> Not an Oregonian but I believe the legislature (or voters) decided that
the
> jobs involved were more important than having lower gas prices. That said
as
> a Californian who visits Oregon frequently I don't recall their prices
being
> that much different. In fact they seemed to be competitive.

And who really WANTS to breathe those fuel vapors anyway???
Funny that we complained when they stopped pumping our gas 20 years ago....
and now we're complaining that we can't pump our own gas... Human Nature,
you know... the glass is always half full?

Bill