[TR] Car Talk

Darrell Walker darrellw360 at mac.com
Mon Jul 8 14:31:40 MDT 2019


Yes, at stand-alone gas stations in counties with fewer than 40,000 residents.

> On Jul 8, 2019, at 1:28 PM, Don Hiscock <don.hiscock at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Oregon changed their law against self-serve gasoline, in at least some circumstances, yes?  I believe New Jersey is the only state where attendants are the only option.
> 
> On Mon, Jul 8, 2019 at 3:22 PM TeriAnn J. Wakeman <tjwakeman at gmail.com <mailto:tjwakeman at gmail.com>> wrote:
> On 7/8/19 1:04 PM, Wbeech at flash.net <mailto:Wbeech at flash.net> wrote:
>> TeriAnn,
>> Just thinking the other day.  What would it cost a station, in terms of cents per gallon, to hire a guy to pump fuel and clean windscreens?  And, what would the public be willing to pay?
>> Bill
> I remember when the transition was taking place. There were stations that had one self pump island and an attendant pumped island at a higher cost. My observation is that mostly middle age and older women who likely didn't even know where you add fuel went to the attendant island and everyone else learned how to pump fuel in order to save 5 or 10 cents/gallon.
> 
> Money in the pocket trumped service back then and I still think it will today.
> 
> TeriAnn
> 
>> 
>> Sent from my DynaTAC 8000X
>> 
>> On Jul 8, 2019, at 10:01 AM, TeriAnn J. Wakeman <tjwakeman at gmail.com <mailto:tjwakeman at gmail.com>> wrote:
>> 
>> On 7/8/19 3:57 AM, David Friedlander wrote:
>>> What's an "attendant"?
>> The guy in Oregon who fills your fuel tank while you sit inside your car, or while you are cleaning your windscreen.
>> 
>> TeriAnn
>> 
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