Anonymous
United States
Today, I was visiting family in Oregon. I did not know it was illegal to pump your own gas; the cops were involved. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Same thing different taste
ChevRooon
United States
Today, I went to the gas station, paid the clerk, and drove off without pumping any gas. FML
Anonymous
Philadelphia, United States
Today, I was out with my youngest cousin and we had to stop for gas. Since he just got his license, I asked if he wanted to pump the gas while I went into the station to get snacks and pay. He pumped my car full of diesel. FML
Dr_Gip
United States
Today, I was so engrossed in a phone call that I drove off without pumping gas after I'd prepaid $50. FML
Joey
United States
Book him, Danno
Today, I was driving to a gas station because I'd noticed I was almost on empty. Literally a block away from the gas station, my car broke down in the middle of an intersection, and I had to push my car to the side of the road, only to be questioned by police for "suspicious behavior." FML
me
Bend, United States
Friends
Today, my dad agreed to let me borrow the car to go rock climbing with my friends. He'd just filled it up with gas, which is how I realized halfway back home that one of my "friends" had siphoned well over half the gas straight out of the tank. FML
anonymous
United States
Broke ass dad
Today, I heard water splashing outside of my house; I investigated it, only to find my dad, whom I don't live with, syphoning gas out of my car. FML
MikeMoosey
United States
Another fine mess
Today, while pumping gas, I stopped to think about what a failure my life is, and how badly I've treated people in my past. While deep in thought, I accidentally pulled the gas pump out too far and covered myself with gasoline. FML
ugh
Athens, United States
Today, while driving home after the legal curfew, I narrowly avoided a police roadblock and backtracked a mile to drive home another way. I then ran out of gas a mile away from my house. FML
Cowan
Belgium
Today, I had to come back home early from my holidays. Why? I had asked my grandmother to water my plants, some of which are illegal. Instead of doing it herself, she asked her neighbor… who is a cop. FML
AbsentMindedGal
United States
Today, I stopped at the gas station to fill up my tank and get some snacks. I paid the cashier, then got back into my car, totally forgetting to pump the $50 worth of fuel I'd just prepaid for. Too bad I didn't realize until my car came to a sputtering stop about a mile down the road. FML
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loserboii 11
"Sir we just need you to stop pumping your own gas." "Why can't I pump my own gas?" "Target isn't replying, shoot to kill!"
allie2590 31
Seems odd to me that the worker would call the police before just letting you know. Unless they were passing by of course.
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LovesSushi 25
Also, this went into effect because in the beginning, there was much more to it then there is now, and Oregon just decided to keep this law. It has nothing to do with theift, it is about safety.
Suirin 4
Welcome to Oregon. I think that's the stupidest thing ever.
greenie213 23
It's only illegal if you get caught.
pandalover69 26
wow that's stupid, it's not that hard to pump your own gas, that law should be retired
kayluhannemarie 9
I live in Canada and we have Full Serve and Self Serve gas stations. You could still pump your own gas at a full serve, although no one would cuz that's what the gas attendants get paid for. That's one of the craziest laws I've ever heard!
Iceman225 11
ARE YOU NICE?
angel55033 12
Oregon trail is behind this. Damn that game!!
missnuthin 10
yeah, we're weird like that. :( sorry.
elizabeth713 8
I've seen people try that the workers always laugh and explain, it happens all the time, the surrounding states pump their own gas, including ten-minutes-away-Washington. I'm calling BS on this one. Unless you are a crazy f-er and threw a fit or something??? Lol The law making it illegal to pump gas was intended to create more jobs. It does :)
james2398 6
It all started from that darn Oregon trail
bribritaytay 11
I grew up in oregon. I still live there. It's illegal because of gas theft AND because since the whole state uses this system, letting people pump their own gas would cost thousands of jobs.