[Paddlewise] Oregonians can't be trusted?

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From: "Doug Lloyd" <dougl_at_islandnet.com>
To: "Natalie Wiest" <wiestn_at_tamug.tamu.edu>; <PaddleWise_at_paddlewise.net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 1:11 AM
Subject: [Paddlewise] Subject: RE: End of season (humor)
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> The people and seascape of Oregon simply blew me away.
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Indeed, the people of Oregon are incredibly friendly. The coastline is
breath-taking. But here's my question to the Oregonian Paddlewisers: why
doesn't your state government trust you and visitors to your beautiful state
to pump their own gas! It freaked me out the first time I stopped for gas in
Oregon and the attendant notified me that I couldn't pump my own gas. All I
could wonder is what else doesn't the state of Oregon trust their citizens
with? The whole situation with me standing next to the attendant watching
him pump gas into my car struck me as absurd. I can pump my own gas in just
about every other state in the union--but not in Oregon! Doesn't the fact
that every station has to hire an attendant to pump gas add to the cost? One
attendant mentioned some smoker blowing themselves sky high or torching
themselves and the ensuing lawsuit--seemed like an incredible over-reaction
by the state government to me.

Craig



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