That was cool...

[KenC]

Pumping your own gas.... hahaha. I love just sitting in the car and having the gas station attendants do the work. (We can't pump our own gas in OR... against some law).

Actually, I've pumped my own a couple of times when I was up in Washington... kinda fun I admit... after I figured out how to work the damn computerized pump.

[Inspar8r]

Re: That was cool...

Careful, you shouldn't get back in the car while filling up. It can build static and cause explosion. I heard of this from the Petroleum Institute. No joke. If you do, be sure to ground yourself after exiting before approaching the gas area.

I call bullshit on that one. Granted, ANYTHING is POSSIBLE. Possible? Yes. Likely? No.

You're gonna need some heavy duty fumes and a decent amount of CURRENT to spark flames. anywhere from 10,000V will pass through your hand in the form of static electricity. However, the current is so small, it's harmless. Look at the kind of spark we need just to cause an explosion inside our combustion chambers.

If you have cloth seats and you're wearing a fleece sweater while talking on your cell and pumping gas after being in your car, maybe you have an issue, but the studies i've seen show women as being the most involved, since they like to jump back in their cars while pumping.

Deal with the cold, pump like a man!!! ;)

[Clay'87IS]

I shake the shit outta the pump so it doesnt drip on my car, Im more worried about my paint than my life.

Haha, yeah I do the same thing, no matter if its my car or someone elses. Habit I guess

[SickE30]

Did anyone see that video of the guy who caught on fire @ a gas station last year? He just ran in circles the whole time? O my God that was HILARIOUS.

[Jarvis]

Joey Kramer (drummer for Aerosmith) lives in my town in Mass, and here is an example of what a huge dumbass he really is:
Several years ago he was in the next town over, filling up his yellow Ferrari at a gas station... with the engine running... while smoking a cigarette. :shock:
It didn't take long before he had set his car, and his arm on fire. Next time I saw him after that, he was driving a VW Bug.

[BMW BMXER]

[quote="Stu Mc"]

You gotta pull out fast. :D

Hehehe

[bimmer8604]

Yea, I saw the show, Myth Busters, and they hard a hard ass time trying to get the vapors to explode.

As for pulling out fast, I just turn the nozel 180 degrees so that it kinda drips back into the nozel. Then pull it out. We all have our own little ways of doing things I suppose...

Kyle