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From: Rich <rich@example.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ?
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2024 13:53:10 -0000 (UTC)
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rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 10 Dec 2024 22:07:32 +0100, D wrote:
> 
>> Gas station attendant to the rescue!  Did you actually think you 
>> would be allowed to refill your own vehicle in the future?
> 
> There may be other states but Oregon is one where you can't pump your 
> own gas.  The exceptions are the counties in the very sparsely 
> populated eastern part of the state.
> 
> BREAKING NEWS:
> 
> https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicksibilla/2023/08/07/after-72-years-oregon-
> finally-legalizes-pumping-your-own-gas/
> 
> I haven't been in Oregon for quite a while and don't plan any trips.  
> Even when the law was in effect if you were on a bike the attendant 
> would look the other way.  There are laws then there is spilling gas 
> on a Hells Angel's custom painted gas tank.

Last I saw, New Jersey is another with the "no-self-serve" for gas 
pumps.  But New Jersey also has a number of refineries too, so the 
"no-self-serve" may be the result of "oil money lobbying" rather than 
any logical saftey thought.