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In the United States, most adults outside dense (or well-planned) cities own their own gas (petrol) powered vehicle. In most places, you go to a gas (petrol) st
by neogodless 5y ago
In the United States, most adults outside dense (or well-planned) cities own their own gas (petrol) powered vehicle. In most places, you go to a gas (petrol) station to refill the tank. In some states, it's illegal (for liability reasons) to do this refilling yourself. An attendant has to come around, collect payment, and refill the tank for you.
- OJFord 5y agoOh! I see, thank you. I was thinking if it's something like methane harvesting like the moped art project on the front page, why would that be Oregon-specific, ha. Here in the UK (we don't call it gas, so that threw me off, and) not 'pumping your own' is unheard of - payment either self serve at the pump (in the last ~15y anyway, since 'chip & PIN' I suppose), or inside.
- thaumasiotes 5y ago> Here in the UK (we don't call it gas, so that threw me off, and) not 'pumping your own' is unheard of - payment either self serve at the pump (in the last ~15y anyway, since 'chip & PIN' I suppose), or inside. This is also true almost everywhere in the US. Except that we do call it gas. (The word is not directly related to "gas", the phase of matter; it's short for "gasoline", which appears to have originated as a brand name.) The fact that pumping your own is legal everywhere without any problems doesn't prevent people in Oregon from forecasting dire calamities if the law of Oregon were to change.