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In article <209@kc2wz.bubble.org>, bob@kc2wz.bubble.org (Bob Billson) writes:
> ~tommy@boole.att.com (Tommy Reingold) says:
> [...]
>>$ ObWanted:  a self-serve gas station.
>>
>>That's another topic.  We currently have the lowest gas prices in the
>>country.  I doubt self-serve would drop the prices.  (I assume that's
>>why you want it.)  I think it would merely raise the price for full
>>serve, and there are times when you want full serve.
> 
> Self-service would NOT drop the price of gasoline, despite the propaganda
> the oil companies spout.  My father has owned a gas station for the past 30+
> years.  I having worked there a number of years back, I saw first hand how
> the oil companies work things in their favor.
> 
Just to jump in on this topic,
	
	I assume that gas stations have to pay insurance on their property.
Wouldn't the insurance rates be higher for a self-serve station with any
Tom, Dick of Martha serving their own gas than for a full-service station
with "trained professionals" pumping away?

	This would seem to explain why full-service could be cheaper.

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