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sam771 unregistered Posts: 3056 |
posted 07-18-2002 12:00 AM
I received this E-Mail from my daugther, I think it is a good article for every one. The Petroleum Equipment Institute is working on a campaign to try and make people aware of fires as a result of "static" (that is, static electricity) at gas pumps. They have researched 150 cases of these fires. The results were very surprising: NEVER get back into your vehicle while filling it with gas. If you absolutely HAVE to get in your vehicle while the gas is pumping, make sure you get out, close the door TOUCHING THE METAL, before you ever pull the nozzle out. This way the static from your body will be discharged before you ever remove the nozzle. As mentioned earlier, The Petroleum Equipment Institute, along with several other companies now, are really trying to make the public aware of this danger. You can find out more information by going to http://www.pei.org I ask you to please send this information to ALL your family and friends, especially those who have kids in the car with them while pumping gas. If this were to happen to them, they may not be able to get the children out in time. Thanks for passing this along. |
Denis W.Sloan Prowler Junkie Posts: 46 |
posted 07-19-2002 07:41 AM
I was at a filling station in Indy and the attendant came out and actually asked two people that were pumping gas to get off of their cell phones. I thought this was going to a little bit of being over extreme, but then again you never know when something is gonna happen that by some freak of nature the phone would cause a spark and the whole station and my prowler would go up in smoke. I would not be happy over that one. Very interesting article. Denis |
GenoTex Prowler Junkie Posts: 8492 |
posted 07-19-2002 04:36 PM
Yep... saw a 'special' on this just a few days ago on tv, the static electricity.... evened showed one such explosion as recorded on the station's video camera. |
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