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<p>[QUOTE="Collecting Nut, post: 8202158, member: 74863"]Twenty years ago I pulled into a gas station, got out and started pumping with the intention of filling my tank. I got about 5 gallons in when a guy came running out of the building yelling and waving his arms wildly. He was at full speed so when he got close he yelled “what do you think you’re doing”.</p><p><br /></p><p>Quite surprised but never taking my hand off from filling my tank I replied something about what does it look like. The guy replied about it looking exactly like that and that it was against the law for me to pump gas. He then told me to stop pumping and go sit in my car. I wasn’t allowed to get out of the car if I was 50’ from the pumps. </p><p><br /></p><p>The concrete was marked off for the 50’. I was stunned and the look on my face showed it. He asked where I was from. I told him and he just said in a disgusting voice “foreigners”. Seems it was against the law in Oregon for anyone to pump there own gas. Not sure if it’s still that way but I had pumped gas longer than him. But I wasn’t trained by the state of Oregon to do so.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Collecting Nut, post: 8202158, member: 74863"]Twenty years ago I pulled into a gas station, got out and started pumping with the intention of filling my tank. I got about 5 gallons in when a guy came running out of the building yelling and waving his arms wildly. He was at full speed so when he got close he yelled “what do you think you’re doing”. Quite surprised but never taking my hand off from filling my tank I replied something about what does it look like. The guy replied about it looking exactly like that and that it was against the law for me to pump gas. He then told me to stop pumping and go sit in my car. I wasn’t allowed to get out of the car if I was 50’ from the pumps. The concrete was marked off for the 50’. I was stunned and the look on my face showed it. He asked where I was from. I told him and he just said in a disgusting voice “foreigners”. Seems it was against the law in Oregon for anyone to pump there own gas. Not sure if it’s still that way but I had pumped gas longer than him. But I wasn’t trained by the state of Oregon to do so.[/QUOTE]
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