Oregon: Pump Your Own Gas Crisis

[JohnDonne]

Again, distinction without a difference, the free market could sort the restaurants out but you accept regulations anyway. At least our law creates jobs.

This thread is really rank virtue signaling of a special class of non-desirables who we don’t want in Oregon anyhow. If it keeps you lot out then the law has justified itself on those grounds alone.

While food and gas are both fuel, the experiences are not the same. Unless, you think a good date is going to the gas station to have the tank filled, in which case, your analogy is perfect. Most people see gas stations as a chore and restaurants as an experience.

Again, the free market could sort things out in both cases, yet you defend one regulation and not the other, you are a nanny stater by your own parameters but you lack self awareness.

I myself do not hurl stones from what I imagine to be great heights, it often happens that one is in a glass house.

[JohnDonne]

Pumping your own gas is really not so hazardous as you seem to believe. I managed to have accomplished this feat about once a week for two decades almost. Eventually I'll get complacent and let my guard down I know. That's why I train with a mock fuel pump daily.

Nice straw, man.

[Okeefenokee]

Again, distinction without a difference, the free market could sort the restaurants out but you accept regulations anyway. At least our law creates jobs.

This thread is really rank virtue signaling of a special class of non-desirables who we don’t want in Oregon anyhow. If it keeps you lot out then the law has justified itself on those grounds alone.

While food and gas are both fuel, the experiences are not the same. Unless, you think a good date is going to the gas station to have the tank filled, in which case, your analogy is perfect. Most people see gas stations as a chore and restaurants as an experience.

Again, the free market could sort things out in both cases, yet you defend one regulation and not the other, you are a nanny stater by your own parameters but you lack self awareness.

This is so dumb.

When we want to cook our own food, we can.

When we want to eat a meal someone else cooked, we can.

If we want to go to a self service station, we can.

If we want to go to a full service station, we can.

You're the one in the nanny state, tard.

[TheReal_ND]

I'm not so sure the free market would see fit to employ gas jockeys either. I mean some people may find it an amusing novelty and likely subsidize this much in the same manner people subsidize the Zoo by watching monkeys at the exhibit, but realistically the market cap for pump jockeys must be low on the free market methinks.

[JohnDonne]

@ Okeefenokee
You can buy cans of gas and fill up your car at home in Oregon, just as you can buy food from the store and cook at home. My analogy stands up.

[Okeefenokee]

I'm not so sure the free market would see fit to employ gas jockeys either. I mean some people may find it an amusing novelty and likely subsidize this much in the same manner people subsidize the Zoo by watching monkeys at the exhibit, but realistically the market cap for pump jockeys must be low on the free market methinks.

I remember Georgia had one or two. I bet each state has at least one among the million others.

[Okeefenokee]

@ Okeefenokee
You can buy cans of gas and fill up your car at home in Oregon, just as you can buy food from the store and cook at home. My analogy stands up.

When the can is empty, and you want a refill, who fills it?

[Okeefenokee]

Oregon's gonna outlaw self-serve fountain drinks next.

[TheReal_ND]

Assuming every state is like Georgia smacks of intellectual dishonesty to be quite frank okee.

[JohnDonne]

I'm not so sure the free market would see fit to employ gas jockeys either. I mean some people may find it an amusing novelty and likely subsidize this much in the same manner people subsidize the Zoo by watching monkeys at the exhibit, but realistically the market cap for pump jockeys must be low on the free market methinks.

Im not arguing for a free market solution, just the validity of the solution we have chosen.