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  • #61
    Yeah, well, CNN also reported that you could die of a blood clot on an airplane just because it's happened to ONE person in the history of civilization.
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    • #62
      The much talked about Deep Vain Thrombosis also known as Economy Class Syndriom.
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      • #63
        Darn NJ, they ban fireworks and also make it hard for some nut to blow 'emselves up at the gas station. Hows a pyro supposed to have fun?
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        • #64
          You could drive a truck into a gas pump .
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          • #65
            You know, you'd be surprised how often we had to change the nozzles and hoses because morons would drive off with the things still in the tank... (a reason for self service? could be!)
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            • #66
              Also, gas pumps have special safety systems that close off the pumps from the tanks underneath the gas station, so this stuff in the movies where you hit the pumps and everything goes to hell.. it just doesn't happen. But you will get a nice explosion from the truck, however..


              You'd also be surprised at people's reactions when we tell them we've run out of gas... for some reason, they seem to think we have it pumped in straight from the refinery...
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              • #67
                Damn... oh well .
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                • #68
                  Originally posted by Dom Pedro II

                  And btw, its the gas station owners, and their organization, that have made sure this legislation stays in place... they are very interested in not having people pump their own gas. The difference in the insurance makes the pumpers worthwhile.
                  There is legislation against self service petrol stations?
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                  • #69
                    Pretty much everyone pumps their own petrol (gas) here. Would be very odd to find a station that had an attendant to do it for you.

                    I have seen one but I think that was in Ireland.
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                    • #70
                      So, you like have no service whatsoever?

                      Here, you can choose, but usually, we fill it ourselves, it's 3c cheaper per liter.

                      Oh, and current gas prices: 1USD per liter. That's... 3 times as much as you americans pay, right?
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                      • #71
                        Nope. They need to keep the prices down, couldn't afford to hire someone to fill your car up for you, which is totally extravagant anyway.
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                        • #72
                          I am grateful that I have not yet ever paid $2.00 a gallon for fuel.
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                          • #73
                            Originally posted by HershOstropoler
                            There is legislation against self service petrol stations?
                            Some states do. I know in Oregon in the 1970's the socialists outlawed self-serve at gas stations as an ill fated make work program for the state's unemployed. Legally the station had to hire an attendent to pump your gas for you. Of course all this accomplished was to make the price of gas so high in Oregon that everyone bought their gas in another state when ever possible.
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                            • #74
                              That's utterly bizarre.
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                              • #75
                                Originally posted by HershOstropoler


                                There is legislation against self service petrol stations?
                                there is in Oregon

                                and apparently in New Jersey

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