<VV> Pump Your Own

[lonwall@corvairunderground.com]

Wow Bob wow!   That's different from Oregon where we can actually get 
into trouble if we pump our own gas.

Lon Wall
www.corvairunderground.com



On 1/7/2012 8:14 AM, Vairtec Corporation wrote:
> On 1/7/2012 10:58 AM, FrankCB at aol.com wrote:
>> And in New Jersey where we're not allowed to pump our own gas.
> And thank goodness.  I have no desire to be pumping my own gas in cold
> and/or wet weather, when I am wearing nice clothes, when I am en route
> to a meeting or appointment, and so on.  A person who has a job will do
> it for me.
>
> But here in NJ the gas jockeys are not dumb.  They recognize collector
> cars and will more often than not let the owner pump his or her own gas
> because they know the owner is fussy.  Typically they'll "supervise,"
> setting the pump, taking the nozzle off the hanger and handing it to
> you, and watching to ensure that you're not a total moron.
>
> Oftentimes today the pump jockey is a recent immigrant with limited
> English skills.  No problemo -- I simply raise my index finger in the
> universally-recognized "just a moment" gesture, and they will hand me
> the nozzle.  They can see that my Corvair is not a run-of-the-mill Corolla.
>
> It's a perfect arrangement.  They pump the gas into my modern car while
> I stay comfortable and dry, and they'll let me pump gas into the Corvairs.
>
> --Bob "neighbor of Frank" Marlow
>
>
>
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