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

[Paul Nimz]

Speaking of DST, did you see the feds want to expand it a month on both ends?


Paul


On 4/25/2005 9:05:23 AM, 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