The view from the driver seat the last I gassed up before moving. I'm not normally one to spot inconsistencies in movies, but years ago when I watched Old Joy I noticed a thing that people from elsewhere probably didn't: the main character pumping his own gas at a rural station. The film takes place and is filmed in Oregon: GOTCHA! |
Almost everyone I know who has moved to Oregon from elsewhere dislikes it, but I love not pumping my own gas. Well, more like I truly dislike pumping it myself. Of course, I've done it before on road trips to other states or in other countries, but I always forget how to do it so I end up standing there at the pump looking confused and probably dumb and sometimes even failing to accomplish a complete filling.
Or you can just put your completed ballot in your outgoing mail, but these are nice if you wait until the last minute. Photo from About.com |
In other news: Eric has taken sick (as per usual when traveling) so our area adventures are diminished by that and its effect on dog care. Also, I ordered our new washer and dryer yesterday from the local Sears store at the mall and they will arrive on October 6 and 26, respectively. I'm inordinately excited about new laundry appliances; I hope I don't end up missing the old ones we sold with the house in Portland.
UPDATE: I pumped my gas today! Almost all by myself, too! Baby steps.
I like not pumping my own gas too. I mean,I can do it and it's easy enough but it's nice to pay someone else to do it :) OH, I didn't even think about that. You can't vote by mail anymore :( Enjoy your new appliances. I would LOVE new ones but ours work just fine so I can't justify it.
ReplyDeleteyay t's new home! yay new appliances! boo sickness.
ReplyDeleteI think I'll get used to the pumping before the voting, just because I'll be doing it all the time.
ReplyDeleteI vote for more pumping.
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