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Izual_Reborn 11/21/17 6:33:08 PM #1:	In the UK you can do it yourself with no issues. Either pay at the pump with a card or fill your car and go inside to pay. Why in the US do they insist on having your car pumped for you by someone else? Doesn't that just make petrol more expensive? --- We have no empathy, and we expect none from you. When the terror comes, we will make no excuses. RIP Deno <cite>Izual_Reborn posted [p:890827625] in Why in the... [t:76017050]...</cite> <quote>In the UK you can do it yourself with no issues. Either pay at the pump with a card or fill your car and go inside to pay. Why in the US do they insist on having your car pumped for you by someone else? Doesn't that just make petrol more expensive?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
V-E-G-Y- 11/21/17 6:33:47 PM #2:	Robots are faster --- http://i.imgur.com/L6MQGtI.gif http://i.imgur.com/HAj1Ocp.gif http://i.imgur.com/Op6gMTg.gif http://i.imgur.com/hNkY6mv.gif <cite>V-E-G-Y- posted [p:890827657] in Why in the... [t:76017050]...</cite> <quote>Robots are faster</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tmaster148 11/21/17 6:33:48 PM #3:	What state you live? Because in NY you can pump your own gas, but in NJ you can't. --- http://i.imgur.com/BBcZDLJ.png <cite>Tmaster148 posted [p:890827658] in Why in the... [t:76017050]...</cite> <quote>What state you live? Because in NY you can pump your own gas, but in NJ you can't.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
southcoast09 11/21/17 6:33:57 PM #4:	That's, like, one state. --- Stand for the anthem or sit for the game! <cite>southcoast09 posted [p:890827668] in Why in the... [t:76017050]...</cite> <quote>That's, like, one state.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Izual_Reborn 11/21/17 6:34:03 PM #5:	Tmaster148 posted... What state you live? Because in NY you can pump your own gas, but in NJ you can't. UK --- We have no empathy, and we expect none from you. When the terror comes, we will make no excuses. RIP Deno <cite>Izual_Reborn posted [p:890827675] in Why in the... [t:76017050]...</cite> <quote><cite>Tmaster148 posted...</cite> <quote>What state you live? Because in NY you can pump your own gas, but in NJ you can't.</quote> UK</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ImTheMacheteGuy 11/21/17 6:34:27 PM #6:	you can in most states. --- "I can i i everything else," Bob reportedly said. Alice replied: "Balls have zero to me to me to me..." (Facebook AIs talking to each other) <cite>ImTheMacheteGuy posted [p:890827700] in Why in the... [t:76017050]...</cite> <quote>you can in most states.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SK8T3R215 11/21/17 6:34:39 PM #7:	You can in some states. Close this topic. --- New York Knicks, New York Jets, New York Yankees. <cite>SK8T3R215 posted [p:890827712] in Why in the... [t:76017050]...</cite> <quote>You can in some states. Close this topic.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Hexenherz 11/21/17 6:34:51 PM #8:	There's only two states where you can't legally pump your own - New Jersey and Oregon. --- i dont like signatures <cite>Hexenherz posted [p:890827721] in Why in the... [t:76017050]...</cite> <quote>There's only two states where you can't legally pump your own - New Jersey and Oregon.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Solar_Crimson 11/21/17 6:34:54 PM #9:	You can pump your own gas in Michigan. --- http://i.imgur.com/wKOoZkP.jpg http://i.imgur.com/mipFVFw.png http://backloggery.com/SolarCrimson <cite>Solar_Crimson posted [p:890827723] in Why in the... [t:76017050]...</cite> <quote>You can pump your own gas in Michigan.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BuzzyTheCat 11/21/17 6:35:08 PM #10:	Very few states have full service laws. In fact, I think it is only NJ and Oregon... Its less liability for the gas station and artificially keeps jobs available --- This signature has been deleted due to people being much too sensitive about religion. <cite>BuzzyTheCat posted [p:890827741] in Why in the... [t:76017050]...</cite> <quote>Very few states have full service laws. In fact, I think it is only NJ and Oregon... Its less liability for the gas station and artificially keeps jobs available</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KazumaKiryu 11/21/17 6:37:44 PM #11:	How do you people not realize this is a toke jopic? <cite>KazumaKiryu posted [p:890827889] in Why in the... [t:76017050]...</cite> <quote>How do you people not realize this is a toke jopic?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Xelltrix 11/21/17 6:38:41 PM #12:	Do Americans really clap their hands after filling up their gas tanks? --- Reading this post may induce one or more of the following: Nausea / Butt-Hurt / Lulz / UM? Syndrome / Angst / Diarrhea <cite>Xelltrix posted [p:890827932] in Why in the... [t:76017050]...</cite> <quote>Do Americans really clap their hands after filling up their gas tanks?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Hexenherz 11/21/17 6:38:55 PM #13:	KazumaKiryu posted... How do you people not realize this is a toke jopic? I don't know who the TC is and I travel a lot and hear a lot of silly cultural claims while abroad so this doesn't seem too unreasonable. --- i dont like signatures <cite>Hexenherz posted [p:890827947] in Why in the... [t:76017050]...</cite> <quote><cite>KazumaKiryu posted...</cite> <quote>How do you people not realize this is a toke jopic?</quote> I don't know who the TC is and I travel a lot and hear a lot of silly cultural claims while abroad so this doesn't seem too unreasonable.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Grindcorp9000 11/21/17 6:39:09 PM #14:	Are you from the 1950's? --- https://youtu.be/o4Fnp7vyMdU Nationalism is a malignant cancer which must be carved out by the blade of individualism. <cite>Grindcorp9000 posted [p:890827959] in Why in the... [t:76017050]...</cite> <quote>Are you from the 1950's?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LordRazziel 11/21/17 6:39:35 PM #15:	Hexenherz posted... There's only two states where you can't legally pump your own - New Jersey and Oregon. Yep. They did that to create jobs, due to the to high unemployment rates. I was unaware of this when I was on a road trip in Oregon. Started pumping gas, and someone came out yelling at me. --- http://i.imgur.com/8pzUM.gif http://i.imgur.com/Oh1iujg.gif The only bad part about flying is having to come back down to the f***in' world ~Rat <cite>LordRazziel posted [p:890827995] in Why in the... [t:76017050]...</cite> <quote><cite>Hexenherz posted...</cite> <quote>There's only two states where you can't legally pump your own - New Jersey and Oregon.</quote> Yep. They did that to create jobs, due to the to high unemployment rates. I was unaware of this when I was on a road trip in Oregon. Started pumping gas, and someone came out yelling at me.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NeonOctopus 11/21/17 6:40:26 PM #16:	Apparently it's cheaper for the insurance if an attendant pumps gas >_> I don't get it. It's so slow having someone else pump it for you. --- http://i.imgur.com/nlaY1qH.jpg http://i.imgur.com/zHJ1OCo.gif http://i.imgur.com/btBPP4E.jpg http://i.imgur.com/1B3bMHw.gif <cite>NeonOctopus posted [p:890828050] in Why in the... [t:76017050]...</cite> <quote>Apparently it's cheaper for the insurance if an attendant pumps gas >_> I don't get it. It's so slow having someone else pump it for you.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WilliamPorygon 11/21/17 6:41:24 PM #17:	Hexenherz posted... There's only two states where you can't legally pump your own - New Jersey and Oregon. Again with frickin' Oregon They're the new Texas --- Love dolphins and whales? Come hang out at Cetacea Cove! https://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/1404-cetacea-cove <cite>WilliamPorygon posted [p:890828107] in Why in the... [t:76017050]...</cite> <quote><cite>Hexenherz posted...</cite> <quote>There's only two states where you can't legally pump your own - New Jersey and Oregon.</quote> Again with frickin' Oregon They're the new Texas</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Hexenherz 11/21/17 6:41:29 PM #18:	NeonOctopus posted... Apparently it's cheaper for the insurance if an attendant pumps gas >_> I don't get it. It's so slow having someone else pump it for you. It's like... literally the same. Also then they also wash your windshields and stuff if you want. --- i dont like signatures <cite>Hexenherz posted [p:890828112] in Why in the... [t:76017050]...</cite> <quote><cite>NeonOctopus posted...</cite> <quote>Apparently it's cheaper for the insurance if an attendant pumps gas >_> I don't get it. It's so slow having someone else pump it for you.</quote> It's like... literally the same. Also then they also wash your windshields and stuff if you want.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SwordMaster13X 11/21/17 6:47:55 PM #19:	I live in NJ and I must say its pretty easy to pump your own gas. Only took me like two tries before I got the hang of it. --- Check out my funny youtube channel I guess... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh4BPUqx-fUnHjHVgiB-Kbw <cite>SwordMaster13X posted [p:890828488] in Why in the... [t:76017050]...</cite> <quote>I live in NJ and I must say its pretty easy to pump your own gas. Only took me like two tries before I got the hang of it.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Vicious_Dios 11/21/17 7:08:44 PM #21:	@WilliamPorygon posted... Hexenherz posted... There's only two states where you can't legally pump your own - New Jersey and Oregon. Again with frickin' Oregon They're the new Texas In terms of what, exactly? --- S / K / Y / N / E Twitch/YouTube/GT: *Adzeta* <cite>Vicious_Dios posted [p:890829679] in Why in the... [t:76017050]...</cite> <quote><cite>@WilliamPorygon posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Hexenherz posted...</cite> <quote>There's only two states where you can't legally pump your own - New Jersey and Oregon.</quote> Again with frickin' Oregon They're the new Texas</quote> In terms of what, exactly? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Hexenherz 11/21/17 7:09:32 PM #22:	Uh... please don't compare my home state / the best state in the Union with Texas which is like maybe top 25. --- i dont like signatures <cite>Hexenherz posted [p:890829727] in Why in the... [t:76017050]...</cite> <quote>Uh... please don't compare my home state / the best state in the Union with Texas which is like maybe top 25.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
eston 11/21/17 7:11:39 PM #23:	I've actually never been to a full service station. It sounds awkward, like what am I supposed to be doing while this guy is filling up my tank? --- http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i215/estonc/grizzly_bear_chairs_2.jpg http://i.imgur.com/8kjZU.jpg <cite>eston posted [p:890829858] in Why in the... [t:76017050]...</cite> <quote>I've actually never been to a full service station. It sounds awkward, like what am I supposed to be doing while this guy is filling up my tank?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Pow Pow Punishment 11/21/17 7:15:12 PM #24:	LordRazziel posted... Yep. They did that to create jobs, due to the to high unemployment rates. I was unaware of this when I was on a road trip in Oregon. Started pumping gas, and someone came out yelling at me. Lol, I tried to pump my own gas the first time I came to Oregon, too. I'd been driving for 12 hours and it was 4 in the morning so the station was closed. I was confused why the pumps weren't working. --- "I knew that I would get a chance to see the world and beat up its people." -Josh Barnett on martial arts Training: http://Machinhate.blogspot.com <cite>Pow Pow Punishment posted [p:890830055] in Why in the... [t:76017050]...</cite> <quote><cite>LordRazziel posted...</cite> <quote> Yep. They did that to create jobs, due to the to high unemployment rates. I was unaware of this when I was on a road trip in Oregon. Started pumping gas, and someone came out yelling at me.</quote> Lol, I tried to pump my own gas the first time I came to Oregon, too. I'd been driving for 12 hours and it was 4 in the morning so the station was closed. I was confused why the pumps weren't working.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MC_BatCommander 11/21/17 7:16:08 PM #25:	eston posted... I've actually never been to a full service station. It sounds awkward, like what am I supposed to be doing while this guy is filling up my tank? You chill out and play on your phone or go get some snacks. I fucking love it tbh, getting gas in Oregon is great. --- The Legend is True! <cite>MC_BatCommander posted [p:890830109] in Why in the... [t:76017050]...</cite> <quote><cite>eston posted...</cite> <quote>I've actually never been to a full service station. It sounds awkward, like what am I supposed to be doing while this guy is filling up my tank?</quote> You chill out and play on your phone or go get some snacks. I fucking love it tbh, getting gas in Oregon is great.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WilliamPorygon 11/21/17 7:21:03 PM #26:	Vicious_Dios posted... Again with frickin' Oregon They're the new Texas In terms of what, exactly? In terms of I'm finding more and more dumb petty reasons to dislike them Not that I really like anyplace though Hexenherz posted... Uh... please don't compare my home state / the best state in the Union with Texas which is like maybe top 25. Sorry --- Love dolphins and whales? Come hang out at Cetacea Cove! https://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/1404-cetacea-cove <cite>WilliamPorygon posted [p:890830394] in Why in the... [t:76017050]...</cite> <quote><cite>Vicious_Dios posted...</cite> <quote><quote>Again with frickin' Oregon They're the new Texas</quote> In terms of what, exactly? </quote> In terms of I'm finding more and more dumb petty reasons to dislike them Not that I really like anyplace though <cite>Hexenherz posted...</cite> <quote>Uh... please don't compare my home state / the best state in the Union with Texas which is like maybe top 25.</quote> Sorry </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
IdiotMachine 11/21/17 7:24:33 PM #27:	Statewide: New Jersey and Oregon. Local Townships: There are some townships that ban self-service gas stations as well. Reason: Antiquated laws stemming from safety and full-service gas stations (that were commonplace at the time) now repurposed for job creation. <cite>IdiotMachine posted [p:890830609] in Why in the... [t:76017050]...</cite> <quote>Statewide: New Jersey and Oregon. Local Townships: There are some townships that ban self-service gas stations as well. Reason: Antiquated laws stemming from safety and full-service gas stations (that were commonplace at the time) now repurposed for job creation.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
L0Z 11/21/17 7:26:16 PM #28:	I unknowingly pumped my own gas in NJ. didn't see anyone outside anyway. The guy came running out and called the cops <cite>L0Z posted [p:890830705] in Why in the... [t:76017050]...</cite> <quote>I unknowingly pumped my own gas in NJ. didn't see anyone outside anyway. The guy came running out and called the cops</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Grindcorp9000 11/21/17 7:26:48 PM #29:	Texas is cool aside from extreme conservatives. --- https://youtu.be/o4Fnp7vyMdU Nationalism is a malignant cancer which must be carved out by the blade of individualism. <cite>Grindcorp9000 posted [p:890830737] in Why in the... [t:76017050]...</cite> <quote>Texas is cool aside from extreme conservatives.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SGT_Conti 11/21/17 7:28:23 PM #30:	MC_BatCommander posted... eston posted... I've actually never been to a full service station. It sounds awkward, like what am I supposed to be doing while this guy is filling up my tank? You chill out and play on your phone or go get some snacks. I fucking love it tbh, getting gas in Oregon is great. Pumping gas in Oregon sounds just like a poop break. --- Posted with GameRaven 3.3 <cite>SGT_Conti posted [p:890830815] in Why in the... [t:76017050]...</cite> <quote><cite>MC_BatCommander posted...</cite> <quote><cite>eston posted...</cite> <quote> I've actually never been to a full service station. It sounds awkward, like what am I supposed to be doing while this guy is filling up my tank?</quote> You chill out and play on your phone or go get some snacks. I fucking love it tbh, getting gas in Oregon is great.</quote> Pumping gas in Oregon sounds just like a poop break.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
IdiotMachine 11/21/17 7:29:52 PM #31:	L0Z posted... I unknowingly pumped my own gas in NJ. didn't see anyone outside anyway. The guy came running out and called the cops First time I got gas in NJ, I also unknowingly pumped my own gas. The guy walked towards me laughing, and said something like "it's okay, I can trust you". I asked what he meant by that, and he said it's full-service, so he should be pumping the gas for me. <cite>IdiotMachine posted [p:890830904] in Why in the... [t:76017050]...</cite> <quote><cite>L0Z posted...</cite> <quote>I unknowingly pumped my own gas in NJ. didn't see anyone outside anyway. The guy came running out and called the cops</quote> First time I got gas in NJ, I also unknowingly pumped my own gas. The guy walked towards me laughing, and said something like "it's okay, I can trust you". I asked what he meant by that, and he said it's full-service, so he should be pumping the gas for me.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ZeroX91 11/21/17 7:29:56 PM #32:	Most states you have to, that was part of a NJ lets make more jobs program. --- Put your grasses on... <cite>ZeroX91 posted [p:890830906] in Why in the... [t:76017050]...</cite> <quote>Most states you have to, that was part of a NJ lets make more jobs program.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Vicious_Dios 11/21/17 7:33:36 PM #33:	WilliamPorygon posted... Vicious_Dios posted... Again with frickin' Oregon They're the new Texas In terms of what, exactly? In terms of I'm finding more and more dumb petty reasons to dislike them Such as? --- S / K / Y / N / E Twitch/YouTube/GT: *Adzeta* <cite>Vicious_Dios posted [p:890831124] in Why in the... [t:76017050]...</cite> <quote><cite>WilliamPorygon posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Vicious_Dios posted...</cite> <quote><quote>Again with frickin' Oregon They're the new Texas</quote> In terms of what, exactly? </quote> In terms of I'm finding more and more dumb petty reasons to dislike them</quote> Such as?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kineth 11/21/17 7:34:59 PM #34:	Hexenherz posted... There's only two states where you can't legally pump your own - New Jersey and Oregon. --- If you're not looking for any honest discussion, agreement, meeting halfway or middle ground, don't bother arguing with me. Selfish narcissists need not apply. <cite>Kineth posted [p:890831225] in Why in the... [t:76017050]...</cite> <quote><cite>Hexenherz posted...</cite> <quote>There's only two states where you can't legally pump your own - New Jersey and Oregon.</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Hexenherz 11/21/17 7:55:14 PM #35:	Oh and I forgot the best part, especially since it's getting colder... You just sit in your nice warm car while the guy pumps your gas, how friggin' comfortable is that. --- i dont like signatures <cite>Hexenherz posted [p:890832350] in Why in the... [t:76017050]...</cite> <quote>Oh and I forgot the best part, especially since it's getting colder... You just sit in your nice warm car while the guy pumps your gas, how friggin' comfortable is that.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Turbam 11/21/17 7:55:44 PM #36:	New Jersey is not the entirety of the US --- ~snip (V)_(;,;)_(V) snip~ I'm just one man! Whoa! Well, I'm a one man band! http://i.imgur.com/p9Xvjvs.gif <cite>Turbam posted [p:890832373] in Why in the... [t:76017050]...</cite> <quote>New Jersey is not the entirety of the US</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CanuckCowboy 11/21/17 7:58:10 PM #37:	ImTheMacheteGuy posted... you can in most states. This. Im Canadian but I live near the border and have never not pumped my own gas... Here or in the US. You have to prepay throughput Canada but full serve is very rare. --- "I got a rollatruc, look." <cite>CanuckCowboy posted [p:890832511] in Why in the... [t:76017050]...</cite> <quote><cite>ImTheMacheteGuy posted...</cite> <quote>you can in most states.</quote> This. Im Canadian but I live near the border and have never not pumped my own gas... Here or in the US. You have to prepay throughput Canada but full serve is very rare.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
weapon_d00d816 11/21/17 8:02:19 PM #38:	As others have said, that's something specific to only a small handful of places. I thought it was just NJ. --- SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SlG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SIG SlG <cite>weapon_d00d816 posted [p:890832713] in Why in the... [t:76017050]...</cite> <quote>As others have said, that's something specific to only a small handful of places. I thought it was just NJ.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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