[Sca-cooks] PAPA MAKE IT STOP!!! OT, OOP--'Full Serve' in Oregon

[Olwen the Odd]

GIANT INDESCRIMANT SNIPS>>>
MAKE IT <<<STOPPPPP!!!>>>>
The only food thing in here is hotdogs!
Olwen, the frustrated.

> > But we all know it's illegal to speed- however, knowing that the fine is
> > DOUBLE is a bit more of a deterrent...
>
>Well, that was my point - the signs didn't say "you will be fined for
>passing on the double yellow line", but was instead worded as a "friendly
> > There are two states that forbid self service- I think the other one is
> > Vermont. And I don't think we can prove or disprove any intent of the
>state

> > know how to milk a goat, too- doesn't mean I want to do it myself.
>
>Ah, and here we reach WHY this law amuses (and, to a certain extent,
>disturbs
>me).  Should the threat that, say, an "untrained" person might spread some
>(prod, prod) Yup, it's dead.  I think I can stop beating it now. :-)
>
> > What I
> > do resent is that most of the stations now require you to get out of the
> > car and go inside to pay, frequently waiting in line behind some guy
>with a
> > bladder-buster drink, two hot dogs, and a carton of cigarettes. So do I
> > leave the kids in the car? What about pets? And when it's raining? I
>much
> > prefer the stations where you hand the money or plastic to the same kids
>Hey!  Kids could hurt themselves while unsupervised in the car!  Quick!
>Call
>the Legislature!... :-)
>(This bugs the heck out of me, too, which is one of the reasons I've gotten
>fond of self-serve gas stations with "pay with a credit/debit card at the
>pump" stations.  Faster than Full Service any day.  'course, that > >
>'Lainie
> > -how did we get onto the subject anyway?
>
>It was the "static electricity can ignite gas fumes" warning post, as I
>recall, so oddly enough, there IS a contiguous thread here.
>
>Signed,
>El Hermoso Dormido, amused cynic


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