Oregon’s Senate has repealed a 72-year prohibition against self-service gas, with new legislation requiring gas stations to staff half the available pumps, while allowing the rest to be self-service. The bill, responding to industry staffing shortages, also prohibits charging more for full-service than self-service, likely leading to the phasing out of full-service pumps.
If you have not experienced the lines for gas at an Oregon Costco, you’ve really missed out. End of an era.
People in Oregon really don’t believe me when I say I never waited in line for gas when I lived in other states.
They rightly shouldn’t. Either you’ve been lucky, don’t drive much, or are stretching the truth.
Yup, only place I’ve ever waited for gas (outside of a hurricane or blizzard being imminent) is in NJ. Then they always try to divert me into a lane with the pump on the wrong side which I’ll have none of because I know they’ll just drag a dirty rubber hose across my paint, it’s bad enough that they touch my car at all. (Though I realize that’s mostly a me issue)
We’re self-service in California and our Costco gas queues are also asinine. Are they just that much worse over there?