"One thing I love is the law here in NJ that says we can't pump our own gas."
What happens if you try to pump your own gas? Do you get a ticket and have to take a driver's ed class?
"What happens if you try to pump your own gas? Do you get a ticket and have to take a driver's ed class?"
If it is like Oregon, you will be visited by either a 57 YO total loser who is still trying to feed his family on 7.50/Hr or a 17 YO kid with zits growing out of zits clustered in crevasses caused by old zits and he, too, is trying to feed his 16YO tramp wife. Losers from loser states!
"What happens if you try to pump your own gas? Do you get a ticket and have to take a driver's ed class?"
No, but some guy with a turbin on his head comes toward you yelling that you can't do that.
I did google it, and came up with this:
Why is it illegal to pump your own gas in New Jersey?
The Garden State is one of two states where it's illegal to fill 'er up yourself. Only gas station owners or employees can pump gas in New Jersey and Oregon.
The ban on self-service gas stations is a highly combustible issue and makes for some heated debates. New Jersey passed the law making it illegal to pump your own gas in 1949. At the time, legislators felt it was too dangerous to have untrained people dispensing such a flammable liquid.
That may have been sensible at the time, but pumping gas is much safer today, and some motorists feel the ban is outdated and needs to go. Opponents of the law argue that removing it would lower the cost of gas and make refueling much quicker and more convenient. Proponents of the ban argue that it creates jobs and customers like full service.
Whatever your position on the matter, next time you're in Jersey and need to refuel, take the opportunity to relax in the comfort of your car while the gas station attendant does the dirty work.
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I find it very convenient. I don't have to get out of my car in inclement weather, and my hands don't reek of fuel. I usually never have to wait longer than 30 seconds....honestly. A few times I did, and all I had to do was to get out of my car and pretend I was going to pump my own gas and the attendant came running. Our gas prices are some of the cheapest in the nation.....at least here in south Jersey. $1.94 for 87 octane two days ago in my hometown and $1.81 in Toms River, as someone mentioned earlier.