Oregon Finally Legalizes Pumping Your Own Gas After 72 Years

Re:Oregon Finally Legalizes Pumping Your Own Gas After 72 Years by lotsofpulp on Monday June 26, 2023 @04:18PM (#36485246)

> I recall once reading that the cost of insurance on a self-service station isn't far off the cost of staff, and it's mostly a wash overall.

If this were true, then there would be gas stations with attendants in the other 48 states.

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Re:Oregon Finally Legalizes Pumping Your Own Gas After 72 Years by seanmcdirmid on Tuesday June 27, 2023 @01:20AM (#36489186)

Maybe if they hire them at minimum wage it’s a wash? But the problem now is very few people are willing to work for minimum wage, so they are closing down pumps because they can’t staff them.

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Re:Oregon Finally Legalizes Pumping Your Own Gas After 72 Years by lotsofpulp on Tuesday June 27, 2023 @09:12AM (#36492216)

I never saw a gas station attendant in 3+ decades all across the United States except in New Jersey and Oregon, so that is not true either. 99.9999% of gas stations have been self serve for a long time unless there are laws requiring them to not be.

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