On Sunday 20 August 2006 18:47, Hal Vaughan wrote: > I heard the purpose of the law was to create jobs.
Nope. By order of the Department of Environmental Quality because spilled gas causes air and water pollution, and by order State Fire Marshall because it's also a fire hazard. If Oregon needed more dead-end minimum-wage jobs, Oregon communities would stop denying zoning permits to WalMart at every turn. The upswing day-to-day upswing is that we usually pay less for gas than neighboring states: Insurance for self service is more expensive than hiring someone to sit in the kiosk and wrangle pumps, and the gas line moves faster since you're not having to wait behind grandma to get the job done. Another side effect of having minimum-service islands everywhere is they tend to be one-way, so if you're lucky enough to have a right-hand gas tank, the line is far shorter, if there is one. -- Paul Johnson Email and IM (XMPP & Google Talk): [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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