There was a big heads-up from the New Jersey governor on Twitter the other day:
"Please note: We have no plans to turn our gas stations into self-serve at this time. Please DO NOT pump your own gas."
Yes, in New Jersey it is illegal to pump your own gas. Once upon a time, we would have laughed at New Jerseyites, stuck in their archaic ways. They enter the gas station and hear ding-ding, like it is 1957. You imagined some louche lout slouching over to the car, fixing the driver with a hint of a sneer:
"And whadda you want?"
"Uh — gas?"
"Yeah, I figured. Ya wantcha regular or premium?"
"Premium?"
"Oooh, we got a Rockfellah here. I s'pose you want me to look at your oil, too? Maybe change yer diaper? Geddoudda heah."