OoPEZoO Posted July 13, 2008 Posted July 13, 2008 Thats great....and funny....LOL. I always hate handing my card over to the scuzball attendants when I'm passing through New Jersey (that guy looked MUCH more respectable than your average NJ pump jockey).
Firefight911 Posted July 13, 2008 Posted July 13, 2008 Classic!!! All we need is some sound. I can hear Charlie Brown's teacher in the backgorund. Waaa, waa, wwaaaaa, waaa, waaaaa! Well done!
Huzband Posted July 13, 2008 Posted July 13, 2008 That's too funny. I didn't know you weren't allowed to pump your own till after I got gas in Riley. I was wondering why all the lame guys were going in to get the lady, then Jamie says "I don't think you were supposed to pump your own gas". Oh.
rogera Posted July 13, 2008 Posted July 13, 2008 Who was taking the pictures?? Learn something new every day. I sure didn't know that. Of course I've not been to Oregon yet. Very well done.
WBoyter Posted July 13, 2008 Author Posted July 13, 2008 I took the pictures while Blackburn was getting gas. Since I knew what was about to happen I made certain to get ready with the camera. He'll be coming up around here soon, though. After spending a week rolling around the Rockies on his Norge, he's about ready to 'trade up.'
oandaer Posted July 13, 2008 Posted July 13, 2008 That was great!!! I'd love to know how you placed it together.
notacop Posted July 13, 2008 Posted July 13, 2008 The reason they keep up this archaic rule is to give retired California folks something to do. We're so accustomed no no service..no toilet, no window squeegees...It's perfect. We retire, sell our over priced house down here and pay too much in Oregon and drive up their prices of real estate. Really pisses off the Oregonites. Can I rub your windscreen with this dirty rags, sir?
Damean Posted July 13, 2008 Posted July 13, 2008 Yup, I remember my first trip to Oregon. Feels weird not pumping my own gas....
leikam Posted July 13, 2008 Posted July 13, 2008 Nice job with the cartoon strip. The funny thing I've found about gassing up in Oregon on a bike is that it's self-service, but you have to fend off the attendant so it's actually more work. In a car, it's much more of a "full service" experience.
Huzband Posted July 13, 2008 Posted July 13, 2008 The reason they keep up this archaic rule is to give retired California folks something to do. So, Phil has a post-retirement career lined up after all.
Couchrocket Posted July 14, 2008 Posted July 14, 2008 What a wonderful treatment of the "tale" in cartoon format. When I lived up that way, I found it odd at first not to be putting gas in my own car. After a year or so, I was upset that I was paying $.30 / gallon more for gas in NorCal than SoOR and had to pump it myself! Never met an OR gas attendant who wasn't polite, and very respectful of the bike situation. Thanks again for taking the time to create this cute expose! What did you use to create the files?
gottabmw Posted July 14, 2008 Posted July 14, 2008 First of all, the attendant can pump the gas. It's up to the biker. A lot of the time, it's also ok with the attendant to run your own cards (I usually just do it unless the pump has a code or the attendant is on his/her way to me with that "I'll do that if you don't mind" look in they're eye) especially when they're busy, sometimes they're just lazy. More and more, mostly in rural towns, they'll let you do the whole process. When refueling the cage, I like the service.
StevenM Posted July 14, 2008 Posted July 14, 2008 On my return home from Unrally, a station attendant told me an ordinance had passed in Oregon that allowed motorcyclist to do there own fueling. I fueled twice after that, and the attendants let me do my fueling without anything said.
motorman587 Posted July 14, 2008 Posted July 14, 2008 I learned the hard way too. It was mid-night attempting to get gas when middle-eastern dude comes walking up to me from the back. With the lack of communication,and ear plugs I thought it was a bum. It wasn't until the next day did I learn about the law. This was on the way home from Alaska.
gottabmw Posted July 14, 2008 Posted July 14, 2008 On my return home from Unrally, a station attendant told me an ordinance had passed in Oregon that allowed motorcyclist to do there own fueling. I fueled twice after that, and the attendants let me do my fueling without anything said. There are a lot of misconceptions regarding Oregon's gas pumping laws. It's really quite simple but not all gas station operators follow the letter of the law. Some will only allow the rider take the nozzle from the attendant, fuel the bike, then hand the nozzle back to the attendant (the actual law). Fewer and fewer attendants strictly adhere to the law. My advice is, unless the attendant is right there waiting to help, just begin your normal fueling routine and see how far you get. (Some pumps, mostly Chevron, require an attendant code to start the process) Most attendants are used to out-of-staters not understanding Oregon's fueling law and will, at the most, inform you of your mistake in a usually polite manner.
hopz Posted July 14, 2008 Posted July 14, 2008 At the UN in John Day, I gassed up at the station and had no attendant, no code and no problem. I was sort of disappointed- especially at the price.
outpost22 Posted July 14, 2008 Posted July 14, 2008 The law changed last year for motorcycles. I always swipe my own card and fill the bike. Never a problem here, unless the pump has an access code. My wife loves it, as she never has to mess with a gas nozzle filling the car. My other option is the "card-lock" system, where I can self serve anything at those places. The funny part is when we (Oregonians) travel to another state (i.e. Kalifornia) and sit and wait for someone to fill our tank and no one ever shows up. Now THAT is when it gets funny watching people who have NEVER pumped their own gas. It is also not so funny when the gas costs .30 cents more a galllon AND you gotta pump it yourself. The cartoon is a hoot.
gottabmw Posted July 14, 2008 Posted July 14, 2008 The law changed last year for motorcycles. The law changed in June 2001.
JustJean Posted July 14, 2008 Posted July 14, 2008 That was way cool! We didn't have problems they let us put the card and gas in ourselves!!
OoPEZoO Posted July 15, 2008 Posted July 15, 2008 The funny part is when we (Oregonians) travel to another state (i.e. Kalifornia) and sit and wait for someone to fill our tank and no one ever shows up. Now THAT is when it gets funny watching people who have NEVER pumped their own gas. That is all too true. We have a little college town close by that tends to get quite a few students from NJ. I used to hang out there quite a bit in my younger days and it was always a hoot when the new students hit town in the fall. I ended up giving gas pumping instructions to quite a few of my friends over the years.
CoarsegoldKid Posted July 15, 2008 Posted July 15, 2008 Good show. I knew about filling up cars but the bikes kind of surprised me. The first station I pulled into last week I had earplug-sound system playing and couldn't hear a thing the fellow was saying. I let him know and slowly removed helmet and sounds. What he wanted to know is cash or credit. I said credit and he it's all yours. From then on I did the same thing at each station in Oregon. Liked the gas prices.
dhanson Posted July 15, 2008 Posted July 15, 2008 I thought it was a 911 thing? The boy says, I am supposed to be sure you don't blow up the station! I go, wish you could follow me home.
bakerzdosen Posted July 16, 2008 Posted July 16, 2008 Although I'm a native Oregonian, I've had other customers come up to me (with Utah plates on the bike) at a gas station in Oregon and tell me that I'm not allowed to pump my own gas. Of course, this is after the attendant has handed me the pump handle...
yabadabapal Posted July 17, 2008 Posted July 17, 2008 Speaking of Oregon where I live, I like it when they pump my gas and they always clean my windows and bring cookies for my dog. Thats when I'm in my car. When Im on my bicycle, I stop at the gas station for a soda pop and get cookies for my dog. When Im on my motorcycle, Im at home sound asleep dreaming about being on the motorcycle I haven't gotten yet. But even in my dreams, they give me cookies for my dog. Oregon, its a different kind of state. Its a state of mind!
tallman Posted July 17, 2008 Posted July 17, 2008 Too funny. Are you allowed to gas up your lawn tools, or must you take them to the designated lawn mower center? I can see lumberjacks in the woods being followed by an attendant, "timber up, sir?" Would love them to offer to check the oil. "You appear to be a bit low, dyno or synthetic, sir?"
Dances_With_Wiener_Dogs Posted July 18, 2008 Posted July 18, 2008 oh gosh, that's fargin hi-lar-i-ous!
WBoyter Posted July 23, 2008 Author Posted July 23, 2008 I took 'em of my amigo. He'd never been to Oregon before, but me? Hell, I was prepared. Raced ahead to the station, jumped off the bike with camera in hand. "What are you doing?" he asked. Aw, nothing, I replied. And the rest is in the story.
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