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Meghann: I Want To Pump My Own Gas

Twitter/Facebook/SR buddy Meghann Cuniff mentioned on her blog recently that she's off on an well-deserved, two-week vacation back to her home country, Oregon. So I wasn't surprised to see a post from Oregon on her Twitter account that sez pointedly: "At a gas station in Portland. Not being able pump your own gas is ridiculous but "I still love Oregon." I agree with her bottom line. If I didn't live in Idaho, I'd probably live in Oregon. Beautiful country. Much closer to the ocean. However, her observation about the gas stations there hit home. I'm not a patient sort. And I don't like waiting for an attendant at an Oregon station to amble over to pump your gas ... or to quit pumping it once the pump shuts off. How about you?

Question: What do you think of the Oregon law that requires attendants at stations pump gas?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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