On Sep 10, 6:11*am, "Cheri" > wrote:
> "Nancy Young" <replyto@inemail> wrote in message
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> > On 9/10/2012 6:04 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> >> On Sun, 09 Sep 2012 23:24:31 -0400, pltrgyst >
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> >>> That's been the law in NJ since at least 1950. It has nothing to do with
> >>> preserving jobs; it's carryover safety provision that has never been
> >>> updated because it provides gas stations with an excuse for charging
> >>> higher prices.
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> >>> -- *Larry (pumped his last NJ gasoline at 26.4 cents per gallon...)
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> >> But the prices are no higher.
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> > Isn't that the way, they convinced people they'd save money
> > by pumping their own gas. *There was talk of changing the law
> > here in jersey and people were up in arms. *Thanks, but no thanks.
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> > Perhaps it's gotten easier with card swiping, but I've pumped my own
> > gas over the years and it's a pain in the neck. *At least when you're
> > used to a nice person coming over and taking care of it for you.
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> > nancy
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> You can't pump your own in Oregon either, at least it was that way a couple
> of years ago. I actually liked it when I visited there, reminded me of the
> old days when they washed your windshield and checked the oil for you
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> Cheri

Many gas station now ask if you want your oil checked or the window
washed. An it's still No Self Service in Oregon.