Submitted by Curly_kayla t3_yg8j2w in massachusetts
goPACK17 t1_iu7h44s wrote
Reply to comment by Curly_kayla in Illegal to Pump Your Own Gas? by Curly_kayla
I've been in and out of Weymouth dozens of times over the years and am almost certain I gassed up at a Cumbie's there once, but that was at least a decade ago and I couldn't honestly tell you if it was self serve or not 😅
dogriverhotel t1_iu8lvdg wrote
I think I know this cumbies! My shitty suburaru outback had this weird thing with the gas that made it so you had to pump gas in tiny increments so I would just tell the attendant I had to do it and he was fine letting me.
Curly_kayla OP t1_iu7hmaw wrote
Good to know. Here’s what I’m thinking. It’s illegal. However if you pull up to a gas station, jump out if your car and start pumping. I doubt the gas attendant will run outside to stop you.
goPACK17 t1_iu7i5i1 wrote
You're not going to get arrested or fined for trying to self serve. I've been to some full serve places where I didn't know they were full serve and just got out and started pumping. Most of them just let you do you, but once or twice I have had the attendant run over and insist he does it.
Curly_kayla OP t1_iu7ig7m wrote
I see. This is epic! I hate pumping gas.
phaedrus71 t1_iu7izsd wrote
There are some towns where there are only full service. Milford has a lot of that. There must be a history to that. Oregon was once a state where only pumped gas was available. When gas jockeys were a person to be admired… :)
Curly_kayla OP t1_iu7k21n wrote
I’ve never heard of this law until I made this post. Never been to Milford. Did not know that about Oregon. Thank you…long live gas jockeys 🫡
Alfond378 t1_iu7na8k wrote
It's all full service in New Jersey by law as well!
Curly_kayla OP t1_iu7o01k wrote
Good to know.
kdigan211 t1_iu8k60u wrote
In NJ the gas attendants have a special card they put in first that allows them to access the pump so you can’t self serve even if you want to. Not sure if it’s like that in Weymouth
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