# We can pump our own gas in Oregon (soon) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 22, 2023, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-can-pump-our-own-gas-in-oregon-soon/985951 "2023-06-22T17:27:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Redcanoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b487fb/32.png) [@Redcanoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Redcanoe)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2023, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-can-pump-our-own-gas-in-oregon-soon/985951/1 "2023-06-22T17:27:18Z")
A bill has passed the legislature and is waiting for the governor to sign it. [Oregon’s self-serve gas ban voted out by lawmakers after decades - oregonlive.com](https://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/2023/06/oregon-lawmakers-vote-to-allow-self-serve-gas-statewide-ending-decades-long-ban.html) There will still be full service available, but the transition for a lot of people will be messy. I think it’s about time, but I can hear the complaining already. ---
**Author:** ![Lancia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lancia/32/17174_2.png) [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2023, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-can-pump-our-own-gas-in-oregon-soon/985951/2 "2023-06-22T17:43:05Z")
About time. I’ve lived in Oregon for most of my life and lately (for certain values of “lately”, more like “for the past decade or so”) waiting for a pump jockey to come up to the window and take my card has taken longer than the actual fill-up. Plus, they won’t top off my tank. My car has some weird fill neck design and the pump shuts off before the tank is filled, so a “fill-up” gives me more like 3/4 of a tank, not a full tank. Just let me do it. I’ll get it done in half the time and fill my tank right. ---
**Author:** ![Redcanoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b487fb/32.png) [@Redcanoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Redcanoe)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2023, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-can-pump-our-own-gas-in-oregon-soon/985951/3 "2023-06-22T17:48:43Z")
My Jeep has a finicky fill port also. I hope most people line up for full service and I can just gas and go. ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2023, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-can-pump-our-own-gas-in-oregon-soon/985951/4 "2023-06-22T18:07:18Z")
Why will it be “messy” for a lot of people? ---
**Author:** ![Common\_Tater](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/common_tater/32/13846_2.png) [@Common\_Tater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Common_Tater)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2023, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-can-pump-our-own-gas-in-oregon-soon/985951/5 "2023-06-22T18:20:06Z")
Oregonians dispensing gasoline, what could go wrong? ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2023, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-can-pump-our-own-gas-in-oregon-soon/985951/6 "2023-06-22T20:02:22Z")
I _HATE_ driving through Oregon because of that law. Maybe I’ll stop avoiding it now. Probably not. ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2023, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-can-pump-our-own-gas-in-oregon-soon/985951/7 "2023-06-22T20:04:09Z")
> [@Lancia](#): > > Plus, they won’t top off my tank. They probably aren’t allowed to top off. The pumps around here are well marked against it, too. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2023, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-can-pump-our-own-gas-in-oregon-soon/985951/8 "2023-06-22T20:04:58Z")
> [@Common\_Tater](#): > > Oregonians dispensing gasoline, what could go wrong? ![](https://media.tenor.com/NJcVuzpHiDwAAAAd/gasoline-party-zoolander.gif) ---
**Author:** ![PhillyGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ed655f/32.png) [@PhillyGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhillyGuy)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2023, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-can-pump-our-own-gas-in-oregon-soon/985951/9 "2023-06-22T20:15:47Z")
> [@Redcanoe](#): > > My Jeep has a finicky fill port also. I hope most people line up for full service and I can just gas and go. Experience in other states, when self-serve went away, was that full service gradually became hard to get. That’s my recollection for Pennsylvania. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2023, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-can-pump-our-own-gas-in-oregon-soon/985951/10 "2023-06-22T20:24:01Z")
Just in time for the EV takeover. Do they require attendants at Superchargers? ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2023, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-can-pump-our-own-gas-in-oregon-soon/985951/11 "2023-06-22T20:25:15Z")
> [@Common\_Tater](#): > > Oregonians dispensing gasoline And where do Oregon gas stations import their foreign expert pump attendants from currently? Washington? Mexico? Outer space? ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2023, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-can-pump-our-own-gas-in-oregon-soon/985951/12 "2023-06-22T20:29:17Z")
> [@jnglmassiv](#): > > They probably aren’t allowed to top off. The pumps around here are well marked against it, too. It is a really, really bad idea. If your car has a “finicky” neck, you probably need a visit to the mechanic to ensure that you’re don’t have some damage or a blockage. Otherwise your car was intentionally designed this way and you need to stop “topping up”, it’s dangerous and terrible for the environment. ---
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2023, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-can-pump-our-own-gas-in-oregon-soon/985951/13 "2023-06-22T20:34:14Z")
I will be watching the news from Oregon for the multiple explosions of cars and/or pumps (as I understand it from previous threads on self-pump versus “full service”, this is the inevitable result of this change) ---
**Author:** ![B.Serum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/b.serum/32/14266_2.png) [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2023, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-can-pump-our-own-gas-in-oregon-soon/985951/14 "2023-06-22T22:09:55Z")
If memory serves, I believe this law mandates 50% of the pumps remain full-service, with the other 50% being self-serve. Honestly, I think 75% should be opened up to self-serve, but I’ll take what I can get. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2023, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-can-pump-our-own-gas-in-oregon-soon/985951/15 "2023-06-22T22:15:17Z")
Personally, I’m glad they’re leaving it 50/50. I’m perfectly capable of pumping my own gas, but it’s nice to not have to. I don’t mind waiting for the operators most of the time. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2023, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-can-pump-our-own-gas-in-oregon-soon/985951/16 "2023-06-22T22:20:18Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > I’m perfectly capable of pumping my own gas, but it’s nice to not have to. Especially in a driving rain. ---
**Author:** ![Kropotkin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kropotkin/32/18045_2.png) [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2023, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-can-pump-our-own-gas-in-oregon-soon/985951/17 "2023-06-22T22:22:51Z")
Also when wearing expensive shoes ---
**Author:** ![Dallas\_Jones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dallas_jones/32/3277_2.png) [@Dallas\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dallas_Jones)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2023, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-can-pump-our-own-gas-in-oregon-soon/985951/18 "2023-06-22T23:01:32Z")
We have already been able to pump our own gas in less populated Oregon counties, technically only from 6pm to 6am, but nobody cares any more. I don’t think that anyone has pumped gas into my car, except for me, in probably 2 years. There are no gas pumping police. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2023, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-can-pump-our-own-gas-in-oregon-soon/985951/19 "2023-06-23T00:17:53Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Especially in a driving rain. Do Oregon gas stations not have roofs over the pumps? ---
**Author:** ![Redcanoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b487fb/32.png) [@Redcanoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Redcanoe)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2023, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-can-pump-our-own-gas-in-oregon-soon/985951/20 "2023-06-23T00:40:24Z")
They do have roofs. I find it kinda sad that one argument I hear over and over, is “I don’t want to get out in the heat, or cold, or rain, or smell gas fumes.” It’s fine if someone has to do it all day long for minimum wage, but drivers can’t deal with it once a week. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-can-pump-our-own-gas-in-oregon-soon/985951.md?page=2)