Ketchuplover | Sunday, July 14, 2002 - 07:33 pm     When you fill up your gas tank DO NOT get back into your car while your tank fills. When you get in your car you create a field of static electricity around you. If you grab the pump handle while charged you could ignite fumes emanating from the pump handle. If that happens DO NOT remove the handle from your tank. It may cause an explosion! Go to the teller/clerk/attendant & ask them to hit the ALL STOP button. The static electricity occurs when your clothing rubs against the fabric inside your car. Tell everyone you know about this. Thank you |
Alegria | Sunday, July 14, 2002 - 07:40 pm     This is so weird that I thought it must be an urban legend. But it is true! http://www.pei.org/static/index.htm Thanks for the tip Ketchup. I must say, though, that it would never occur to me to get back inside the car while pumping gas. Anyone that does something that goofy deserves their fate! (jk) |
Max | Sunday, July 14, 2002 - 07:45 pm     I KNEW there was a good reason to like the Oregon law that says we can't pump our own gas. I always liked it anyway, 'cause I don't like the smell of gasoline, but this sounds much more....well, pumped! |
Pamy | Sunday, July 14, 2002 - 07:48 pm     I go inside my car and get the trash out, put my credit card back, talk to my kid, etc but I always have the car door open and nothing happened to me. Do they mean get in your car and close the door?
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Kaili | Sunday, July 14, 2002 - 08:26 pm     In winter when it is -20 windchill I don't have second thoughts about getting back in my car while it fills up. It's cold out there! Then again I also leave my car running when I stop at the gas station to run inside in the winter as well. Don't want it to have a chance to lose heat! |
Kaili | Sunday, July 14, 2002 - 08:28 pm     Ummm...how on earth did you find that website, may I ask? Was this a link from somewhere else, or were you just doing a search on gas pump dangers? |
Kstme | Sunday, July 14, 2002 - 09:22 pm     A child around 9 years old was VERY seriously injured in Henderson, NV (next door to Vegas) a few years ago by this happening while her father was filling the gas tank. About 3 weeks ago all the news stations carried stories about this and most of the gas stations have warnings regarding static electricity on their pumps! |
Kaili | Sunday, July 14, 2002 - 09:31 pm     I've heard that about talking on cell phones while pumping gas- and I've seen the warnings about that on pumps- but never about not getting in your car. Also I have see the warnings to not leave the pump unattended. That always just applies to the idea that you can't go in the store and shop while your tank is filling up. We would stop the pumps when people did that (I used to work at a gas station). |
Kstme | Sunday, July 14, 2002 - 09:40 pm     Kaili...our humidity is only in the teens so static electricity is always an issue. I also meant to say the news stations had an "update" on the girl. She's doing pretty well now. It was really horrendous! |
Kaili | Sunday, July 14, 2002 - 09:48 pm     Right- my dad lives in AZ and I am remembering now how many times I shocked him last time I visited. Although only the first time was on accident! |