Thomas Edison, how could you?

[Peter A. McGraw]

--On Thursday, August 22, 2002 11:27 AM -0400 Laurence Horn
<laurence.horn at YALE.EDU> wrote:

> At 9:28 AM -0400 8/22/02, James A. Landau wrote:
>> At the Thomas Edison rest stop on the New Joisey Turnpike (near Staten
>> Island) there are signs on the gas pump islands reading "It is illegal to
>> dispense fuel into any kind of container."  No exception is specified
>> for a car's gas tank.
>>
> I think they meant it.  New Jersey is one of I believe two states
> that bans self-service gas dispensing.  What's understood here is
> "illegal FOR CUSTOMERS..." (as opposed to attendants).  It's not just
> Thomas Alva, but all the other Turnpike stations and everyplace else
> in Jersey.   I would think the attendants would be allowed to
> dispense fuel into the container of your choice.
>
> Larry

Yes--the other state is Oregon (though I've never seen signs like that
here).

A nit: Why isn't it the "New Joisey Toinpike"?

Peter Mc.

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                               Peter A. McGraw
                   Linfield College   *   McMinnville, OR
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