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Except that it does not take 5 minutes to fill up, you can ask the gas station attendant to do it for you, or you can simply let the pump run and do whatever yo

Except that it does not take 5 minutes to fill up, you can ask the gas station attendant to do it for you, or you can simply let the pump run and do whatever you would do in that 20 minutes an electric charges. There is no attention needed on the pump while it is running. But I guess the long time that electric charging takes is usefull. You can spend it on mental gymnastics that being forced to stop more often and for longer is somehow better.

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messe 3y ago
> you can ask the gas station attendant to do it for you Where in the world is that still a thing?
- Dalewyn 3y ago
  At least Japan and significant parts of the US, speaking from what I personally know. Oregon just this year finally changed its state-wide mandate that all pumps at a station be Full Service to half Full Service and half Self Serve. Yes, it's mandatory for stations to have Full Service pumps in Oregon. Further reading: https://www.oregon.gov/osfm/pages/self-serve-fueling.aspx https://www.oregon.gov/osfm/pages/self-serve-fueling.aspx https://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/2023/08/self-serve-gasoline-is-legal-across-oregon.html https://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/2023/08/self-serve-gaso... https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2023/03/20/house-passes-bill-to-allow-oregonians-to-pump-their-own-gas/ https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2023/03/20/house-passes-b...
  - devilbunny 3y ago
    It's mandatory in Oregon and New Jersey. Which are not exactly Wyoming, in terms of population, but they are just two states. Outside of that, there's a full-service station down the street from me, but it's about 30 cents per gallon more to get full service (though it is full service and they will check your oil, tire pressure, coolant, windshield washer fluid, etc., and refill the washer fluid and air up tires). It's the only one I know of at all outside of those two states (though of course there must be others still out there).
    - SV_BubbleTime 3y ago
      Oregon has removed that.
      - Dalewyn 3y ago
        Oregon gas stations may reduce their Full Service pumps down to half of all pumps and leave the rest as Self Serve, this is not a requirement. Maintaining at least half of all pumps as Full Service is a requirement.
        SV_BubbleTime 3y ago
        > It's mandatory in Oregon > Oregon has removed that.
- richardwardza 3y ago
  Every petrol station in South Africa.

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messe 3y ago

> you can ask the gas station attendant to do it for you Where in the world is that still a thing?

Dalewyn 3y ago
At least Japan and significant parts of the US, speaking from what I personally know. Oregon just this year finally changed its state-wide mandate that all pumps at a station be Full Service to half Full Service and half Self Serve. Yes, it's mandatory for stations to have Full Service pumps in Oregon. Further reading: https://www.oregon.gov/osfm/pages/self-serve-fueling.aspx https://www.oregon.gov/osfm/pages/self-serve-fueling.aspx https://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/2023/08/self-serve-gasoline-is-legal-across-oregon.html https://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/2023/08/self-serve-gaso... https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2023/03/20/house-passes-bill-to-allow-oregonians-to-pump-their-own-gas/ https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2023/03/20/house-passes-b...
- devilbunny 3y ago
  It's mandatory in Oregon and New Jersey. Which are not exactly Wyoming, in terms of population, but they are just two states. Outside of that, there's a full-service station down the street from me, but it's about 30 cents per gallon more to get full service (though it is full service and they will check your oil, tire pressure, coolant, windshield washer fluid, etc., and refill the washer fluid and air up tires). It's the only one I know of at all outside of those two states (though of course there must be others still out there).
  - SV_BubbleTime 3y ago
    Oregon has removed that.
    - Dalewyn 3y ago
      Oregon gas stations may reduce their Full Service pumps down to half of all pumps and leave the rest as Self Serve, this is not a requirement. Maintaining at least half of all pumps as Full Service is a requirement.
      - SV_BubbleTime 3y ago
        > It's mandatory in Oregon > Oregon has removed that.
richardwardza 3y ago
Every petrol station in South Africa.