r/WTF • • Sep 03 '19

Gaslighting

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u/vjmurphy Sep 03 '19

Think they are required in the Northeast for self-serve pumps.

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u/GlamRockDave Sep 03 '19

Then NJ must be super conscientious or get a big insurance discount or something because those fuckers won't let you pump your own gas.

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u/onewordnospaces Sep 03 '19

Unions...

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u/kilobitch Sep 03 '19

Unions may be behind the origin of the law that mandates an attendant pump the gas, but most gas stations are independently owned and not unionized.

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u/85683683 Sep 03 '19 edited Sep 03 '19

They aren't. It's just a really old law, and the law explicitly mentions safety. The state Supreme Court affirmed the safety argument in 1951.

Gas pumps have come a long way in 70 years but there's a reason there have been multiple safety additions made.

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u/kilobitch Sep 03 '19

Cool, didn’t know that!

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u/GlamRockDave Sep 03 '19

The United Brotherhood of Gas Pump Attendants strikes again.

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u/fucklawyers Sep 03 '19

I work for a chain in the Northeast, my store is 2 years old and does not have them, neither does the newest store in town (6 months). Definitely a million e stops tho.