Pump Jockeys
Road Warrior
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From: Tennessee
RE: Pump Jockeys
I went to NJ in 2004 and nearly got into a fight trying to pump my own gas. The guy didn't speak english and I couldn't figure out what was going on. Anyway another customer finally explained things to me. I also wasn't allowed to pump my gas in NY City on that same trip. Being from the back woods of Tn. this confused me to death. I guess it does help cut down on gas drive offs though.
Lynn
Lynn
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From: Dover, Oh
RE: Pump Jockeys
ORIGINAL: tinknocker_02
My bet is that more states will go to this as gas prices and gas thieves dictate.Here you don't even have to pay first.
My bet is that more states will go to this as gas prices and gas thieves dictate.Here you don't even have to pay first.
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RE: Pump Jockeys
ORIGINAL: LT753
I went to NJ in 2004 and nearly got into a fight trying to pump my own gas. The guy didn't speak english and I couldn't figure out what was going on. Anyway another customer finally explained things to me. I also wasn't allowed to pump my gas in NY City on that same trip. Being from the back woods of Tn. this confused me to death. I guess it does help cut down on gas drive offs though.
Lynn
I went to NJ in 2004 and nearly got into a fight trying to pump my own gas. The guy didn't speak english and I couldn't figure out what was going on. Anyway another customer finally explained things to me. I also wasn't allowed to pump my gas in NY City on that same trip. Being from the back woods of Tn. this confused me to death. I guess it does help cut down on gas drive offs though.
Lynn
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Joined: Oct 2006
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RE: Pump Jockeys
ORIGINAL: vegashd
I doubt that, I htink 99% of the places in the country require you to pay first.....
I doubt that, I htink 99% of the places in the country require you to pay first.....
Road Captain
Joined: Feb 2006
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From: The Communist Republic of New Jersey
RE: Pump Jockeys
I've always pumped my own gas on my bike in NJ. Most gas attendants want nothing to do with touching a bike. One time this pimple faced kid shut the pump off on me at a wawa gas station because I was pumping it myself. I turned it back on and continued pumping. He shut it off again and told me it was against the law for me to pump my own gas. I told him it was also against the law for me to beat his *** but I didn't mind. (I'm 6'3" 300lbs) He ran away to call the cops, I filled up, threw the cash at him and took off.
Road Warrior
Joined: Feb 2006
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From: Sparks, NV
RE: Pump Jockeys
I'ts good news about the change in the Oregon law, I'm riding through there in the summer and had worried about that.
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Road Warrior
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From: New Iberia, Louisiana
RE: Pump Jockeys
I've never heard of this before. I do remember when full service was the only method and the gas prices were all the same. And by the way, they are "Petroleum Transfer Engineers" not pump jockeys.
Road Master
Joined: Sep 2005
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From: Rome,NY
RE: Pump Jockeys
I was passing through NJ last year in the car. I started pumping my own gas and some fool who barely spoke english starts going nuts. He runs over yelling "no no no you no do that you no do that" I said WTF is wrong? He says "I pump I pump you no do that" I didn't know it was a law I just thought he really loved his job
It was pretty funny watching them though. There were atleast 20 pumps and only 2 guys running around like crazy trying to keep up
There is 1 full service place around here. I only went there once on the bike. The kid came over took the nozzle off and said "hey man I don't want to pump gas in your bike if that's ok?" I said yeah that's fine. Then he kinda gives a nervous laugh and says "I don't want to get killed for f@cking up someones Harley." Must be he tried it before and someone didn't like that idea.
It was pretty funny watching them though. There were atleast 20 pumps and only 2 guys running around like crazy trying to keep upThere is 1 full service place around here. I only went there once on the bike. The kid came over took the nozzle off and said "hey man I don't want to pump gas in your bike if that's ok?" I said yeah that's fine. Then he kinda gives a nervous laugh and says "I don't want to get killed for f@cking up someones Harley." Must be he tried it before and someone didn't like that idea.