Are New Jerseyites too dumb to use a gas pump?

[afruff23]

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I have never heard of such a thing. I would have been like RM, just getting out of my car to pump gas only to be stopped by a furious attendant.

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<p>My only question is to all those people who complain about getting out during the rain. Why? I’ve never gotten wet at the gas station. They are all covered, aren’t they?[/quote[</p>

<p>Don’t worry. They’re just trying to rationalize their position…</p>

[BandTenHut]

<p>Dear CC,</p>

<p>There is not a single person in our state who cares about this law as much as any of you crazies!</p>

<p>Sincerely,</p>

<p>Oregon</p>

[afruff23]

<p>Ignore my last post.</p>

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My only question is to all those people who complain about getting out during the rain. Why? I’ve never gotten wet at the gas station. They are all covered, aren’t they?

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<p>Don’t worry. They’re just trying to rationalize their position…</p>

<p>@BandTenHut</p>

<p>Have you actually talked to or know any gas station owners?</p>

[CBBBlinker]

<p>Wow! I can’t believe this thread is as long & heated as it is! LOL – only on CC! As a resident of CT, which has about the highest gas prices in the country (not a competition I want to win), I love NJ. As so many others have said, what’s not to like about lower gas prices, no matter who pumps it? Actually, ever since my oldest was about 15, I’ve had my own version of full-service gas stations – I told D & S that learning to pump gas was all part of driver training, so they had to get out of the car and do it. (After all, most of my driving was to chauffeur them around!) </p>

<p>Some states do not allow the auto lock mechanism on the pump handles – MA is one, I believe. Holding the pump handles usually results in hands smelling like gas.</p>

[parent2noles]

<p>This thread is representative of the American Condition. :)</p>

[StickerShock]

<p>Most of the stations I use have no covering at all. Only huge stations on highways have coverings.</p>

[3bm103]

<p>Maybe you’d get coverings if you had to pump your own gas. All ours are covered.</p>

<p>I would hate to have to wait until someone comes out to do it.</p>

[fundingfather]

<p>Parent2noles:

I attributed the curious law to a number of unfortunate (former) NJ residents who apparently ignited themselves during the fairly simple process of fueling.

You might be on to something here. Perhaps through some sort of genetic or environmental condition, people in NJ are deficient in pumping gas just as Floridians can’t seem to be able to cast a ballot. ;)</p>

[StickerShock]

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You might be on to something here. Perhaps through some sort of genetic or environmental condition, people in NJ are deficient in pumping gas just as Floridians can’t seem to be able to cast a ballot.

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<p>LOL!! </p>

<p>We have another problem here in NJ – sometimes the wind blows when it is raining or snowing, and even using the covered pumps can result in getting wet.</p>

[sewbusy]

<p>S1 goes to college in NJ and we drive through often on our way from VA to LI to visit our families. If I can get the cheapest gas with self-serve, what’s not to love? Besides, it gives jobs to all of the former toll takers who lost their jobs due to EZ-Pass (which I REALLY love!).</p>

<p>What I don’t understand or like about NJ are all of the jug-handle left turns! Drives us nuts.</p>