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

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From: Bob Ward
Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2002 01:59
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On 9 Jun 2002 18:25:39 -0700, 72117.241@compuserve.com (Andrew M.
Saucci, Jr.) wrote:

>-:Every day we hear about another gasoline station blown up elsewhere in
>-:the country by someone smoking while fueling...
>-:

We do?  Perhaps you would be so kind as to post the links for these
stories for the past week or two - or month or two...

When was the last time we heard about this happening?


>-:"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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