At first, I wasn't sure what the "pumping your own gas" even meant (sorry, not an English language native). Do I understand it correctly, that it's the process of opening the caps on the fuel tank, lifting the pistol (and choosing the right one!) without it spilling, moving it and putting it in your car, pressing a handle to allow the gas to go into the tank, then having to stop it, take it out, put it back on the stand and close both of the caps on the tank? Wow, now, writing it all down, it does seem like a lot of work, I feel so sorry for them!

Would this fall under Natural Selection?

Poor Oregon, pumping your own gas, I guess soon the state will mandate that citizens know how to boil water, change a light bulb and identify a stop sign?

I had no idea I had a master degree in Refuel-the-car-ology.

Do I hate pumping my gas? Why yes I do. Do I have children? Yes I do. Do I pump my own gas? YES! It is a great CONVENIENCE for someone else to pump your gas, but it is just that... a convenience.

Oregonian here. I pumped my own gas for a few decades in California before moving up here. I was a new mom with an infant and it was nice to not have to get out and listen to him scream. 18 years later, I still appreciate someone else pumping my gas and I tip accordingly. Anyway, if they changed the state law so I had to pump it again, I'd do it happily. Why? Because I'm a freakin' adult who is self-sufficient. I follow the law here and let someone else do it. But when I go to California or Washington, I pump my own. When I see the Oregonian comments above, I just shake my head. Only TWO states ban drivers from pumping their own gas and I've yet to see national headlines about people dropping dead from breathing gas fumes or children being neglected because their parents pumped gas, and there's a nifty seal around the gas tank opening to keep fumes to a minimum. Geez.

I was passing through one time and didn't know the law and I pumped my own gas......the attendant came out and gave me a scolding and took the pump handle from me. Apparently he was a professional and knew the "right" way to pump the gas :).

This is hilarious. Oh no! vagrants will get us!! I laughed out loud at the statement by some saying they would just stand and wait for their gas to get pumped lol

I haven't seen a full-service gas station in over 30 years.

I'm pretty old, so I remember when self-serve was a new idea and they were convincing all of us that doing this labor was going to save us all money. Now I guess we've all swallowed the brainwash. I live in Michigan where I pump my own gas. I go to Oregon frequently, where someone else pumps my gas. I don't notice a big savings or any savings at the pump in Michigan where the business is relieved of hiring help. I say Oregon should fight the good fight against standing in the rain pumping their own so that business owners will be able to reduce their payroll. Like a lot of people in Oregon I'd guess, being able to pump my own gas, checkout my own groceries, and use a banking machine, doesn't mean I want to always have to do it. I wouldn't mind some service since I know not getting it wont save me any money. And for someone else it is a job.

"The elderly have to pump their own gas" In the other 48 states, when we see an elderly person struggling to pump their gas, we help them.

i don't drive. i never have. i do know how to pump gas because as a kid my parents drove. an 8 year old could and has pumped gas.

Haha the pump pumps it, you just press the trigger. You Americans can shoot a gun, you can fill up with fuel..

So funny seeing all the comments saying they are shocked about the "full-service" we have here in Oregon. Give me a break! Full-service? No. A person pumps the gas. You wash your own windshield/windows and check your own oil. I can't stand that we can't just pump our own gas. Oh - and I've yet to witness a transient stalking people at gas stations...

Mmmmh, i don't get it... In France, we all pump our own gas and....well, we seem to have not too much difficulties surviving it. I could act chauvinist as French are supposed to be and say that we are superiorly smart or talented to be able to perform alone this sooooo diffocult task. But I'm sure people in Oregon have an average IQ. They should ba able to do it, even without specific training ;p . I'm sure gas station are going to put the same sign we have to remind people to not smoke or use device that could provoque sparks. Oregon, you'll survive I promis

I was in Oregon in 1990. I think the law had just been passed. It mystified me-and I had several people carefully (and condescendingly) explain to me that this provided jobs for inner city youths. I asked them if they had ever visited the inner city and counted the gas stations/job opportunities, and was usually treated with the tongue-clucking disapproval that I now reserve for Trump supporters.

The only point I agree with is that people slotted under unskilled labour, who don't have the aptitude for other tasks, might end up losing their small way of adding to their income... the rest are a tad...dramatic.