Letter to the editor

When Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer recently discussed the potential for coronavirus to be spread via gas pump handles, I realized that here in New Jersey our devoted gas station attendants have not received the same much-deserved praise as those working at our grocery stores and restaurants. In the best of times, these folks endure freezing rain and scorching heat while keeping our cars filled up with gas.

Now, they help prevent the spread of COVID-19, while risking exposure themselves. How many cases of the flu have they spared people in past years? How many COVID-19 cases have they prevented in 2020? I have no doubt the answer is many. Thanks, and great job!

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As for Michigan and those other barbaric states that have forced their citizens to risk their lives pumping their own gas for far too long, it’s time to start doing things Jersey-style. Get with it, already. Mandate full service at all gas stations to keep people safe.

Richard H. Dery

Aberdeen