According to research,the brilliant minds of the New Jersey state legislature decided in 1949 that ..."because of the fire hazards directly associated with dispensing fuel, it is in the public interest that gasoline station operators have the control needed over that activity to ensure compliance with appropriate safety procedures.”
Uh....ok....so when your apply for a job at a gas station do have a certificate that says your awesome and you have the ability to pump gas...professionally.
Now for your curious little noggin, passed in 1951, Oregon came up with this dandy... “any person other than the owner, operator or employee (of a dispensary where class 1 flammable liquids are dispensed at retail)” from using “pump, hose, pipe or other device for dispensing the liquids into the fuel tank of a motor vehicle or other retail container.” Violating this law would get yourself slapped with a whopping $500 fine.
...$500 fine??? Give me a break.
I've shook my brain to find something similar between the two states.....Italians? Ducks?
I guess in theory its 'safer' to have someone pump your gas due to the increasingly large epidemic of idiots that plague the world today, but it just boggles my mind. I had a lady tell me on a plane ride that Oregon is like super environmental friendly....ok but what does that have to do with somebody else pumping gas? your still driving the car that pollutes the environment..Oh and get this, if your a tourist traveling through these fine states, you have to obey these laws as well...cause they said so..
...My theory.....somebody went insane and made a flamethrower out of a gas pump and just went on a rampage due to the fly that kept buzzing in his ear.
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