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Feb 5, 2019 15:56:17   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 
Excellent! I suspected there was a laugh coming, but I didn't see that. : )

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Feb 5, 2019 16:01:17   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 
blue-ultra wrote:
I will use this to express one of my biggest complaints at the gas station pumps. People on cell phones, It is illegal to use a cell phone while pumping gas, why some would ask? Because cell phones emit RF energy and under the right circumstance will ignite (blow up) gas fumes. Granted it is very low energy, but why chance it? There is a reason why there are stickers on the pumps and there is a law banning their use at the gas pumps. I mentioned this to a young lady at the pumps and she looked at me in disbelief and then ignored me. Another time I mentioned it to a young man he at least hung up his call. It is at the point that if I see someone with a phone in their hands I keep going... I say all of this with a fair amount on knowledge on matters concerning RF. for years I installed two way radios, amateur radio, CB radio, early cell phones. I would amaze people by holding a florescent light bulb near the antenna and ask them to key their mic. The bulb would light up with no connection to the antenna or anything for that matter. The power of RF energy
I will use this to express one of my biggest compl... (show quote)


I play it safe around gas pumps - lots of fumes.

However, Mythbusters tried to start a fire with a cell phone, and they were unsuccessful - even after modifying the phone. Of course, being the Mythbusters, they did rig the phone to make sure it caused an explosion.
http://www.slate.com/blogs/business_insider/2014/10/03/cellphones_at_gas_stations_mythbusters_debunk_one_of_the_biggest_myths_in.html

Snopes -
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fuelish-pleasures/

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Feb 5, 2019 17:06:48   #
olemikey Loc: 6 mile creek, Spacecoast Florida
 
Hal81 wrote:
Very sad. And to think they walk among us.


Yes, they walk among us!! Worse yet, they drive in public...…. and … well, you know!!

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Feb 5, 2019 19:22:48   #
FiddleMaker Loc: Merrimac, MA
 
jerryc41 wrote:
Excellent! I suspected there was a laugh coming, but I didn't see that. : )

Jerry, this, of course, did not happen. A friend of mine is a retired cop from the Lowell PD and I am sure someone in the PD made all this up as a joke.

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Feb 5, 2019 19:38:56   #
TomC. Loc: Bel Air, MD
 
olemikey wrote:
Yes, they walk among us!! Worse yet, they drive in public...…. and … well, you know!!


..and worse than that, they reproduce!

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Feb 5, 2019 22:38:21   #
olemikey Loc: 6 mile creek, Spacecoast Florida
 
they walk among us...…. oooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhnnnnnnnoooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!

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Feb 6, 2019 06:38:17   #
1Feathercrest Loc: NEPA
 
wrangler5 wrote:
And some of 'em live long enough to reproduce.


THAT is the real scary part!

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Feb 6, 2019 09:02:22   #
DragonsLady Loc: Los Alamos, NM
 
Hal81 wrote:
Very sad. And to think they walk among us.


AND they VOTE!!!

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Feb 6, 2019 09:26:25   #
Scruples Loc: Brooklyn, New York
 
JUST REMEMBER:
You can't fix stupid.

THERE ISNT ENOUGH DUCT TAPE!

LLOL

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Feb 6, 2019 09:41:46   #
Leon S Loc: Minnesota
 
Prior to helping manage gasoline tank transports, I actually delivered gasoline to filling stations. My worst shift was Friday late nights. This was before vapor recovery systems were installed at stations and tank truck equipped with vapor recovery. While unloading into the store's tank, gasoline vapor would be released from stand up pipes and if the wind wasn't blowing in a safe direction, a vapor cloud would concentrate around the station. Too many times customers would get out of their cars smoking. Worse yet was the occasional drunk who would walk up to me and try to lite a cigarette. My only recourse was to stop unloading until I though it safe enough to start unloading again. The same thing happens at gasoline spills while trying to clean up the spill. Some people are really stupid.

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Feb 6, 2019 09:56:14   #
FiddleMaker Loc: Merrimac, MA
 
Leon S wrote:
Prior to helping manage gasoline tank transports, I actually delivered gasoline to filling stations. My worst shift was Friday late nights. This was before vapor recovery systems were installed at stations and tank truck equipped with vapor recovery. While unloading into the store's tank, gasoline vapor would be released from stand up pipes and if the wind wasn't blowing in a safe direction, a vapor cloud would concentrate around the station. Too many times customers would get out of their cars smoking. Worse yet was the occasional drunk who would walk up to me and try to lite a cigarette. My only recourse was to stop unloading until I though it safe enough to start unloading again. The same thing happens at gasoline spills while trying to clean up the spill. Some people are really stupid.
Prior to helping manage gasoline tank transports, ... (show quote)

Well Leon, I hope you got paid well for this dangerous job !!

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Feb 6, 2019 10:10:51   #
Alafoto Loc: Montgomery, AL
 
wrangler5 wrote:
And some of 'em live long enough to reproduce.


And vote!

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Feb 6, 2019 10:42:02   #
A10 Loc: Southern Indiana
 
Two weeks ago I pulled in to the gas station as they were getting a delivery of gas. The truck driver was leaning on the tanker talking on his cell phone. I filled my tank and beat it out of there fast. Probably should have driven out right away.

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Feb 6, 2019 10:47:50   #
Earnest Botello Loc: Hockley, Texas
 
I thought it was very funny, LOL.

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Feb 6, 2019 11:53:55   #
charles tabb Loc: Richmond VA.
 
Hal81 wrote:
Very sad. And to think they walk among us.



Just go to D.C you'll find many of them.....

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