You may not know it but in 1951 the state of Oregon passed a law that states only 'trained fueling operators' are allowed to pump gas into motor vehicles. The first time we filled up in Oregon a young man ran to the truck as Steve was removing the nozzle and made him stop. It is called the No-Self-Serve Law and you can be fined up to $500.00 for pumping your own gas. If you google
'pumping gas in Oregon' you can find a website that lists several reasons why the state of Oregon thinks this is a good law. But there is at least one person who does not. Check this out:
It has been a bit annoying because we have had to wait for the 'trained fueling operator' to get to us and on one occasion the 'trained fueling operator' was in such a hurry he didn't completely fill the tank. Oh well, we will be out of Oregon on July 11. By the way, New Jersey has a similar law!
Of course there are those morons who insist on smoking while pumping gas, so maybe it isn't such a bad idea!!
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