Gassing up and paying with helmet on?

[Forest]

If the old coot is giving you trouble, just remember that everything is recorded on video surveillance inside the store.

Offer him the cash. Make sure it is clearly visible. Offer the cash again. Ride off if he refuses to take it.

The oil company can ignore his bad attitude, but they most certainly won't ignore their fuel being ridden off without payment.

[elevenhundred]

BP will probably just come back with a statement about how it's policy for customers to remove helmets and that by engaging in the service BP provides the customer is agreeing to these policies.

The guy sounds like a prick but I don't know how far you're going to get

[thepom]

Just go in with a hood on and kill the git and be done with it ha ha

[saltydog]

Just go in with a hood on and kill the git and be done with it ha ha

Or just dob in him to BP for inappropiate behaviour not in line with company policy, then dob him in to the IRD for recieving national super and wages at the same time.
Revenge is a dish best served cold.

[wickle]

BP will probably just come back with a statement about how it's policy for customers to remove helmets and that by engaging in the service BP provides the customer is agreeing to these policies.

The guy sounds like a prick but I don't know how far you're going to get

I work at a BP and to my knowledge there's no policy, we have heaps clients walk in and pay with helmets on ,no problem when its a quick transaction bit hard to understand if other purchases are required,specially as I can be selectively deaf at these times. Just the same as people that continue to talk on cellophone when you are serving them

[popelli]

Just the same as people that continue to talk on cellophone when you are serving them

Cellphones.........petrol stations

somebody find the utube link of the cellphone causing an explosion at a petrol station

Cellphones / helmets which actually is the greater risk?

[MarkH]

Cellphones.........petrol stations

somebody find the utube link of the cellphone causing an explosion at a petrol station

I can only find the one where someone claims it is a cellphone, but others say that the incident report lists the ignition source as a cigarette lighter.

Cellphones / helmets which actually is the greater risk?

Probably helmets - what the hell would a cellphone do? How would it cause an explosion? Bigger risks than cellphones would have to include hot exhausts and vehicle ignition systems.

[popelli]

what the hell would a cellphone do? How would it cause an explosion?

electrical current, petrol vapour and a resultant explosion, it has actually happened

There is a clip floating aroung on U tube of this

[scumdog]

same group of dickheads who sit astride their motorcycles whilst pouring fuel into it.

Hey, I resemble that remark.

All the time.

[cindymay]

electrical current, petrol vapour and a resultant explosion, it has actually happened

There is a clip floating aroung on U tube of this

Urban myth.
Even with my knowledge of electrical principles - there needs to be something to ignite the vapour, like a spark. There are no sparks from cell phones. There are lots of sparks from spark plugs, starter engines to start a fire and other sources of hot places like the exhausts. I am amazed there aren't bikes blowing up at servos every day.

[dipshit]

Actually I remember seeing a documentary a while back about cellphone use at petrol stations... and the findings were that it really wasn't much of a problem as a cellphone won't ignite vapour.

The biggest hazard is people who start filling their cars then go back into the car to find their purse/wallet, then risk possibly causing a static shock when touching the nozzle again. The spark happens right where the vapour is. It has happened a lot.

Static discharge is also why they don't want people sitting on their bikes when they are filling them up.

[dipshit]

e.g..

[Kemet]

Hey, I resemble that remark.

All the time.

I can vouch for that!!

In fact I think one of the more recent times the way it seems to work is that CB will roll up to the pump first, fill up and then heave her bike out the way so you can get in and even, EVEN!!! pass you the pump so you don't have to get off!!

Actually.... I can also recall one time where I interceded on her behalf and, being the exceptionally helpful person that I am, took the nozzle from her and passed it to you myself. Saved her walking those last couple of steps!!

Yay for me!!

[MarkH]

electrical current, petrol vapour and a resultant explosion, it has actually happened

There is a clip floating aroung on U tube of this

I'm afraid that electrical current does not ignite vapour - just wont happen.

I checked youtube, the only clip claiming to be a cellphone caused explosion is generally believed to be actually a lighter caused explosion.

I have also seen the mythbusters episode and not only were they unable to reproduce the myth, they also spoke to someone that said there has yet to be a fire where a cellphone was identified as the cause. They did confirm the static electricity ignition source idea though.

[3umph]

I have also seen the mythbusters episode and not only were they unable to reproduce the myth, they also spoke to someone that said there has yet to be a fire where a cellphone was identified as the cause. They did confirm the static electricity ignition source idea though.

correct saw that one as well...

one other thing they thought was if the phone was dropped and caused a spark when the battery comes apart then it may be possible .... but not from using a cell phone...

Static discharge on the other hand is a totally different issue and also saw something on that and that can be an issue