[AnimalMuppet]

> there are entire states where it's even illegal to pump your own gas.

??? Seriously? Can you document that? Because I have never heard of that.

Or is my sarcasm detector on the blink again?

[dragonwriter]

Oregon and New Jersey have laws, adopted for safety reasons long ago and still in force, prohibiting self-service at gasoline pumps.

See, e.g., http://www.bergencounty.com/trivia-and-fun/why-you-can-t-pum... -- focused mainly on the NJ law.

[artmageddon]

Resident of NJ here, it's been like this as long as I'm alive(34 years). Now, how much it's enforced, on the other hand...