In <5.1.1.6.2.20020708092032.00c6e1d8@mailbox.bellatlantic.net>, on
07/08/02 at 09:23 AM,
   Kevin Barry <krbarry@BELLATLANTIC.NET> said:

>Don't know about Oregon but in most of NJ the petroleum distributing
>engineer is either from the Asian sub-continent or parts of Asia minor.
>Same goes for the full service stations in the New York City metro area.
>It looks like a tough way to make a buck.  Outside in all sorts of
>weather, constantly running back and forth dealing with the public.
>also, in the Northeast tipping is just unheard of.   People will sit
>there and wait for their penny change.
>KB

>At 01:22 AM 7/8/2002 +0100, you wrote:
>>UK perspective - unheard of here these days, labours just tooooooooo
>>expensivo, out of da question..
>>Last time I had a pump attendant fill was on holiday in Tenerife, I'd got
>>the nozzle in the tank before he nearly bit my hand off - Ooops, what's
>>Spanish for '...Sorree, force of habit'
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "David Brodbeck" <gull@CYBERSPACE.ORG>
>>To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>>Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 2:29 AM
>>Subject: Re: Full Sevice Gas Pumping
>>
>>
>> > On Sun, 7 Jul 2002, John P. Flaherty wrote:
>> >
>> > > Last time I stopped for gas on a visit to my home state of NJ, I stopped
>>the
>> > > attendant as he was unscrewing the oil filler cap to put gas in. Close
>>call.
>> > > Never take your eyes off these guys.
>> >
>> > Yikes.  I can see how that could happen, though.  Some Ford and GM cars
>> > used to have the gas filler behind the license plate.
>> >
>> >              _ _
>> >   __ _ _   _| | |  | David M. Brodbeck (N8SRE)              Ypsilanti, MI
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>                                                         Kevin Barry
>                                                 mailto:krbarry@bellatlantic.net

>For that run down feeling, try jay-walking.
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