[Shotimes] (OT) "I Want to Pump Myself Up" an ode to NJ

[Ian Fisher]

I agree with that-the law is inconvenient for many of
us. However, if they changed the law to allow self
serve, I wonder how many people would know what to do
and how to not burn down the gas station..

Ian

--- Ron Porter <ronporter@prodigy.net> wrote:
> Well, he also wasn't from NJ, so I would doubt that
> he would know the "tricks" that the locals know.
> Bottom line, the whole situation is pretty stupid.
> And I thought that all of the bickering in IN about
> going to DST is pretty silly!
>  
> Ron Porter
> 
> Ian Fisher <dataflash@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I read the article. I'm not sure where he was going
> but if he had planned his route to avoid the NJTPK
> all
> together, he probably would not have had these
> issues.
> The gas stations (they are all Sunoco) on the TPK
> are
> almost always overflowing and not staffed to handle
> the number of customers. In his situation I would
> have
> pulled up to an empty pump by backing up (he said
> that
> there weren't any lines on one side?) and started
> pumping my own gas. That usually gets an attendant
> running over pretty quickly. If not-oh well! As it
> is
> now, I usually open the gas lid, remove the cap, let
> the attendant insert the gas nozzle (if they are
> present-if not I'll do it myself) and shut off,
> remove
> and close everything back up myself. Most attendants
> thank me for doing their job.
> 
> Yeah, the full serve law can be annoying but I think
> that most of us have learned to cope with it in
> different ways. The writer would have a bit more of
> my
> sympathy if he didn't come off as such a whining
> crybaby.
> 
> Ian
> 
> --- Paul Nimz 
> wrote:
> > One thing I really like is the ability to buy gas
> > with a credit card after the
> > station is closed. Getting off work at 10:30P or
> > later it is nice not to have
> > to drive around looking for an open station. Just
> > find one that has the pumps
> > turned on.
> > 
> > Paul
> > 
> > 
> > On 4/25/2005 2:57:33 AM, Ron Porter
> > (ronporter@prodigy.net) wrote:
> > > NJ residents may like this, but it also applies
> to
> > Oregon, and anyone who
> > > must buy gas in either of those states!
> > >
> > >
> >
>
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