Re: Reason 23 why i love living here

Nelson Minar (nelson@media.mit.edu)
Wed, 4 Nov 1998 16:57:50 -0500


>>But Heaven forfend you should be entrusted with a gas pump handle.
>>Oh, wait. No, that was another state by the name of Oregon.
>I agree with ya on this. In a state that fights so hard to for the rights
>of the indvidual the law against pumping your own gas is a bit moronic.

Oh, give me a break. The Oregon law isn't against pumping your own
gas, it's requiring service stations to provide *service* - someone to
pump your gas for you. It's really nice to have someone else pump your
gas for you, actually. And no, gas doesn't cost any more in Oregon
than Washington.

Nelson, missing Portland.