Speaking of states that cannot trust their residents' intelligence and
competence to pump gas, New Jersey is one of them.  The average level
of intelligence must somehow be higher in PA, since we are allowed to
pump our own gas :-)

Cetin (Quick, activate the heat deflector!) Seren

Steve Maher writes:
 > 
 > 
 > I drove to portland and back (from San Diego) a few months ago.
 > Was surprised by the can't-pump-your-own-gas thing (??? ...we can
 > in EPA-blighted California), but ran into no obnoxious or rude persons
 > with or without third brake lights below their hairlines. The people I
 > encountered, seemed pretty nice. Maybe you got unlucky, Bob?
 >