For the first time in more than seven decades, drivers in Oregon are allowed to pump their own gas.

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[–] 7 points 3 years ago (2 children)

I don't understand anyone who says there's long waits, because I never have that problem, even when it's crowded. Conversely, when I lived in the midwest, I would have to wait for people to finish taking their sweet time paying inside before I could get to the pump.

Here we have an attendant who handles the pump and most people don't even get out of their car. They just drive away when it's done.

Anyhow, it's not a big deal to me either way. I don't mind that there's people being paid for that, because our gas prices don't seem higher for it compared to our neighbors. But I also wouldn't terribly mind getting out and pumping it myself either

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    How do you pay? Does the attendant carry cash and a contactless device for your card/phone?

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    There's a card reader on the pump. You hand them your card and say how much you want. Or hand them cash.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    But wouldn't you have to give them your PIN for your card?

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    It depends on the station. Some are well staffed and you rarely wait more than a minute or two. Others, not so much. I know of one such station in Hillsboro. Many times I just get out and pump it myself rather than waiting the five or ten minutes it takes them to do it.

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