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AND I pay less than the countries current average for gas prices.
Just curious, what does it feel like knowing you pay extra do pump it yourself?!!
Where I live there are no full service stations. We have no choice but to pump our own. And most likley I would anyway because I am a bit of a control freak.
I'll pump my own gas and consider paying more, just not to ever have to live in NJ again!
Course, gas here in Tx. is relatively cheap compared to elsewhere.
I live in Oregon and thankfully I am on the border of Oregon and Washington. I drive over the bridge into Washington and pump my own gas. I do not like the fact it is illegal to pump my own gas in Oregon. It causes lines waiting to buy gas, it takes up time. One has to wait for the attendant. Sometimes he puts the gas in and then gives me a slip to go wait in another line to pay. I have no idea how anyone would prefer the time consuming method Oregon has. Also the gas always costs more than the rest of the country on the west coast, so at least let us pump our own gas Oregon.
AND I pay less than the countries current average for gas prices.
Just curious, what does it feel like knowing you pay extra do pump it yourself?!!
It's never crossed my mind, actually. I got gas in Jersey once (and not just from diner food) in some little city off I-80 and it was nice and cheap, but don't you have to tip the attendant? I'd rather pump my own than tip him.
I know that Oregon is the only state that doesn't have self-service gas stations, and I thought New Jersey did away with full-service and they started allowing self-service stations sometime in the late 1990s.
NJ did have an experiment where some self service stations were allowed as a trial. It was not renewed, and it's back to normal with an attendant who pumps gas for you.
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It's never crossed my mind, actually. I got gas in Jersey once (and not just from diner food) in some little city off I-80 and it was nice and cheap, but don't you have to tip the attendant? I'd rather pump my own than tip him.
I have only tipped two attendants in my life. One was exceedingly nice and the other was working graveyard on Christmas.
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