states that dont allow you pump your own gas.

[jasoncran]

tis a law in nj one cant pump your own gas. by law its full service elsewhere.

i'm curious if its a law elsewhere

scratch these states as i know that they arent like that
ga,fl,sc,nc,la,tn,ky,il,ms.

 

[theLords]

i cheated and googled the answer, lol

but i can say that it's not illegal in MD, DC, VA, or FL

i wish that was a law here. it'd be nice to not have to get out of the care in the rain, cold, snow hehe

 

[Theofilus]

According to this site it's only in New Jersey and Oregon that you are not allowed to pump your own gas.

 

[jasoncran]

i cheated and googled the answer, lol

but i can say that it's not illegal in MD, DC, VA, or FL

i wish that was a law here. it'd be nice to not have to get out of the care in the rain, cold, snow hehe

if you just pump your own gas in nj. the stations will be closed. its not for safety at all. it makes no sense.

theres no certification for gas pump attendents.

i could see if it was a safety issue but its not.

 

[theLords]

that's very true. but i suppose it gives people jobs. and thats very much needed now a days

 

[jasoncran]

that's very true. but i suppose it gives people jobs. and thats very much needed now a days

its been like that since the 50's. so i doubt that.

 

[Nick]

The last time I remember staff at the servo filling up your vehicle was at least ten years ago, probably more. It's been phased out here in Australia.

To me it's a bit of a weird concept to get someone else to fill up your car. To me it's pure laziness but different cultures I suppose. The Australian economy is going very well at the moment, so we don't need the jobs like the US does. Apparantly in Japan becasue they need to employ so many people they have heaps of 'useless' jobs, to an extent it seems the US is getting like that becasue of the recession.

Getting people to fill up your car gives people jobs, sure. But it also increases costs to the service station for not much result to the business. In Australia it's fill up your car, clean your car and pump your tires D.I.Y. There's usually only one person working at the servo, and he/she's on the counter.

 

[jasoncran]

The last time I remember staff at the servo filling up your vehicle was at least ten years ago, probably more. It's been phased out here in Australia.

To me it's a bit of a weird concept to get someone else to fill up your car. To me it's pure laziness but different cultures I suppose. The Australian economy is going very well at the moment, so we don't need the jobs like the US does. Apparantly in Japan becasue they need to employ so many people they have heaps of 'useless' jobs, to an extent it seems the US is getting like that becasue of the recession.

Getting people to fill up your car gives people jobs, sure. But it also increases costs to the service station for not much result to the business. In Australia it's fill up your car, clean your car and pump your tires D.I.Y. There's usually only one person working at the servo, and he/she's on the counter.

nick when i was a kid and its still done here you paid more for that service, we call it full serve and self serve

self serve is when you do it your self, full serve is when others do it for you, and the attendent does more then that, they check air, add oil and so on.

nick is been like that since the 50's in jersey. its nothing to do with useless jobs.

thats what the govt is for lol.

 

[Pard]

NJ has full service by law. A lot of stations up here in the northeast have full and self serve pumps. The thing about full service only stations is they do not have to charge as much money for gas because they do not have to pay for all the insurance and so they do not have to pass that price on to you in order to make a profit.

I go through NJ a couple times a year and we always pay less in NJ than anywhere else. The full service is really nice because they always wash your window and some places even check your fluids if you ask them (especially handy in the winter, when not enough anti-freeze could mean a new engine or windshield).

It may seem like a stupid thing, and for a law it probably is, but it really is a blessing in disguise!

 

[Nick]

It may seem like a stupid thing, and for a law it probably is, but it really is a blessing in disguise!

I agree. I think it does depend on what you've been brought up in.

I don't know about the servos in the US, but over here they all have supermakrets in them. So half the time we have to get out anyway :D But of exercise at the very least.

No wonder America is so fat!

 

[jasoncran]

Pard we pay more for that here. 30 cents a gallon more.

i prefer to check my own truck as i know what i look for and care.

i learned that not all of these employees care and do what they say at these quick lubes. that was my first job in the car repair industry.

we checked all things but that was only one that did. i know when i worked at tire kingdom that wasnt doable(time constraints)

you have to move vehicles quickly and it takes time to go over things like we do it at my currenty job..

i should scan an oil change sheet at work and post what i must check and its done on garbage trucks and the atv's to whatever needs an oil change.

 

[Pard]

Ya, you pay more for full-service in CT and Mass also, but in NJ you don't because they do not have to pay for insurance, since the state does require them to get it, where as in all the other states they do require insurance.

Nick, over here we have normal grocery shops... you know, the size of 8 foot ball field full of aisles of sterile white shelves with white lights. Takes me 20 minutes to go from the produce to the freezer section...

 

[Nick]

Nick, over here we have normal grocery shops... you know, the size of 8 foot ball field full of aisles of sterile white shelves with white lights. Takes me 20 minutes to go from the produce to the freezer section...

So do we. We just have some smaller ones in the servos as well, so we can top-up on the basics and confectionary.

 

[Lewis]

We can pump our own in PA but not in NJ.

 

[l'Chante]

In <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com

<ST1:pSouth Africa</ST1:p </st1:country-region>it is the norm. You just don’t get out of your car at a petrol station. They check your oil, tyres, water and wash your windscreen. Same goes for grocery shopping – you have one person ringing up your stuff and another that packs your groceries in bags.<O:p</O:p

 

[Theofilus]

its nothing to do with useless jobs.

thats what the govt is for lol.

This reminds me of something that happened to me many years ago. I was unemployed for a while back in the '92 (do I sound old?) and while I was walking down the street one day, a man came up to me and started talking to me. He asked me what I did for a living and I said "Nothing". Then he asked me "What branch of the govt. do you work for?"

 

[jasoncran]

In <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com

<ST1:pSouth Africa</ST1:p </st1:country-region>it is the norm. You just don’t get out of your car at a petrol station. They check your oil, tyres, water and wash your windscreen. Same goes for grocery shopping – you have one person ringing up your stuff and another that packs your groceries in bags.<O:p</O:p

tyres is spelled tires.

thats two that did that here, paging nick. lol

 

[Theofilus]

In <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com

<ST1:pSouth Africa</ST1:p </st1:country-region>it is the norm. You just don’t get out of your car at a petrol station. They check your oil, tyres, water and wash your windscreen. Same goes for grocery shopping – you have one person ringing up your stuff and another that packs your groceries in bags.<O:p</O:p

tyres is spelled tires.

thats two that did that here, paging nick. lol

According to this etymology dictionary, "tyre" is the original spelling. Did you also notice that she (correctly) called it a "petrol station" and a "windscreen"?

 

[jasoncran]

i saw that, in american we dont call those petrol stations. never did.

and its windshield here on windscreen the later is for those love bugs native to the southern u.s. that eat paint off the hood in a few days and are hard to clean off.

 

[jasoncran]

i saw that, in american we dont call those petrol stations. never did.

and its windshield here on windscreen the later is for those love bugs native to the southern u.s. that eat paint off the hood in a few days and are hard to clean off.

since were on the difference of english and on cars

american english
alternator dynamo
ground earth
positive hot
hood bonnet
car coach
gas petro
exon gas station esso

the esso was used in american but the name was changed.