re: oh well!(kaboom)- story time

[Jeremiah Kristal <jeremiah@wbsnyc6.wbs.com>]

On Wed, 29 Jul 1998, Douglas Hurst Quebbeman wrote:
> 
> Tens years ago, I spent (lost) a month of my life in the horrid state of New 
> Jersey. While there, I noted that it is apparantly illegal (or was) for customers
> to pump their own fuel. Even the smallest convenience store, with only a 
> single employee, had to have that lone employee come out and pump your
> fuel for you.

It's still that way in New Jersey, but since the gas is much cheaper than
in NYC (and even cheaper than Upstate NY), I buy almost all my gas in NJ.
The really annoying part is that the attendants don't want to wash the
windshields.  Plus I have to get out to check the oil anyway.
 > 
> I suppose this is the reason why, but I was still mightily annoyed.  -dq

Yeah, to provide jobs for all the Philosophy grads.  (Best friend pumped
gas for a year after college, it seems Philosophy isn't the most
marketable major.)

Jeremiah