There’s been a lot of chatter that this winter is supposed to be one of the coldest and harshest in recent memory. Normally this wouldn’t bode too well for drivers who have to spend time filling up their gas tank, fingers turning into icicles all the while, but in Massachusetts this is about to change.

According to WGBH, the Bay State will usher in a new era of gas pumping: one with hold-open clips. That’s right, friends. Gone are the days where you’re tethered to the gas pump as your car’s tank gets painstakingly filled. Come January 1, you’ll be able to pump your gas, engage the hold-open clip, let your tank chug some fuel and do whatever you want in the meantime.

WGBH notes further that the Commonwealth is the only state in the country that banned the clips, due to the potential for static electricity to spark a fire and turn the gas nozzle into a flamethrower. That might be a bit of hyperbole and the likelihood your gas pumping experience will turn into the freak gasoline fight accident scene from Zoolander is small, but the danger is still apparent.

Gas is flammable, after all. Didn’t you know?

The move is part of statewide fire code overhaul. Reports WCVB, “Massachusetts Fire Marshal Stephen Coan said that advances in pump technology, and decades of data from the 49 other states where hold-open clips are allowed, convinced him and others at the Massachusetts Department of Fire Safety to lift the ban.”

Having just returned from a Thanksgiving road trip down in Dixie, I can more than attest to the convenience this adds. Not having the clip is just another annoyance we deal with on a daily basis and don’t realize how game-changing it can be until we use one. Need to use the restroom? Or grab a snack? Or clean your windshield? Or do jazz hands?

Now you can.

Happy gas pumping, Massachusetts!