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Oregon’s Senate has repealed a 72-year prohibition against self-service gas, with new legislation requiring gas stations to staff half the available pumps, while allowing the rest to be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.
People in Oregon really don’t believe me when I say I never waited in line for gas when I lived in other states.
Costco has lines regardless of whether it’s self serve though
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)
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).
In college, I always opted for AM/PM gridlock roulette over whatever was three cents more across the street with no line. By adult time, I learned when stations I wanted to use were busy and rescheduled getting gas around that.
They rightly shouldn’t. Either you’ve been lucky, don’t drive much, or are stretching the truth.