas. When I moved to nyc I didn’t have a car so that wasn’t an issue. When I moved to Chicago, I figured it out fairly quickly though. It’s not exactly rocket science. My mother thinks I’m extraordinarily brilliant for pumping my gas, lol

[mbcdefg]

Jan 3, 2018 15:33:07 GMT -5 Alps79 said:

This is fascinating! I'd love it if I pulled up and someone pumped my gas. Do you tip?

What about when these people travel? How to they handle it?

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No tipping. 

I've probably pumped my own gas less than 10 times. The first couple of times, I was afraid of spilling it.

[mbcdefg]

Jan 3, 2018 15:39:57 GMT -5 mbcdefg said:

Jan 3, 2018 15:33:07 GMT -5 Alps79 said:

This is fascinating! I'd love it if I pulled up and someone pumped my gas. Do you tip?

What about when these people travel? How to they handle it?

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No tipping. 

I've probably pumped my own gas less than 10 times. The first couple of times, I was afraid of spilling it.

Uh, WTF happened here?

[mandymay]

Jan 3, 2018 15:33:07 GMT -5 Alps79 said:

This is fascinating! I'd love it if I pulled up and someone pumped my gas. Do you tip?

What about when these people travel? How to they handle it?

We had to google whether to tip in August when we drove up there to see the eclipse. Apparently it’s not required, but they won’t turn you down if you tip. It was so strange to not have the option to pump our own gas. I think it’s a good thing they changed the law a bit for the rural areas and chuckle a bit to hear people are upset about it.

[msmerymac]

Jan 3, 2018 15:29:11 GMT -5 penguingrrl said:

I’m in NJ and won’t lie. Not having to pump my own gas rocks. I know how, but really prefer not having to deal with it myself.

Oh sure, I was spoiled when I worked in NJ. But I was also astounded when a friend said her dad had to teach her to pump gas when he drove her to college (in NY). It seems kind of self-explanatory. Much like that time a friend asked me to teach him how to iron a shirt. 

[msmerymac]

Jan 3, 2018 15:33:07 GMT -5 Alps79 said:

This is fascinating! I'd love it if I pulled up and someone pumped my gas. Do you tip?

What about when these people travel? How to they handle it?

I only tip $1 or so if I have it and they go above and beyond, like washing my windshield or giving me directions. 

You just pull up and they come to your window. You hand them your card and tell them if you want it filled with regular/diesel/premium/etc, or if you only want $10 worth of gas or whatever. I'm sure if someone had never experienced it before it might be shocking when a guy walks up to your passenger window, but they probably explain how it works to people a lot, especially on the turnpike. 

And when stations are pretty full, I don't think they yell at your if you pump your own gas or anything. The only annoying thing about full service is that your tank is often filled and you have to wait a minute or two for the attendant to come over and finish it up because he (almost always men, I've only had a woman a handful of times) is filling other cars. 

[AJL]

The only place I've had gas pumped for me was in Oregon and it was annoying. I don't want to talk to anyone. Just let me pay at the pump, get my gas, and get the hell out of there.

[AJL]

[mbcdefg]

Jan 3, 2018 15:43:50 GMT -5 msmerymac said:

Jan 3, 2018 15:29:11 GMT -5 penguingrrl said:

I’m in NJ and won’t lie. Not having to pump my own gas rocks. I know how, but really prefer not having to deal with it myself.

Oh sure, I was spoiled when I worked in NJ. But I was also astounded when a friend said her dad had to teach her to pump gas when he drove her to college (in NY). It seems kind of self-explanatory. Much like that time a friend asked me to teach him how to iron a shirt. 

WE DON'T WANT TO EXPLODE, OKAY.

[badgergrl]

As someone who has had to refil their minivan 4 Times in the last two weeks when the windchill has been -15 or so I would really love a full service option.

[twilightmv]

Jan 3, 2018 15:55:00 GMT -5 badgergrl said:

As someone who has had to refil their minivan 4 Times in the last two weeks when the windchill has been -15 or so I would really love a full service option.

I’ll take NH. You can pump your own gas, which I prefer, but you can set the nozzle and then get back in your warm car. Best of all worlds.

[wambam]

I think I'd be more annoyed with having to wait for the service person to come over and do it.

[Smolinsk]

Jan 3, 2018 16:01:03 GMT -5 twilightmv said:

Jan 3, 2018 15:55:00 GMT -5 badgergrl said:

As someone who has had to refil their minivan 4 Times in the last two weeks when the windchill has been -15 or so I would really love a full service option.

I’ll take NH. You can pump your own gas, which I prefer, but you can set the nozzle and then get back in your warm car. Best of all worlds.

Can you not do this everywhere? (Obviously with the exception of Oregon and New Jersey)

[MeMyselfandI]

Jan 3, 2018 16:01:03 GMT -5 twilightmv said:

Jan 3, 2018 15:55:00 GMT -5 badgergrl said:

As someone who has had to refil their minivan 4 Times in the last two weeks when the windchill has been -15 or so I would really love a full service option.

I’ll take NH. You can pump your own gas, which I prefer, but you can set the nozzle and then get back in your warm car. Best of all worlds.

I was always told to never get back into a vehicle while pumping gas. It can build up static electricity and could spark an explosion. Anyone else ever heard of this?

[CallingAllAngels]

Jan 3, 2018 16:06:54 GMT -5 MeMyselfandI said:

Jan 3, 2018 16:01:03 GMT -5 twilightmv said:

I’ll take NH. You can pump your own gas, which I prefer, but you can set the nozzle and then get back in your warm car. Best of all worlds.

I was always told to never get back into a vehicle while pumping gas. It can build up static electricity and could spark an explosion. Anyone else ever heard of this?

Yes, I'm pretty sure I saw a Mythbusters about it too, but I forget the results. 

[twilightmv]

Jan 3, 2018 16:02:45 GMT -5 Smolinsk said:

Jan 3, 2018 16:01:03 GMT -5 twilightmv said:

I’ll take NH. You can pump your own gas, which I prefer, but you can set the nozzle and then get back in your warm car. Best of all worlds.

Can you not do this everywhere? (Obviously with the exception of Oregon and New Jersey)

I grew up in NY and you just had to stand there and hold the freezing nozzle and cry.

[twilightmv]

Jan 3, 2018 16:10:52 GMT -5 CallingAllAngels said:

Jan 3, 2018 16:06:54 GMT -5 MeMyselfandI said:

I was always told to never get back into a vehicle while pumping gas. It can build up static electricity and could spark an explosion. Anyone else ever heard of this?

Yes, I'm pretty sure I saw a Mythbusters about it too, but I forget the results. 

I think you’re supposed to touch your car when you get out to ground yourself or something. I don’t know. If I explode, I explode. At least it will be warm for a second. It’s NH in January, I’m getting back in my car.

[penguingrrl]

Jan 3, 2018 15:43:50 GMT -5 msmerymac said:

Jan 3, 2018 15:29:11 GMT -5 penguingrrl said:

I’m in NJ and won’t lie. Not having to pump my own gas rocks. I know how, but really prefer not having to deal with it myself.

Oh sure, I was spoiled when I worked in NJ. But I was also astounded when a friend said her dad had to teach her to pump gas when he drove her to college (in NY). It seems kind of self-explanatory. Much like that time a friend asked me to teach him how to iron a shirt. 

Okay, so the first time H and I drove out of state was after college graduation. We were in VA and needed to stop for gas. We sat there, waiting. We saw the employee inside staring at us and we’re getting indignant about him sitting and watching us and making us wait. After about 10 minutes I looked at H and said “we’re not in NJ. I think we have to do this ourselves.” So he got out and figured it out. It was a year and a half later, when I started grad school in MA, before I considered figuring it out lol! It was honestly no big deal other than really annoying in a MA winter.

[Smolinsk]

Jan 3, 2018 16:11:22 GMT -5 twilightmv said:

Jan 3, 2018 16:02:45 GMT -5 Smolinsk said:

Can you not do this everywhere? (Obviously with the exception of Oregon and New Jersey)

I grew up in NY and you just had to stand there and hold the freezing nozzle and cry.

That sounds pretty terrible. I live in Colorado and we can sit in the car while the tank is filling.

[countthestars]

Jan 3, 2018 16:02:45 GMT -5 Smolinsk said:

Jan 3, 2018 16:01:03 GMT -5 twilightmv said:

I’ll take NH. You can pump your own gas, which I prefer, but you can set the nozzle and then get back in your warm car. Best of all worlds.

Can you not do this everywhere? (Obviously with the exception of Oregon and New Jersey)

Not in MA. They remove the little nozzle setter.