Oregon just left New Jersey as the only state whose residents are not out in the cold ... pumping their own gas, that is.

As of Monday, the only other state in the U.S. to mandate full-service gas legalized self-service pumps in half of its counties.

The state's rural counties, those with 40,000 or fewer residents, can now allow patrons to pump their own gas round the clock like the rest of the country's mere mortals.

Before this law change, drivers in these lower population areas could pump their own gas between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. But full service was primarily still the way of life.

As Oregonians are adjusting, the rest of the internet is laughing.

Live shot — residents of Oregon attempting to pump their own gas: pic.twitter.com/ny8BvanqKz — Ben Shapiro 2024 🇺🇸 (@Shapiro_2024) January 3, 2018

People in Oregon are losing their goddamn minds over the idea of having to pump their own gas. pic.twitter.com/D0ejjXIcL6 — Drake likes underage girls (@TeflonDonatello) January 2, 2018

Never knew Oregonians were so soft. If you can’t pump gas without...

1. Getting it on you

2. Breathing in fumes

3. Not starting a fire

4. Scared of people around



Give up your car, license, & stay at home. — BrandonFSU (@FSUmanager) January 3, 2018

In New Jersey, state leaders say they're perfectly happy for New Jersey to be the only non-pump-you-own state, fully aware that efforts to advance self-serve gas usually prompts high-test anger.

"New Jerseyans like to be pampered, I guess," state Sen. Richard Codey, D-Essex, said with a laugh.

New Jersey stands as the only state to roundly ban self-service stations, with fines between $50 and $250 for those who dare pump their own. Of course, actual citations for violating that ban are few and far between.

"Just because we're the only state, doesn't mean we're the wrong state," said Senate President Stephen Sweeney, D-Gloucester.

Stations employ 10,000 pump attendants, it's a convenience, most New Jerseyans feel strongly about it, and it's a matter of safety, he added.

New Jersey won't be abandoning full-service gasoline, Sweeney and Codey said.

"Not gonna happen. People don't want it. And if (Gov.-elect Phil) Murphy wanted to get off to a bad start, he'd advocate that," Codey said.

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