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@heluecht @clacke In the US states of #Oregon and #New_Jersey, it is forbidden by law to pump one's own gas. Gas stations have attendants who get paid to do that. (It was standard practice across the country until around #1977 - #1978, but as far as I know, not legally required.)
Maybe #OR's law was recently changed.
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@heluecht Yes, it is weird. I think it was an attempt to maintain jobs that would have been lost. However, in the 1970s, a gas station attendant would also check oil, coolant, transmission fluid, brake fluid, and tire pressure. For a small fee, they would fill any of those things up to the recommended level. In my few months in #NJ, I did not observe that happening.