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Re: I pumped my own gas in NJ today!!

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From: Andrew M. Saucci, Jr.
Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2002 01:25
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Every day we hear about another gasoline station blown up elsewhere in
the country by someone smoking while fueling...

"Allen Seth Dunn" <asd_tjf@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<ad16n3$85k$2@bob.news.rcn.net>...
> Not that I don't agree with you or anything, but if that is such a big risk,
> why aren't more states passing laws like NJ and OR?
> 
> "Mike Berger" <berger@shout.net> wrote in message
> news:3CF3A8F7.C9F156C9@shout.net...
> > It could be a safety issue.  At least the station attendants don't fill
>  the
> > tank with a lit cigarette dangling from their lips.
> >
> > VictorMouse@thewall.com wrote:
> >
> > > That's the stupidest law I ever heard of.  Like what's the point?
> > > About the only advantage I can see is that there might be a few less
> > > drive offs without paying, so they save $200 a month in drive offs,
> > > and spend $2500 a month to hire employees to pump gas....
> > > Now, this seems totally illogical to me.
> > >
> >
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From: 72117.241@compuserve.com (Andrew M. Saucci, Jr.)
Newsgroups: phl.transportation,misc.transport.road,rec.autos.driving,misc.consumers,dc.general
Subject: Re: I pumped my own gas in NJ today!!
Date: 9 Jun 2002 18:25:39 -0700
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