Oregon allows limited self service gas ... people lose their s--t.

[Zundfolge]

Apparently a new law went into effect on the 1st allowing for Self Service gas in rural counties (counties with population under 40k). In Oregon, Self Service gas had been illegal, along with New Jersey.

Local station up there posted about it on their facebook and the comments are hillarious (both from Oregonian snowflakes afraid to pump their own gas to everyone else piling on them).

https://www.facebook.com/KTVLNews10/...9918052175323/



Oregon today:




This is tangentially related to firearms as the liberals are so afraid of pumping their own gas you can see how they'd be super afraid of people defending themselves with firearms.

[Gman]

All one has to do in Oregon for self defense is carry a lighter.

[Martinjmpr]

Yes, this was the funniest thing on the internet yesterday.

Oregon's idiotic law actually caused me to run out of gas on a trip back in 2012. I had planned to fill up at a station in a small town but by the time we got there, the station was closed (it closed at 5:00pm.) With nobody to pump the gas I couldn't fill up. Tried to make it to the next city (Prineville) but ran out of gas about 6 miles short.

The funniest thing about this is that the purported reason to keep the "no self service" law in place is to "protect jobs." Yes, that's right, they want to protect the job of "gas pumper", a job title that has become shorthand for every low paying, no-skill, no-future, job.

Here's a great sample response:

FEAR NOT OREGON!!!!

I've decided to move to Oregon to open a school to teach people how to pump their own gas. Short term business you say? HA! I will simply branch out and offer classes on such complicated things as:
1. Tying your own shoes.
2. Dressing yourself.
3. Operating a self checkout machine.
4. Dial your own phone.
5. Mow your own lawn.
6. Split your own firewood.
7. How to feed yourself.
8. Make your own dinner.
9. Wash, dry and fold your own laundry. (Extra charge as these are three classes taught separately)
10. Operating a can opener, manual and electric.
11. Counting past 10.
12. Wiping your own butt.

I understand Oregon, adulting is hard and sometimes you someone to show you how. I'm here for you.

[hurley842002]

Oregon today:

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Ha! Zoolander was on last night, I love that Bronco!

[Martinjmpr]

Oregon Trail can be brutal:

[Martinjmpr]

Another gem:

One time, my dad came to Oregon and pumped his own gas. The street immediately lit on fire and he caused massive recession countrywide because he took away 20 billion jobs by pumping his own gas. I was in the back seat when brother was nabbed through the locked door by a transient creeper who raised him to be his human ottoman. My dad then tried wiping his windshield but the stuff he used turned out to be sulfuric acid. The car exploded with me in it and I died. My dad lost 3 parenting points because he was 2 feet away fueling his car when he could have had someone else do this very simple task for him.

[Little Dutch]

The comments are comedy gold!

[Martinjmpr]

In case you are wondering who in their right mind could oppose this law, here are some representative samples: WARNING: SPEW ALERT!

No! Disabled, seniors, people with young children in the car need help. Not to mention getting out of your car with transients around and not feeling safe too. This is a very bad idea. Grrr

Yep so because my mom can not pump her gas she will have to pay more. Good solution to people on a very fixed income. You obviously do not live here. It's dark at 5 and when I choose to get my gas has no bearing on whether or not I should be forced to pump my gas. I loved the fact that I didn't have to get out in the wind and rain to pump my gas. Thanks to all you idiots who have now put seniors in the position of having to pay more for gas and making it inconvenient for us who have lived in Oregon and enjoyed that little service.

You all who want to pump your own gas had no business moving to Oregon. Go back to California. We were doing fine here without you.

Not a good idea, there are lots of reason to have an attendant helping, one is they need a job too. Many people are not capable of knowing how to pump gas and the hazards of not doing it correctly. Besides I don't want to go to work smelling of gas when I get it on my hands or clothes. I agree Very bad idea.

[SouthPaw]

My boss just moved here from Oregon and was blown away when he had to put fuel in his truck. He said he sat outside a fuel station for 15 min and finally walked in asking why it was taking so long and they just looked at him and laughed.

[BladesNBarrels]

My boss just moved here from Oregon and was blown away when he had to put fuel in his truck. He said he sat outside a fuel station for 15 min and finally walked in asking why it was taking so long and they just looked at him and laughed.

That is why he is the boss!