Bitch Bitch Bloody BP!

[Dodgyiti]

It is courtesy to remove your helmet. Helmets have beed used as a face disguise in petrol station robberies many, many times.

As for sitting on your bike, the charging system dumps a crap load of current to earth through your bike frame. If you aren't earthed properly, and you touch something and get a spark while filling, the consequences aren't worth thinking about. I for one do not want to either toast my crotch or blow up.

Absolutely fair call
I deal with solvents and petrochemicals, and these things really do happen.
Earth everything when pouring fuels and solvents, and it's not just the bikes electrics either, we have had mishaps from static electricity in the bleeding air.
And I hate BP for their so-called environmental policy eg; green wash the public and make sure no one is looking when you dump your toxic crap.

[onearmedbandit]

Intersting reading for anyone curious about the dangers of using a cellphone will fulling your car/bike/etc.

http://www.snopes.com/autos/hazards/gasvapor.asp

[manuboy]

And I hate BP for their so-called environmental policy eg; green wash the public and make sure no one is looking when you dump your toxic crap.

Tell me more......

[bear]

Intersting reading for anyone curious about the dangers of using a cellphone will fulling your car/bike/etc.
http://www.snopes.com/autos/hazards/gasvapor.asp

So, I guess it's another one of those possible but not probable type situations, and so petrol companies have to do something in case the one in a billion occurance happens to them and they get dragged through the coals for it.

[inlinefour]

So, I guess it's another one of those possible but not probable type situations, and so petrol companies have to do something in case the one in a billion occurance happens to them and they get dragged through the coals for it.

Just in case the unlikely event occurs.

[dangerous]

Who are you and whats your problem? I don't play and if I did it would not be with an idiot like you. Experience forms our knowledge base and anyone who has run a truck/boat etc that runs on deisel will know what I'm getting at. I attempted to advise the boy first, little youknowwhat knew better, so I told him to piss off and let me do it myself. If you cant see the logic in that, well thats your problem. Dont come from Wellington buy any chance? :P

LOL....... I am me and I have no problems..... well maybe I do but the likes of you dont come near to a problem
An Idiot aye...... well if name calling is the best you can do then good on ya mate.... hey ya know what, I might add that to my sigy along with pompus git

You mantion "anyone who has run a truck/boat etc that runs on deisel" I have driven every thing from my 2.7turbo deisel to a GM 2 stroke V8 16,000cc twin turbo/supercharged Kenny deisel (Gemmy) and I wont get started on boats....... and I tell ya what, I dont have any problem filling them altho some smaller deisel car/utes will blo back but no different to a petrol.

[inlinefour]

LOL....... I am me and I have no problems..... well maybe I do but the likes of you dont come near to a problem
An Idiot aye...... well if name calling is the best you can do then good on ya mate.... hey ya know what, I might add that to my sigy along with pompus git

You mantion "anyone who has run a truck/boat etc that runs on deisel" I have driven every thing from my 2.7turbo deisel to a GM 2 stroke V8 16,000cc twin turbo/supercharged Kenny deisel (Gemmy) and I wont get started on boats....... and I tell ya what, I dont have any problem filling them altho some smaller deisel car/utes will blo back but no different to a petrol.

Spent 9 years out at sea as a deckhand with a deisel main, along with long hall for a while. Got in trouble the first time I attempted to fill the tanks on the boat. Filled too quickly and almost missed on a full tank (would have if the skipper had not mentioned it!). Its too easy to do it and I cant see the point in having someone else fill my tank if there is a good chance of it. The bit that pissed me off that when I tried to explain it to the forecourt boy, he was rude and continued to fill my tank with froth anyway!

[Stinger]

Intersting reading for anyone curious about the dangers of using a cellphone will fulling your car/bike/etc.

http://www.snopes.com/autos/hazards/gasvapor.asp

Interesting read, I wondered whether it had really happened before.... I guess not.

[inlinefour]

Interesting read, I wondered whether it had really happened before.... I guess not.

That none of the "possible but possibly paranoia" has not happened in New Zealand. I'd suspect we'd know all about it if it had.

[dveus]

Interesting read, I wondered whether it had really happened before.... I guess not.

There is quite an interesting program on Discovery, that is a couple of Scientists(nutters) who do experiments testing these myths. The cellphone blowing up a petrol station they found to be false. But they did manage to use static buildup to ignite petrol vapour.

[RiderInBlack]

There is quite an interesting program on Discovery, that is a couple of Scientists(nutters) who do experiments testing these myths. The cellphone blowing up a petrol station they found to be false. But they did manage to use static buildup to ignite petrol vapour.

How many different brand/types of Cellphone did they use in their experiments?

[Sniper]

There is quite an interesting program on Discovery, that is a couple of Scientists(nutters) who do experiments testing these myths. The cellphone blowing up a petrol station they found to be false. But they did manage to use static buildup to ignite petrol vapour.

Yea, not a bad program, I saw that episode. If you get a chance to watch it you should, Im not a 100% sure but I think its called "Myths exposed". They do all sorts of stuff including tying rockets to cars

[XP@]

Not read all the posts in the thread, but... What happens if by some remote chance your foot slips on the yummy petrol / diesel / windscreen wash mix on the floor?

Even if there is no magic spark, then you are going to be left looking stupidly at your bike on the floor and petrol flowing out of the tank.

[Blakamin]

Not read all the posts in the thread, but... What happens if by some remote chance your foot slips on the yummy petrol / diesel / windscreen wash mix on the floor?

Even if there is no magic spark, then you are going to be left looking stupidly at your bike on the floor and petrol flowing out of the tank.

as you said, not read all...
you mean if ya stay on ya bike (with 2 feet on the ground) or as ya step off (with one foot on the ground and pulling a fancy pirouette?)

dunno 'bout you, but i look for pumps without that shit so i dont get diesel on my tyres.... no matter if i'm sitting-on/standing-next-to my bike!

[Lou Girardin]

Well, as a fully qualified curmudgeon who's been filling cars, bikes, trucks, boats, etc for thirty mumble, mumble , something years without incinerating himself, I don't need some spotty faced, testosterone overdosed yob telling me how to fill up with gas.
BP is off my Christmas list.