Bring back gas attendants

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Anonymous wrote:Move to New Jersey

Ha ha. NJ resident here. I love not having to pump gas!

Op here, and I didn't realize this was still a thing in Jersey. As much as business people like to be progressive, sometimes reverting to how things were can be groundbreaking. In wealthier areas here, this would be a hit. People pay for convenience.

It’s not just a thing for wealthier areas, t’s literally a law state-wide in NJ that you cannot pump your own gas- full stop.

I personally find it annoying and draconian but sounds like it would be a win for you.

I never understood why it was a law in NJ. In Maryland, back in the 80s, certain lanes were full-service, while the others were self-service. That would be a good option for those who prefer not to have someone else pump.

The full service and you can't pump your own gas laws = forced socialism.
In all others states there used to be full service for an extra 10-20 cents a gallon (which got your tires checked, windshield washed, and oil checked.) In the really olden days, there'd be a team of guys come out to do all that really fast. In the mom and pop stations, it was usually Jr. or Pop that had to do it all.

There are a very few stations that still have full service pumps.

There was some movie - maybe Back to the Future? - when a team of like 10 guys pour out of the gas station to service 1 car, to peals of laughter in the theater.

I am living in a developing country now. It is still like that here. The cost of labor is low which results in not-great wages, but on the flip side all of those people have jobs and it’s enough to support their families with basic needs. And there’s never a line at the grocery store because every checkout has a cashier and bagger there, you never wait on hold when calling a business, there’s no shortage of nurses and orderlies at the hospital, etc.

[Anonymous]

For the germaphobes, just keep a bottle of hand-sanitizer in the car - mines in the door. Use after pumping gas, using an ATM, grocery shopping, etc.

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I live in Oregon and we have gas attendants. Until a couple years ago it was like NJ, illegal to pump your own but now there are self-serve lanes as well which I think is perfect. I love not having to get out of the car, and it’s often just as quick as pumping myself. The only place there’s ever lines for gas is Costco, and those have only gotten worse since they opened the self serve lanes because the attendants there work like such a well-oiled machine.

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Anonymous wrote:Move to New Jersey

Ha ha. NJ resident here. I love not having to pump gas!

Op here, and I didn't realize this was still a thing in Jersey. As much as business people like to be progressive, sometimes reverting to how things were can be groundbreaking. In wealthier areas here, this would be a hit. People pay for convenience.

It’s not just a thing for wealthier areas, t’s literally a law state-wide in NJ that you cannot pump your own gas- full stop.

I personally find it annoying and draconian but sounds like it would be a win for you.

I never understood why it was a law in NJ. In Maryland, back in the 80s, certain lanes were full-service, while the others were self-service. That would be a good option for those who prefer not to have someone else pump.

The full service and you can't pump your own gas laws = forced socialism.
In all others states there used to be full service for an extra 10-20 cents a gallon (which got your tires checked, windshield washed, and oil checked.) In the really olden days, there'd be a team of guys come out to do all that really fast. In the mom and pop stations, it was usually Jr. or Pop that had to do it all.

There are a very few stations that still have full service pumps.

There was some movie - maybe Back to the Future? - when a team of like 10 guys pour out of the gas station to service 1 car, to peals of laughter in the theater.

I am living in a developing country now. It is still like that here. The cost of labor is low which results in not-great wages, but on the flip side all of those people have jobs and it’s enough to support their families with basic needs. And there’s never a line at the grocery store because every checkout has a cashier and bagger there, you never wait on hold when calling a business, there’s no shortage of nurses and orderlies at the hospital, etc.

That actually sounds pretty good! Maybe they are onto something, like a better way?

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Anonymous wrote:Move to New Jersey

Ha ha. NJ resident here. I love not having to pump gas!

Op here, and I didn't realize this was still a thing in Jersey. As much as business people like to be progressive, sometimes reverting to how things were can be groundbreaking. In wealthier areas here, this would be a hit. People pay for convenience.

It’s not just a thing for wealthier areas, t’s literally a law state-wide in NJ that you cannot pump your own gas- full stop.

I personally find it annoying and draconian but sounds like it would be a win for you.

I never understood why it was a law in NJ. In Maryland, back in the 80s, certain lanes were full-service, while the others were self-service. That would be a good option for those who prefer not to have someone else pump.

The full service and you can't pump your own gas laws = forced socialism.
In all others states there used to be full service for an extra 10-20 cents a gallon (which got your tires checked, windshield washed, and oil checked.) In the really olden days, there'd be a team of guys come out to do all that really fast. In the mom and pop stations, it was usually Jr. or Pop that had to do it all.

There are a very few stations that still have full service pumps.

There was some movie - maybe Back to the Future? - when a team of like 10 guys pour out of the gas station to service 1 car, to peals of laughter in the theater.

I am living in a developing country now. It is still like that here. The cost of labor is low which results in not-great wages, but on the flip side all of those people have jobs and it’s enough to support their families with basic needs. And there’s never a line at the grocery store because every checkout has a cashier and bagger there, you never wait on hold when calling a business, there’s no shortage of nurses and orderlies at the hospital, etc.

That actually sounds pretty good! Maybe they are onto something, like a better way?

You mean something like abolishing the minimum wage and not setting a minimum living wage? That kind of thing?

[Anonymous]

I find it absurd that people can’t pump their own gas.

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Anonymous wrote:Move to New Jersey

Ha ha. NJ resident here. I love not having to pump gas!

Op here, and I didn't realize this was still a thing in Jersey. As much as business people like to be progressive, sometimes reverting to how things were can be groundbreaking. In wealthier areas here, this would be a hit. People pay for convenience.

It’s not just a thing for wealthier areas, t’s literally a law state-wide in NJ that you cannot pump your own gas- full stop.

I personally find it annoying and draconian but sounds like it would be a win for you.

I never understood why it was a law in NJ. In Maryland, back in the 80s, certain lanes were full-service, while the others were self-service. That would be a good option for those who prefer not to have someone else pump.

The full service and you can't pump your own gas laws = forced socialism.
In all others states there used to be full service for an extra 10-20 cents a gallon (which got your tires checked, windshield washed, and oil checked.) In the really olden days, there'd be a team of guys come out to do all that really fast. In the mom and pop stations, it was usually Jr. or Pop that had to do it all.

There are a very few stations that still have full service pumps.

There was some movie - maybe Back to the Future? - when a team of like 10 guys pour out of the gas station to service 1 car, to peals of laughter in the theater.

I am living in a developing country now. It is still like that here. The cost of labor is low which results in not-great wages, but on the flip side all of those people have jobs and it’s enough to support their families with basic needs. And there’s never a line at the grocery store because every checkout has a cashier and bagger there, you never wait on hold when calling a business, there’s no shortage of nurses and orderlies at the hospital, etc.

That actually sounds pretty good! Maybe they are onto something, like a better way?

You mean something like abolishing the minimum wage and not setting a minimum living wage? That kind of thing?

There is an idea that life would be so much better if we had a much larger, slightly desperate underclass of people to mow our lawns, do daycare, clean our homes, work in restaurants, work on farms, bag groceries, work in meat processing plants and pump gas. Their status would be tenuous so that if they complained or organized, we could throw them and the rest of the family into jail or out of the country. It would be easiest if they looked different, so we can tell who's who.

I do NOT want this idea put to a vote.

[Anonymous]

I would hate having to wait for someone to pump my gas.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Move to New Jersey

Ha ha. NJ resident here. I love not having to pump gas!

Op here, and I didn't realize this was still a thing in Jersey. As much as business people like to be progressive, sometimes reverting to how things were can be groundbreaking. In wealthier areas here, this would be a hit. People pay for convenience.

It’s not just a thing for wealthier areas, t’s literally a law state-wide in NJ that you cannot pump your own gas- full stop.

I personally find it annoying and draconian but sounds like it would be a win for you.

I never understood why it was a law in NJ. In Maryland, back in the 80s, certain lanes were full-service, while the others were self-service. That would be a good option for those who prefer not to have someone else pump.

The full service and you can't pump your own gas laws = forced socialism.
In all others states there used to be full service for an extra 10-20 cents a gallon (which got your tires checked, windshield washed, and oil checked.) In the really olden days, there'd be a team of guys come out to do all that really fast. In the mom and pop stations, it was usually Jr. or Pop that had to do it all.

There are a very few stations that still have full service pumps.

There was some movie - maybe Back to the Future? - when a team of like 10 guys pour out of the gas station to service 1 car, to peals of laughter in the theater.

I am living in a developing country now. It is still like that here. The cost of labor is low which results in not-great wages, but on the flip side all of those people have jobs and it’s enough to support their families with basic needs. And there’s never a line at the grocery store because every checkout has a cashier and bagger there, you never wait on hold when calling a business, there’s no shortage of nurses and orderlies at the hospital, etc.

That actually sounds pretty good! Maybe they are onto something, like a better way?

You mean something like abolishing the minimum wage and not setting a minimum living wage? That kind of thing?

There is an idea that life would be so much better if we had a much larger, slightly desperate underclass of people to mow our lawns, do daycare, clean our homes, work in restaurants, work on farms, bag groceries, work in meat processing plants and pump gas. Their status would be tenuous so that if they complained or organized, we could throw them and the rest of the family into jail or out of the country. It would be easiest if they looked different, so we can tell who's who.

I do NOT want this idea put to a vote.

I would vote for that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I miss having more cashiers and baggers in grocery stores. It was nice to have someone else do some of the work for me. In fact, I remember the baggers asking if we needed help getting our groceries to the car. I broke my arm earlier this year and could have used the help.

And those guys with the the big feathers or palm leaves that would fan the royalty. We need them back too.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm okay pumping my own gas and have been doing so for a while. The way the country - the u.s.a. - is going, though, I'm expecting I'll have to roll up my sleeves to deep clean my house, wash car, and mow lawn soon, given the anticipated labor shortage for those kinds of jobs. Thankfully I have not gotten into the habit of ordering food delivery since it seems like many delivery drivers are being targeted for harassment/deportment.

Poor baby. Maybe you will even have to wipe your own butt!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I find it absurd that people can’t pump their own gas.

I don't understand the objection to a mere convenience. People pay for far more absurd conveniences. A gas attendant would be super helpful in bad weather, for people with limited mobility, the elderly, young kids in the car, etc. It would also help with employment gaps and not require any particular skill set.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I find it absurd that people can’t pump their own gas.

Women.

[Anonymous]

Well, we scan our own groceries, order our own food from kiosks, check in our own luggage…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well, we scan our own groceries, order our own food from kiosks, check in our own luggage…

Chew our own food...