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goPACK17 t1_iu7gdt3 wrote

Um, where did you read this? The majority of stations in MA are self serve, most of the full serve stations tend to be in/immediately around Boston from my own experience.

It is not illegal to pump your own gas.

Edit: Looked it up and evidently this is something that was passed specifically for Weymouth? Interesting lol

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Curly_kayla OP t1_iu7gyti wrote

Yeah, I’m glad you looked it up and found the same thing. Now my question to you is have you pumped your own gas in Weymouth ?

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InternationalClub732 t1_iubvh6u wrote

I grew up in Weymouth. Town ordinance says all gas stations are full service. It’s more annoying than you think. Where most self serve stations are 24hrs, only 3 or 4 of the stations in weymouth are 24hr. They are always at least a dime more than self serve so I don’t tip if I do go to them.

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goPACK17 t1_iu7h44s wrote

I've been in and out of Weymouth dozens of times over the years and am almost certain I gassed up at a Cumbie's there once, but that was at least a decade ago and I couldn't honestly tell you if it was self serve or not 😅

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dogriverhotel t1_iu8lvdg wrote

I think I know this cumbies! My shitty suburaru outback had this weird thing with the gas that made it so you had to pump gas in tiny increments so I would just tell the attendant I had to do it and he was fine letting me.

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Curly_kayla OP t1_iu7hmaw wrote

Good to know. Here’s what I’m thinking. It’s illegal. However if you pull up to a gas station, jump out if your car and start pumping. I doubt the gas attendant will run outside to stop you.

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goPACK17 t1_iu7i5i1 wrote

You're not going to get arrested or fined for trying to self serve. I've been to some full serve places where I didn't know they were full serve and just got out and started pumping. Most of them just let you do you, but once or twice I have had the attendant run over and insist he does it.

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Curly_kayla OP t1_iu7ig7m wrote

I see. This is epic! I hate pumping gas.

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phaedrus71 t1_iu7izsd wrote

There are some towns where there are only full service. Milford has a lot of that. There must be a history to that. Oregon was once a state where only pumped gas was available. When gas jockeys were a person to be admired… :)

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Curly_kayla OP t1_iu7k21n wrote

I’ve never heard of this law until I made this post. Never been to Milford. Did not know that about Oregon. Thank you…long live gas jockeys 🫡

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Alfond378 t1_iu7na8k wrote

It's all full service in New Jersey by law as well!

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Curly_kayla OP t1_iu7o01k wrote

Good to know.

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kdigan211 t1_iu8k60u wrote

In NJ the gas attendants have a special card they put in first that allows them to access the pump so you can’t self serve even if you want to. Not sure if it’s like that in Weymouth

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