{"id":8426,"date":"2023-03-21T16:43:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-21T23:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=8426"},"modified":"2023-03-21T16:46:00","modified_gmt":"2023-03-21T23:46:00","slug":"oregon-passes-first-hurdle-to-pump-your-own-gas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=8426","title":{"rendered":"Oregon passes first hurdle to pump your own gas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Oregon is one of only 2 states that <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2022\/06\/21\/why-oregon-and-new-jersey-still-dont-let-you-pump-your-own-gas\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2022\/06\/21\/why-oregon-and-new-jersey-still-dont-let-you-pump-your-own-gas\/\" target=\"_blank\">still has a 50&#8217;s era laws banning customers from pumping their own gas<\/a>. This has been changing though. Several counties in sparsely populated areas of eastern Oregon have been allow you to pump your own gas for the last few years. During recent heat waves, snow storms, and COVID &#8211; residents have been increasingly able to pump their own gas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That might become permanent as a <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oregonlive.com\/commuting\/2023\/03\/bill-to-let-oregon-drivers-pump-their-own-gas-passes-house.html\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.oregonlive.com\/commuting\/2023\/03\/bill-to-let-oregon-drivers-pump-their-own-gas-passes-house.html\" target=\"_blank\">repeal on the ban just passed the Oregon house<\/a>. It now only has to pass the Oregon senate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What will that day be like? Some have suggesting Oregonians are utterly doomed like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"394\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 700 \/ 394;\" width=\"700\" controls src=\"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mattTheme\/headerimgs\/2023\/03\/gaspump.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Or maybe this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4xwsZ5vC5Oc?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oregon is one of only 2 states that still has a 50&#8217;s era laws banning customers from pumping their own gas. This has been changing though. Several counties in sparsely populated areas of eastern Oregon have been allow you to pump your own gas for the last few years. During recent heat waves, snow storms, and COVID &#8211; residents have been increasingly able to pump their own gas. 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