CA - You Are A Pain in my Arski!
Stop! Being! That!
...the problem was found only in the nozzles made by Vapor System Technologies, which is one of three brands. The exact problem is not known, he said, but it has something to do with the springs that hold open the latch. The VST brand has been in use since 2007, but the first reported problem did not occur until this past May…
...The fire marshal’s office, Air Resources Board, VST and petroleum industry representatives are developing a new nozzle, but it is not clear when the replacement will be available.
“...given the health hazard and fire danger, we couldn’t just do nothing.
“... we couldn’t just do nothing.”
I’ve told him once, I’ve told him a million times, don’t use no double negatives in them sentences.That story came across the radio news earlier today. They mentioned that in all this time, exactly one person was hurt enough to have to be taken to the hospital. Figure out how many pumping operations (stations * 8 pumps/station * X people/pump/day * how many years) did not result in anybody being burned to a crisp.
But wait, there’s more: not mentioned in the SFGate article, whenever the latch is replaced, they have to replace the whole hose assembly.
“... never insert a foreign object into the handle to keep the gas flowing.”
Thanks, Berlant - I might not have thought of that.Maybe we should do what they do in Oregon: it’s against the law to pump your own gas. Think of it: it’d solve the unemployment problem. Take all those guys hanging around street corners with “Gimme Bux” signs and turn them into gas pumpers.
Posted by ZZMike on 08/25/10 at 09:49 PM
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