ran outa gas...

Sep 21, 2005 13:10

first off, i would just like to say, that people (or at least me) have become way to dependent on technology ( Read more... )

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halnewcome September 21 2005, 20:58:31 UTC
:-O

I for one am glad the cop prevented you from being clipped by a passing car while you filled the tank.

You should have one of those emergency triangles with the reflective tape. I have one and it is pretty useful, even if you only need it once.

You know how they have those emergency battery jumpers that you can have in your trunk that are essentially jumper cables that don't need a second car? When we all have electric cars, will we be carrying jumpers for those too. Like the one-time-use cell-phone battery boosters. How dangerous would THAT be!

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hoodlumq September 21 2005, 21:03:34 UTC
actually, this weekend i plan to make a stop at walmart to pick up my own gas can, and maybe i will get an orange triangle too.

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blah blah blah i bore myself halnewcome September 21 2005, 21:37:04 UTC
I am sure you know this, but I will write this for the sake of all the other drivers out there:

PLEASE, do not carry gasoline in your car.

Gasoline is the worst chemical that most of us will ever come in contact with [worse than bleach, CLR, etc]. It will give you cancer if you hang around it long enough. Its fumes will make you nauseous and dizzy. It will dissolve the carpet in your trunk. It will gather static electricity and explode. Do not fuck with gasoline.

Having an empty gascan is not a bad idea, but be careful with any container that once held gasoline. It can still be a source of deadly fumes.

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Re: blah blah blah i bore myself hoodlumq September 21 2005, 21:40:35 UTC
you are cute, and also very right! I was just thinking to have it so i wouldnt have to have the golden girls convince some nonenglish speaking mechanic to let me borrow his. I would also clean it out before i put it back in my car. but yes, all yall out there, hal is onto something with this one

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bowenkge September 21 2005, 21:08:15 UTC
That's a great story. That's like the sort of thing that happens to me all the time. Glad it worked out for you though.

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hoodlumq September 21 2005, 21:15:35 UTC
also what is hilarious to me is that once i filled the tank up with the gallon that i had bought, i turned the car on and the gas light came on!

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