Self-serve gas will be legal in Oregon. Learn more here.

By Kristian Foden-Vencil (OPB)

Alex Fox was sitting at a Shell station just off I-5 in Portland on Friday as an attendant filled up his SUV.

He’s an Oregonian, so he understands the long-standing tradition of granting the gas pump a wide berth. But he welcomes self-service gas.

“I like the idea of being able to do it myself,” he said. “Because there’s been times where I’ve had to wait for a few minutes, which is fine. But, if I’m in a rush it would be nice to just do it…