whamo Posted February 14, 2009 Share #1 Posted February 14, 2009 http://www.semasan.com/main/main.aspx?id=62515 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted February 14, 2009 Share #2 Posted February 14, 2009 What is wrong with Oregon? I've always considered Oregon a nice place to visit and possibly live but I think some politicians there are nutjobs:http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/31/oregon-governor-pursuing-gps-based-mileage-tax/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonetreesteve Posted February 14, 2009 Share #3 Posted February 14, 2009 Yeah, and I have also heard that there are no "Self-Serve" gas pumps in Oregon, that its radical state government requires that every gas station have an attendant to pump your gas so there is no leakage, etc. Is this true? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnosez Posted February 14, 2009 Share #4 Posted February 14, 2009 Yes, just like New Jersey..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zs-ondabrain Posted February 14, 2009 Share #5 Posted February 14, 2009 Occasionally, They will let you pump your own gas BUT they have to stand there and watch you. The last time I let them pump my gas, the bastard wasn't paying attension and Rammed the nozzle into my paint (around the door lip) and Chipped it. THEN he left the damn flap hanging there when he closed the fuel door. And that was the third attendant to do that. I hate Oregon gas station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whamo Posted February 14, 2009 Author Share #6 Posted February 14, 2009 Yeah, and I have also heard that there are no "Self-Serve" gas pumps in Oregon, that its radical state government requires that every gas station have an attendant to pump your gas so there is no leakage, etc. Is this true?Actually the no self serve rule was instituted to save jobs. If it weren't for that law imagine how many petroleum transfer specialists would be out of work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdefabri Posted February 14, 2009 Share #7 Posted February 14, 2009 Yes, just like New Jersey..... Yes, but we've got the cheapest gas nationwide . When I take my Z in, the attendant always lets me gas it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Palmer Posted February 14, 2009 Share #8 Posted February 14, 2009 House Bill 2186 surely comes under the heading of how in the hell are you going to implement it? Oem tires only because of rolling resistance of aftermarket tires wasting gas. I venture to say most people can't even check their tire pressures. My brother in law and I attended the second session of hearings this past Tuesday and there was a lot of "anti" testimony being heard. The chairman of the committee said before they started that he was not aware there were so many aftermarket manufacturers in existance and the volume of "what are you people thinking" emails (from the sema email I'm sure) were many. How long could any old Datsun be kept alive if we had to aource parts only through NISSAN? In most cases there is nothing left but aftermarket for Datsuns and any other brand...... With the state of the state of Oregon (and most others) at the moment, this kind of nonsense just wastes time and effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JZM Posted February 14, 2009 Share #9 Posted February 14, 2009 Makes you wonder if the attendants need to be ASE certified!! !! Allthough in the winter I'm glad there doing the pumping. I just look at them shiver and I get this really big cheesy grin and laugh quietly inside. Johnny... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmortensen Posted February 14, 2009 Share #10 Posted February 14, 2009 Exactly Bruce. What are they going to do? Inspect every package or shipping container that crosses state lines for contraband aftermarket car parts. This is a stupid idea that is completely unenforceable. Congrats on your mouth-breather governor OR... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Palmer Posted February 14, 2009 Share #11 Posted February 14, 2009 Yep, beauty is only skin deep but stupid goes........ you know....I can see van loads of tire pressure Nazis pulling into the mall parking lot with tire gauges ready to cuff 'em and drag 'em off to the hoosgow. The older I get the crazier things become. This really only points out our need to stay in front of the folks with the law writin' sticks.Is that hoosgow is spelled?? Buller..... Anyone.....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conedodger Posted February 14, 2009 Share #12 Posted February 14, 2009 Oregon gas station attendents bring to mind a funny story. A couple years back I bought a track prepared Porsche 914. Roll bar, stripped interior etc... The only concession to streetability were the license plates and the muffler. Other than that, she had close ratio gearing and about 270HP. It was spring and I was to pick it up at an annual floating location event called the West Coast Ramble. That year it was held in Portland. I flew in on Southwest Airlines and the previous owner picked me up at the airport. We drove to his house and I saw the car in person for the first time. The deal was completed and I inserted myself through the roll cage and fired the nasty little Bi*ch up... I drove it to the hotel that hosted the event and checked in. On the way, I was struck by a couple of things. First, everyone in Portland seems to drive the speed limit. They would be run off the road in California! Second, my gosh it was clean. The roadside looked better than my house! Kudos to Oregon for that. The previous owner had told me that the gas gauge was not to be trusted. The tank was a 10 gallon fuel cell located lower and forward of the normal front trunk 914 fuel tank. He said that he would refuel every 100 miles if it was him doing the trip back to Sacramento. I figured I would do that for the first couple hundred miles to figure out the mileage and then stretch it once I knew what to expect. When I got to the first station I started to get ready to fuel only to discover a nice young man sprinting out to help... That was OK with me and I told him that pumping gas was my first job too! I went in to use the restroom and then waited in line to pay only to find out that I had to go back out to the pump because the kid could not figure out the cap on the fuel cell... He let me pump it... Hopefully, you guys put the squash on that bill though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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