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I grew up in NJ and had to learn on the fly at college.

At the risk of sounding a bit mean, it’s very easy to figure out. Most gas stations have screens that say “insert card, select gas”.

I don’t understand how anyone struggles with that.

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Seriously. The POS walks you through each step. There's a button to call an attendant for help, if you don't want to walk inside and ask how to pump your gas. Or you could stand there and watch other customers do it.

I'm having a memory of trying to pump the gas for my dad when I was a kid. I got confused about what to do, so after completely filling up, I ended up swiping the credit card again after finishing the purchase, leaving the machine open to being charged again. My dad stood there and yelled at me, and the whole time I thought, I don't know what I did, so when he's done yelling I'll just gonna go ask the attendant.

One of the more confusing parts is probably the variety of ways you can flip up a pump handle cradle to start it up.

I haven't used a pump like that in years. All of the ones I've used recently have just one handle that you grab and start pumping after selecting the fuel you want.

I think the vast majority of those have been replaced already.

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