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[Pool Runner]

I've got a 35 gallon tank, even just sitting in the truck while it's pumping seems like an eternity. I couldn't imagine having to hold the thing the entire time.

[Dave Burrell]

All the times I've ever been sprayed with gasoline, it's from trying to use these damned vapor nozzles on a motorcycle.

ditto, I hate those damned things for that

[granto]

I heard there was a new state law that will require these latches be taken off. Some stations have already done it and motorists are just using quarters or gas caps to keep them going, which is making the situation worse. Nanny state at work for you...

From what I read it is one particular brand of nozzle which has a defect. I don't thnk other nozzles are affected (yet... but give our state time to write more stupid laws).

[Dave Burrell]

From what I read it is one particular brand of nozzle which has a defect. I don't thnk other nozzles are affected (yet... but give our state time to write more stupid laws).

I'm waiting for our bonehead politicians to do the same thing Oregon has done with requiring an attendant fill your gas tank - you know its coming....

[Toadster]

I'm waiting for our bonehead politicians to do the same thing Oregon has done with requiring an attendant fill your gas tank - you know its coming....

it would improve the jobless rates though

[MrsTuffPaws]

it would improve the jobless rates though

Which is exactly why Oregon did it.

[Toadster]

Which is exactly why Oregon did it.

I'd say California consumes more gas than Oregon - this may even help the state economy

[Bill Z]

Which is exactly why Oregon did it.

and some of the nitwits pumping gas in Oregon should be disqualified from that job.

If I can remove the nozzle and not drip gas down the side of my car, a professional should be able to as well. Not always so with the Oregon gas station attendants.

I used my gas cap to hold the pump on the last time I stopped at the Chevron by Intel.

[eVader]

Which is exactly why Oregon did it.

My understanding of why they did it wasnt employment but was created after the Governor's wife was held up while pumping gas. Might be a urban legand foisted upon tourists because i can't find a reference. A search found that in 2007 there was a bill to allow self serve but voters shot it down.

It would provide jobs especially for young adults although can be dangerous with hold ups.

[newsblaze]

You guys are funny!

Many people have had fuel sprayed on them.
I spoke to a local gas station owner. He said the Air Board came in and removed the latches from his a month ago. One of his customers had the pump spray him with fuel prior to that. He had inspected all the pumps in the morning and all were OK, then this one malfunctioned later in the day.

Anyone who uses a fuel cap to lock a pump on is just asking for trouble. the whole reason for those latches is to trigger if there is blowback to prevent you being sprayed. Some people have no brains and stand there smoking or talking on the phone while filling up with gas. What do you think might happen if fuel sprays everywhere and there is a spark.

Luckily, I only fill my car once every two weeks and I'm often the only one in the station at the time, so I don't have to wait in a line or be around numbskulls who smoke and pump.

LOL, maybe its not to protect you from getting sprayed, it's to protect us from you.

[MrsTuffPaws]

Anyone who uses a fuel cap to lock a pump on is just asking for trouble. the whole reason for those latches is to trigger if there is blowback to prevent you being sprayed. Some people have no brains and stand there smoking or talking on the phone while filling up with gas. What do you think might happen if fuel sprays everywhere and there is a spark.

I've never seen someone smoking at a gas station, but I see people talking on their phones all the time. I always feel like stomping up and down pointing to the no cell phone sticker... but I don't. Maybe I would if I understood more of the science behind the possibility of dying in flames due to phones.

[kellismom]

The Chevron on Prairie City Rd at Iron Point already has the latches removed. What a PITA to have to sit there and hold the pump to fill the car - especially with how slow some of those pumps operate.

All Chevron gas stations are so slow so I avoid them when I can. Shell on Folsom/Blue Ravine is usually pretty quick.

[eVader]

I've never seen someone smoking at a gas station, but I see people talking on their phones all the time. I always feel like stomping up and down pointing to the no cell phone sticker... but I don't. Maybe I would if I understood more of the science behind the possibility of dying in flames due to phones.

Mythbusters busted cell phone sparking a fire or explosion at gas station twice.

[Bill Z]

Mythbusters busted cell phone sparking a fire or explosion at gas station twice.

yep, proper cell phone use will not ignite gas fumes.

And using my gas cap to hold the handle in the on position does nothing to defeat the built in auto-shutoff feature. While it is possible for the auto shutoff to fail, it is a very rare occurence. Long before self-serve, gas station attendants used to wash your windshield, check under the hood, and stuff while your gas pumped until the auto shut-off turned off the gas pump. It's a knee-jerk reaction IMO getting rid of the "catches" because of a couple of malfunctions.