Gas Pump Fires and Safety.

[alaskaman]

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/27/automobiles/27STATIC.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

 

[Uneek]

I guess this goes with "don't use your cell phone when fueling."

Is it a coincidence that the majority of the burned victims are women? Reminds of my mom's coworker, her husband has to check her car every night because she doesn't know how to pump gas. Then again, my friend said her mom didn't know either and was freaking out when their minivan was low on gas. Her older brother who was at the time 12 had to teach their mom how it's done.

 

[JB.]

Hmmm, considering the nearly billion to one odds revealed in the story against this happening, the next time I'm feeling anxious about my personal safety, I think I'll go fill up the 'ol gas tank and just hang around the pump for a while until I feel a bit safer.

 

[techno]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usqD91a6Kcg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gct1BmKNvU0&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tYO4jvnJHw&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_gAsmWYe44&feature=related
and a favourite of mine, newer stations have a pretty cool emergency fire extinguishing system... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mati_jad50o

 

[alaskaman]

Thanks for those instructional videos.