[sdiy] Death of DIY?

[John L Marshall]

In Oregon there are lots of card lock gas stations. Guess who does the 
pumping at the card lock gas stations.

Take care,
John

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Christopher Randall" <chris at positronrecords.com>
To: "S-DIY" <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2005 11:48 PM
Subject: Re: [sdiy] Death of DIY?


>
> On Jul 16, 2005, at 8:44 PM, Jay wrote:
>
>> on 7/16/05 11:37 PM, James Patchell at patchell at cox.net wrote:
>>
>>> Well, heck...here in the states (US)...it is against the law in Oregon 
>>> to
>>> pump your own gasoline at a service station
>>
>> Are you supposed to tip the attendants? It always feels awkward getting 
>> gas
>> in that state.
>
> It's funny you bring that up. I was raised in Oregon, but left in '86. I 
> just moved back two months ago, and that is one of the things that takes 
> some getting used to. (It wasn't a law when I was a kid.)
>
> In general, there seems to be two kinds of gas stations in this state. 
> There's the big 24-pump MegaGas with attached MegaMart, then there's the 
> little service stations. At the former, you have to wait longer for the 
> pumper dude to come over and get the ball rolling, because there's 
> generally only one guy for every 12 pumps or so. Then you have to wait 
> again for him to notice that your tank is full. Plus he's so busy running 
> around doing the pumping thing that he doesn't have time to wash your 
> windshield or anything like that.
>
> The smaller 2 to 4 pump stations have one guy, and he generally washes 
> your windshield without even asking, and offers to check the oil or 
> whatever. He's right there when you pull up, and stands there until you're 
> done. These stations usually cost a bit more per gallon, but quite 
> frankly, I think it's worth it. If I'm forced to get full service either 
> way, well, I might as well get full service, right?
>
> Anywho, my rule of thumb is to generally tip the pumper guys at the second 
> sort of station a buck or two. The drag-ass baggy-pants pierced forehead 
> Real-World rejects at the former type haven't yet gotten a tip from me, 
> and I can't see that changing any time soon.
>
> Chris Randall
> Audio Damage, Inc.
> http://www.audiodamage.com
>
> On Jul 16, 2005, at 8:44 PM, Jay wrote:
>
>> on 7/16/05 11:37 PM, James Patchell at patchell at cox.net wrote:
>>
>>> Well, heck...here in the states (US)...it is against the law in Oregon 
>>> to
>>> pump your own gasoline at a service station
>>
>> Are you supposed to tip the attendants? It always feels awkward getting 
>> gas
>> in that state.
>
>