For the first time in more than seven decades, drivers in Oregon are allowed to pump their own gas.

    • @[email protected]
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      -211 months ago

      I’m not for or against this law. I just like not having to get out of my car when it’s freezing outside.

        • @[email protected]
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          -111 months ago

          That’s not a good argument. The workers are being paid to do the job. The same way Garbage collecters, crossing guards, etc are being paid to be outside.

          • @[email protected]
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            -411 months ago

            How about health? Nobody should have to work a job that puts their future health at risk, especially a pointless job such as this. There are not a ton of studies on it but the ones that have been done show some of the effects from breathing in fumes majority of the day and it does negatively effect you where it could lead to higher % of complications later on. Of course people will argue against these claims, but who really wants to find out? It’s a job nobody should have to do so nobody should have to take the risk at all.

            • @[email protected]
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              911 months ago

              I used to change people’s oil for a living and get soaked in the stuff all day long. We should ban lube shops too as changing your own oil is super easy and only takes minutes to do yourself.

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              Should we also eliminat landscaping jobs due to the negative health risk? They’re have to work in the blazing heat of the summer, using loud equipment, breathing in fumes. According to you, we should ban landscaping companies, and make everyone take care of the own lawns and yards.

              Why have flaggers for road work? Drivers should just learn to slow for road work. People shouldn’t be forced to work such a pointless and dangerous job, right?

              Many jobs have some sort of health risk, gas attendents included.

              Once again, I am not for or against the law in NJ. If they got rid of the law tomorrow, than I couldn’t care less. I’m perfectly capable of pumping my own gas, and have done so both in and out of state. I just like the convenience of not having to do it.

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                Why have flaggers for road work? Drivers should just learn to slow for road work. People shouldn’t be forced to work such a pointless and dangerous job, right?

                Umm…

                • @[email protected]
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                  So you provide one picture, and that is supposed to negate my argument? There are still flaggers being employed, and you completely ignore the rest of my previous comment.

                  • Nusm
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                    11 months ago

                    Dude, I was just being funny. Chill, what is this Reddit??

              • @[email protected]
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                11 months ago

                This is such a ridiculous take. If we can get rid of a dangerous job, we should. If we can’t, they should get extra money as hazard pay, not minimum wage or just above it. If the argument is, but that job isn’t hard, maybe just maybe we shouldn’t mandate it exist just for the sake of having anything and actually take care of people.

                • @[email protected]
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                  011 months ago

                  Pretty sure landscapers don’t get paid well enough to work such a dangerous job. Almost everyone should capable of mowing there own lawn in 100 degree weather, right?

                  • @[email protected]
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                    111 months ago

                    Their* and you seem to have missed the mandate and conditional portions of my comment. I never said make the job illegal. I said don’t mandate it exists. Funny how that’s different.

      • @[email protected]
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        211 months ago

        Where I live, the business can choose. We have both options. People rarely choose the full serve since it’s more expensive.

        • @[email protected]
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          211 months ago

          That’s fine as well. If NJ allowed businesses to choose than I’d likely do full serve when I don’t feel like doing myself.

        • @[email protected]
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          111 months ago

          Sure it’s easy. And it’s fast either way. Let the other person do it. I’ll stay in my car

          • @[email protected]
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            111 months ago

            Do I need a scientific study to know that me getting out of my car and pumping my own gas is faster than waiting for an attendant to come over, take my card, ask me which gas grade I want, whether or not to fill it up, have them walk away to service other customers, mine finished while they’re in the middle of talking to someone else, now I wait for them to come back over…

            Do you ask questions this stupid in real life, or are you just being dumb online?

          • @Ilikepornaddict
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            111 months ago

            Not something that easy, no. Would you pay someone to tie your shoelaces too?

              • @Ilikepornaddict
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                No, it’s not, it fits perfectly with how simple the task is. The fact that you think it doesn’t fit just furthers my point.

                • @[email protected]
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                  I didn’t realize that I was talking to someone who’s every task is simple. Fuckn clown. Lol

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                    Y’all are BOTH making invalid arguments. There are pros and cons to both methods. You have each grown accustomed to one way and the other way seems strange to each of you. It’s not like one of you is wrong and one right.

                    I grew up in Oregon but have pumped gas when traveling in other states. Getting out to pump your gas is a minor inconvenience. Waiting for an attendant to serve you is a minor inconvenience. Each of you is simply used to a different minor inconvenience.

                    Chill.