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Went to Delaware and took the Lewes ferry to cape may NJ. It was a pleasant ride across the bay. Took my '04 into a gas station and an attendant came up and ask me if I wanted premium. I asked him if he was pumping my gas and he told me that there is NO self service in NJ. I asked him if I took the wrong road and wound up in the twilight zone. He said that there never was and probably never will be self service, so what's with that? He was getting ready to clean my windows with that squeegie(mispelled?) thing and I said no thanks. Then he spilled gas inside the gas compartment and down the side of the car, so he got a can of water and rinsed it off; then I got a cloth out to dry off the car.I can't believe that there is no self service there. 
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Theres self service when im getting gas. As soon as I get out and tell them i want 20 bucks supers, they have to walk away to type in the number so while they do that, Im already loading the pump in my tank. Then I stand there holding the nozzle until its done. 
Sometimes i get the guys who get pissed if I dont let them do it. Those are the morons because they can still be paid while i do their work but they dont understand that. i sure did when I pumped gas for Amoco!
Sometimes i get the guys who get pissed if I dont let them do it. Those are the morons because they can still be paid while i do their work but they dont understand that. i sure did when I pumped gas for Amoco!
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Originally Posted by doug doo wop
Went to Delaware and took the Lewes ferry to cape may NJ. It was a pleasant ride across the bay. Took my '04 into a gas station and an attendant came up and ask me if I wanted premium. I asked him if he was pumping my gas and he told me that there is NO self service in NJ. I asked him if I took the wrong road and wound up in the twilight zone. He said that there never was and probably never will be self service, so what's with that? He was getting ready to clean my windows with that squeegie(mispelled?) thing and I said no thanks. Then he spilled gas inside the gas compartment and down the side of the car, so he got a can of water and rinsed it off; then I got a cloth out to dry off the car.I can't believe that there is no self service there.
No self service in NJ EVER and I don't see it ever happening. The gasoline retailers association is so strong in NJ they will never allow it. (or you'll be sleeping with the fishes, if you know what I mean) I had gas stations in NJ in the mid 60's into the 80's and this was always a hot topic.
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Originally Posted by Ikester
Theres self service when im getting gas. As soon as I get out and tell them i want 20 bucks supers, they have to walk away to type in the number so while they do that, Im already loading the pump in my tank. Then I stand there holding the nozzle until its done.
Sometimes i get the guys who get pissed if I dont let them do it. Those are the morons because they can still be paid while i do their work but they dont understand that. i sure did when I pumped gas for Amoco!
Sometimes i get the guys who get pissed if I dont let them do it. Those are the morons because they can still be paid while i do their work but they dont understand that. i sure did when I pumped gas for Amoco!
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NJ and OR are the only states that I know of where it is against the law to pump your own gas.
I go to one station in my town where the owner loves my Vette and comes out to pump it himself. I undo the cap and hang it on the little hook, and I have one of those gas bibs I undo. He is always very careful not to spill a drop or try to squeeze too much in.
If I go to a station where they don't know me I always get out of the Vette and strike up a conversation, then they are more likely to be careful.
I go to one station in my town where the owner loves my Vette and comes out to pump it himself. I undo the cap and hang it on the little hook, and I have one of those gas bibs I undo. He is always very careful not to spill a drop or try to squeeze too much in.
If I go to a station where they don't know me I always get out of the Vette and strike up a conversation, then they are more likely to be careful.
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From: For the strength of the pack is the wolf . . . . . . and the strength of the wolf is the pack.
If you ride up on a motorcycle, they let you pump your own in NJ.
In fact, they hand you the nozzle, and step away from the bike.
In fact, they hand you the nozzle, and step away from the bike.
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From: For the strength of the pack is the wolf . . . . . . and the strength of the wolf is the pack.
Originally Posted by StephenT
NJ and OR are the only states that I know of where it is against the law to pump your own gas.
I go to one station in my town where the owner loves my Vette and comes out to pump it himself. I undo the cap and hang it on the little hook, and I have one of those gas bibs I undo. He is always very careful not to spill a drop or try to squeeze too much in.
If I go to a station where they don't know me I always get out of the Vette and strike up a conversation, then they are more likely to be careful.
I go to one station in my town where the owner loves my Vette and comes out to pump it himself. I undo the cap and hang it on the little hook, and I have one of those gas bibs I undo. He is always very careful not to spill a drop or try to squeeze too much in.
If I go to a station where they don't know me I always get out of the Vette and strike up a conversation, then they are more likely to be careful.
Don't let me catch you posting here at 9:00 at night if you're going to wimp out on Sunday.
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From: For the strength of the pack is the wolf . . . . . . and the strength of the wolf is the pack.
Originally Posted by doug doo wop
. . . I asked him if I took the wrong road and wound up in the twilight zone.
. . .
. . .
Did the guy have both his ears?
Because there's a story about a gas station attendant in a small New Jersey town, who refused to let a Corvette owner pump his own gas . . .
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The service station that I use for my cars(4) and my bike, is the same one that I use for my 2 work vans. I guess since I spend so much there in fuel thay don't mind that I pump my own when filling the vettes. 
But normally in jersey they don't allow it. On the pkwy/turnpike they will not put fuel in your car if your facing the wrong direction, (if you pull around facing south, but are on the north bound side)even if no one else is in line 
But normally in jersey they don't allow it. On the pkwy/turnpike they will not put fuel in your car if your facing the wrong direction, (if you pull around facing south, but are on the north bound side)even if no one else is in line
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Not only is it not self serve, but usually it's cheaper than most other states.
I let them start, but I usually finish.
I just wish they would learn to hang the cap on the hook instead of letting it fall and bang against the side of the truck.
I let them start, but I usually finish.
I just wish they would learn to hang the cap on the hook instead of letting it fall and bang against the side of the truck.
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Who the hell wants to pump their own gas anyway? Its a pain to get out , pump it in, go inside and pay (especially in the winter) I think full service is great, and if you're lucky , you get your windows cleaned!
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Originally Posted by RPOZ15
Hey Doug,
Did the guy have both his ears?
Because there's a story about a gas station attendant in a small New Jersey town, who refused to let a Corvette owner pump his own gas . . .
Did the guy have both his ears?
Because there's a story about a gas station attendant in a small New Jersey town, who refused to let a Corvette owner pump his own gas . . .
Spoiler
actually, no! 
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I go the a gas station near my house where the kid who pumps my gas ownes a supercharged ricer. He wants to move up to a Vette one of these days. So he is very careful with my baby.
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Originally Posted by doug doo wop
So it is True?
Its true and its one of the reasons I never gas up in Jersey. One time, when I went to Wicked Weasel's BBQ party, I unfortunately forgot to top off the tank that day (I always fill it before going out of state). I stopped by a gas station nearby and tried to do it myself but the kid working there wouldn't let me. The kid at the station puts the nozzle in my tank and starts to lean against my quarter panel with his studded belt against my vette. I immediately yelled at him to get the f*** off the car. He jumped off and then I realized he was much bigger than me.
Luckily, he felt embarrassed about it and didn't say anything else. I could never live in Jersey for that reason. (the insane emission and insurance premiums seal the deal).
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From: For the strength of the pack is the wolf . . . . . . and the strength of the wolf is the pack.
Originally Posted by alex1217
Its true and its one of the reasons I never gas up in Jersey. One time, when I went to Wicked Weasel's BBQ party, I unfortunately forgot to top off the tank that day (I always fill it before going out of state). I stopped by a gas station nearby and tried to do it myself but the kid working there wouldn't let me. The kid at the station puts the nozzle in my tank and starts to lean against my quarter panel with his studded belt against my vette. I immediately yelled at him to get the f*** off the car. He jumped off and then I realized he was much bigger than me. Luckily, he felt embarrassed about it and didn't say anything else. I could never live in Jersey for that reason. (the insane emission and insurance premiums seal the deal).
Luckily, he felt embarrassed about it and didn't say anything else. I could never live in Jersey for that reason. (the insane emission and insurance premiums seal the deal).
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Originally Posted by RPOZ15
I read about this in the paper. Was that you? Did you bite off his ear?
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From: Forked River NJ
Originally Posted by C4Jimmy
Who the hell wants to pump their own gas anyway? Its a pain to get out , pump it in, go inside and pay (especially in the winter) I think full service is great, and if you're lucky , you get your windows cleaned!
They should have both self serve and full serve. I'll bet the self serve pumps would pump 3 times as much as the full serve.
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From: Medford NJ
Originally Posted by BT-01-vette
Welcome to the Garden State
Land of:Pumped, but cheap gas;
Jughandles;
Expensive auto insurance;
Mandatory front plates (though apparently mine's missing);
A never enforced "Keep Right, Pass Left" law;
and toll booths and speed traps every mile.
Enjoy your stay.
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