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yeah I saw a video where a spark ingnites the gas and the the guy pulls the nozzle out and it like a flame thrower throwing gas and fire all over the station
LOL! As much as I hate it... I always tap the body of my vehicle to ground myself to it. I hate static shocks! You should also tap the body again after you grab the pump nozzle to ground the body relative to the pump.
The body generates static charge by the wind passing over it as you drive. And then you generate static charge when you slide off your seat to get out. Some people drive around with those conductive straps hanging off and dragging on the ground. That keeps the body grounded to earth, which also what the pumps are grounded to.
I experienced once shut off thing, was filling my car and cleaning the window. No fire, but some spilled gas(1/4 Gal may be). Glad I was near and stopped it.
I agree with this. I once saw a young woman who was deep in conversation on her cell phone whilst resting on the front hood of the car. At the back of the car, the gas pump had not clicked off and was busy pumping gas all over the floor in a fairly major way. I approached her to let her know she might want to sort it out and as I approached her I could tell that she was very defensive and ready to give me an attitude for approaching her. Her tune changed when she saw the gas spilling all over the floor. I also mentioned to her that she might want to finish the phone call before approaching the mini-lake spreading across the forecourt. Needless to say she blamed it on the pump (I could hear her swearing away on the phone to her friend).
Why does everyone seemingly need to spend 24/7 talking to someone else, are their lives so vacuous that they need to fill in the silence?
- Tim
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