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

[Donald Mallinson]

Let's just go back to sun dials, then everyone is on exact correct time.  :)

Don Mallinson

Ron Porter wrote:

>Yes! And I like the idea of two hours forward in the summer, and one hour
>forward in the winter!
>
>I wonder why, way back when, we didn't just have the country on one time
>zone. You would still live your life as normal, but everyone would know what
>time it is!
>
>Ron Porter
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
>On Behalf Of Paul Nimz
>Sent: Monday, April 25, 2005 11:15 AM
>To: `V6 SHOtimes
>Subject: Re: [Shotimes] (OT) "I Want to Pump Myself Up" an ode to NJ
>
>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
>>    
>>
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