I may technically be an Oregon resident, and h may have lived there much of his childhood and been a gas pumper. And his dad may have been a public defender in rural or.
Rest assured we are all mocking everyone freaking out. As are all our or friends and family.
It's a source of mirth and embarrassment. Kinda like family.
Anecdote - my brother and DH were at a gas station one day and my brother asked H whether he had ever accidentally driven off with the pump still attached to the car. WHO DOES THIS? Apparently my brother does. Twice.
My husband did this on our first out of town trip together before we were married. I still married him and I still ask him if he’s replaced the gas nozzle when we fill up the car together.
This is petty, but it's driving me nuts while reading this thread.
Self serve= pump your own gas Mini-service= an attendant pumps your gas for you (varies on payment options at pump) Full service= an attendant pumps your gas, checks you oil, washes your windshield, deals will all forms of payment and change.
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This is petty, but it's driving me nuts while reading this thread.
Self serve= pump your own gas Mini-service= an attendant pumps your gas for you (varies on payment options at pump) Full service= an attendant pumps your gas, checks you oil, washes your windshield, deals will all forms of payment and change.
What?
I've lived in Oregon my entire life and no gas station attendant has ever checked my oil. And they only wash my windshield when the gas station is empty.
This is petty, but it's driving me nuts while reading this thread.
Self serve= pump your own gas Mini-service= an attendant pumps your gas for you (varies on payment options at pump) Full service= an attendant pumps your gas, checks you oil, washes your windshield, deals will all forms of payment and change.
what? You mean in Oregon specifically? Because the term mini-service has never been used anywhere I have ever driven in my life. Nor has an attendant ever checked my oil.
This is petty, but it's driving me nuts while reading this thread.
Self serve= pump your own gas Mini-service= an attendant pumps your gas for you (varies on payment options at pump) Full service= an attendant pumps your gas, checks you oil, washes your windshield, deals will all forms of payment and change.
What?
I've lived in Oregon my entire life and no gas station attendant has ever checked my oil. And they only wash my windshield when the gas station is empty.
99% of the places around here are mini-serve. I've seen places that charge extra for full-serve, but I can't remember if it's here or California.
Just like with self-checking, I don't want to give it up partially because of the jobs. The convenience too, but really I don't like to think of the impact it'd have on that section of the economy if it went away altogether.
This is petty, but it's driving me nuts while reading this thread.
Self serve= pump your own gas Mini-service= an attendant pumps your gas for you (varies on payment options at pump) Full service= an attendant pumps your gas, checks you oil, washes your windshield, deals will all forms of payment and change.
what? You mean in Oregon specifically? Because the term mini-service has never been used anywhere I have ever driven in my life. Nor has an attendant ever checked my oil.
Yup, growing up where full and self serve were both options, full service just meant that they filled gas and cleaned windshields.
I vaguely remember real full-service stations where they checked your oil and air pressure in the tires. That would have been about 1983 or so, but I only remember seeing that once.
No one remembers that part of "Back to the Future" when Marty walks through the town square in 1955? Where the guy pulls up at a Texaco station and like five guys come out to service the car?
Not to be petty, but I've never heard of mini serve in my life
Me neither. And it would never dawn on me to have the gas station attendant check my oil. Sometimes they clean my windshield, but even that hasn’t happened in many years at this point.
I'm an old and I remember going to full service stations with my grandma in the 70's. She never pumped her own gas. They would fill the tank, wash the windows, and check the oil.
Usually it says it under the gas prices and then on the divider thingies where the pumps are (sorry, google image does not give results for "divider thingies").
This is petty, but it's driving me nuts while reading this thread.
Self serve= pump your own gas Mini-service= an attendant pumps your gas for you (varies on payment options at pump) Full service= an attendant pumps your gas, checks you oil, washes your windshield, deals will all forms of payment and change.
What?
I've lived in Oregon my entire life and no gas station attendant has ever checked my oil. And they only wash my windshield when the gas station is empty.
Back in the old days, you would see signs in each lane on the pumps in OR that said full or mini. Depending on which pump lane you chose decided which service you got. Almost all stations in OR are only mini-service now, but some of the older stations still say mini-sevice on the pillars between pumps. I don't think I've seen a station that said full service on it in 20 years. At least not in PDX, although gas stations with a mechanic attached instead of a convinence store sometimes will still offer. My family owns a string of Chevrons- I know way more about the history of gas stations in OR then anyone should, lol.
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I've lived in Oregon my entire life and no gas station attendant has ever checked my oil. And they only wash my windshield when the gas station is empty.
Back in the old days, you would see signs in each lane on the pumps in OR that said full or mini. Depending on which pump lane you chose decided which service you got. Almost all stations in OR are only mini-service now, but some of the older stations still say mini-sevice on the pillars between pumps. I don't think I've seen a station that said full service on it in 20 years. At least not in PDX, although gas stations with a mechanic attached instead of a convinence store sometimes will still offer. My family owns a string of Chevrons- I know way more about the history of gas stations in OR then anyone should, lol.
Wow, I had no idea. Thank you for sharing! I'm totally going to look at all the signage at the gas station now.
As an aside, is it pretty lucrative to own a gas station?
thejen626 it can be quite lucrative in a good location. From what I understand, the convience stores are the real money makers in their PDX stores from foot traffic. Especially in areas without close grocery stores. Alcohol and cigarettes bring a lot of people in. It's interesting because even though the main product sold (gas) hasn't changed the stations have evolved a lot over the years.
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I grew up in NJ and have never heard of mini service. Most of the pumps would say full service but they wouldn't check your oil etc. they would maybe was your windshield if it was slow.
So...are some people in this thread saying that even if a gas station is closed, I could go to a pay-at-the-pump place and get gas 24/7 no matter what?
(asking for a friend)
Some places here turn off their pumps when they’re closed, but I assume that’s because they’re in small towns. And then there’s co-ops.
I experienced the shut down pumps once on a road trip through VA, which almost resulted in our being stranded on the side of a road in the snow as it's never considered that they would close before.
I grew up in ny, i assure you the signs said 'full service' and 'self service' and they never checked your oil with full. Maybe theyd clean your windshield. Maybe. Rarely.
Now in jersey...ive never seen 'mini service' anywhere. Nor have i ever had my oil or tire pressure checked.
Meanwhile, i mentioned this to my friend in portland and he had no idea there was a new law in oregon.
Sorry if I missed this, but is tipping a norm for the gas attendants that pump gas?
No, I’ve never seen anyone tip unless there is something extraordinary (like washing your windshield, which hasn’t happened for me in over a decade). The employees aren’t exempt from minimum wage in the way that wait staff is.
This is true. It’s best not to get back into the car but if you do (and insure as shit do in MN in the winter) , touch something metal before you remove the nozzle.
I have been pumping my own gas since 1992 (in various countries in Europe) and have never heard of this! I have also never heard of any accident because of this...
I know this was from, like, 3 days ago, lol, but I saw this happen in high school. Some kid was sitting in his car, it was freezing, as I walked out of the store, he got out ( the car door was open so he just stood) walked around and whoosh. It was a spark from when he touched the pump. It was one of the worst things I ever saw.
I have never gotten back in my car and I seriously get nervous when I am at the pump and see this happen.
The most important thing is to touch metal while getting back out of the car. The kid didn't because his door was already open and was sitting sideways in the seat. Fucking crazy.
Post by aliciabella on Jan 7, 2018 12:05:10 GMT -5
I also never use those locking things on the pump as I had gas pour all over me when the pump fell out of my tank but was still in the locked position. I never pushed it far enough in my tank, put it in lock and started to walk away when it fell out. It was also after my prom while still wearing my prom dress, lol, and like 6 months after the other incident. I enjoy filling up in NJ for obvious reasons.
thejen626 it can be quite lucrative in a good location. From what I understand, the convience stores are the real money makers in their PDX stores from foot traffic. Especially in areas without close grocery stores. Alcohol and cigarettes bring a lot of people in. It's interesting because even though the main product sold (gas) hasn't changed the stations have evolved a lot over the years.
They are trying to make it law that you have to pre-pay for gas in my province. The gas companies are fighting it because they will lose the convenience store impulse sales. Apparently it's very profitable.
I kind of want to laugh at NJ and OR residents who are so worked up at the thought of having to pump their own gas. You are the only two states left, we can see where this is going. Except, then I remember that the US is one of three countries who haven't adopted the metric system, and how resistant we are to that change, so I don't laugh at them out loud.
Post by cattledogkisses on Jan 8, 2018 7:33:51 GMT -5
This is still funny to me. I've been pumping my own gas for 16 years and have yet to catch on fire, douse myself in gasoline, or be accosted by transients. Living dangerously!