any thoughts?

[Kevin Darcy]

Brad Knowles wrote:

> At 12:42 PM -0400 6/20/01, Kevin Darcy wrote:
>
> >  Yeah, how come some self-service gas pumps say "replace nozzle when
> >  finished"? Do they think people are so stupid that they'll just leave the
> >  nozzle laying on the ground for other cars to run over?
>
>         No, they're afraid you'll drive off with it still stuck in your
> car, and rip the hose right off the pump, thus potentially spilling
> hundreds or thousands of gallons of fuel on the ground, and causing a
> colossal hazard to the public safety.

Not to mention, with the price of gasoline being what it has been, all those
folks running around trying to scoop up the free droplets :-)

(Are we OT enough now?)


- Kevin