Pre veteran thread (2011)

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JustaGuy

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When I was young, a group of us hung around an old gas station. The owner was the only one there and he was always working on cars and had to stop what he was doing and go out to pump the gas. He made a deal with us, if we pumped the gas for him, he would let us hang around there. It worked out well for him and for us.

Now, you'd be sued with child labor and endangerment. Progress. :facepalm:
 

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So gallant...but I wouldn't brag about having to rent a stud.

Oh, all right. I'll lasso one up then...picky, picky. :D

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So you actually have someone who works at the station actually pump your gas for you? What? Don't they think you're smart enough to do it on your own? Never heard of stuff like that...except of course when I was very, very, young.
They probably think that the people in Oregon and NJ are so dumb, that they will spill it all over the place and ruin the environment. :facepalm:
 

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So you actually have someone who works at the station actually pump your gas for you? What? Don't they think you're smart enough to do it on your own? Never heard of stuff like that...except of course when I was very, very, young.

Copied from some site-New Jersey passed the law making it illegal to pump your own gas in 1949. At the time, legislators felt it was too dangerous to have untrained people dispensing such a flammable liquid.
 

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Now that is totally strange. :blink:

So you actually have someone who works at the station actually pump your gas for you? What? Don't they think you're smart enough to do it on your own? Never heard of stuff like that...except of course when I was very, very, young.

That's what I said. I cannot pump my own gas, would get arrested. :closedeyes:
 

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Copied from some site-New Jersey passed the law making it illegal to pump your own gas in 1949. At the time, legislators felt it was too dangerous to have untrained people dispensing such a flammable liquid.
Hmmmmm.....I think it's too dangerous to have idiots running the country, but they do.
 

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Copied from some site-New Jersey passed the law making it illegal to pump your own gas in 1949. At the time, legislators felt it was too dangerous to have untrained people dispensing such a flammable liquid.

Well there's still laws on the books that say I can't tie my horse up in front of the general store....so I tie him up out back instead where no one can see :)
 
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