Originally Posted by ptquilts
looked up on Snopes.com which says much of it is false, although the part about static electricity is correct.
http://www.snopes.com/autos/hazards/gasvapor.asp I did look up the PEI as mentioned in the post and they say there has never been a refueling fire due to a cell phone. Here is their article. http://www.pei.org/PublicationsResou...cCampaign.aspx |
Wen it's 10 degrees outside, you better believe I stay in the car while filling up. Or, as of late 110 in the shade.it takes a long time to put $65.00 in your car. I can hand piece a whole quilt block. Lol
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Originally Posted by hobo2000
Wen it's 10 degrees outside, you better believe I stay in the car while filling up. Or, as of late 110 in the shade.it takes a long time to put $65.00 in your car. I can hand piece a whole quilt block. Lol
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Originally Posted by hobo2000
Wen it's 10 degrees outside, you better believe I stay in the car while filling up. Or, as of late 110 in the shade.it takes a long time to put $65.00 in your car. I can hand piece a whole quilt block. Lol
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Originally Posted by Sadiemae
Originally Posted by hobo2000
Wen it's 10 degrees outside, you better believe I stay in the car while filling up. Or, as of late 110 in the shade.it takes a long time to put $65.00 in your car. I can hand piece a whole quilt block. Lol
I think a bigger risk than cell phones is the fact that people get in and out of their cars while filling up. This is VERY common, especially for women, because we don't like to be cold or hot, so we get back in the car for shelter. The action of getting in and out builds up static electricity on our bodies and can ignite the fumes around the gas cap. The best source for information of this type is here, at the Petroleum Equipment Institute: http://www.pei.org/PublicationsResou...cCampaign.aspx |
And I hope everyone knows NOT to fill a gas can in the bed of a truck or a trunk, take the can OUT and put it on the ground before filling with gas.
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