I was at the gas station yesterday when I saw this:
I was going to say something to him, but he is old enough to know better. He already had the big bottle full of gas already when I noticed anyway.
I can't believe the guy is risking his life rather then just buying a proper gas can for less than $20. If he gets into an accident, there will be gas everywhere inside of his car. Add any kind of spark and he will have a horrible death.
While I don't approve, I can relate. I ran out of gas once about a block away from a gas station. I walked to the gas station and had to call my wife to drive up in our other car with one of our gas cans because the station didn't sell any. Why in the heck would a gas station not sell gas cans? I was tempted to buy a gallon jug of water and dump it out to fill up so I didn't have to waste all that time waiting. I didn't, but it was a temptation.
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We use to use glass pop bottles but we were walking with them. Plus 2 coke bottles usually was enough to get you back to the gas station if you could walk there. Wouldn't ever put them inside of the car.
Used to be that you could put a deposit on a container and get your deposit back when you returned the container. Made perfect sense to me. Now the greedy station owners insist that you buy an overpriced container if they have one at all. Oh, the good old days!
Two things come to mind. One....won't that type of plastic disintegrate from the petroleum chemicals and two.....no vents on the bottles. Smart man. He'll have them explode from vapor pressure just sitting in the car.
Used to be that you could put a deposit on a container and get your deposit back when you returned the container. Made perfect sense to me. Now the greedy station owners insist that you buy an overpriced container if they have one at all. Oh, the good old days!
It's not greedy owners, I had the same thought way back when I managed a gas station. The owner said that liability wouldn't let us do that. Too many people suing over stupid things caused gas stations to not loan things out, not greed.... Unless you count staying in business as greed.
It's not greedy owners, I had the same thought way back when I managed a gas station. The owner said that liability wouldn't let us do that. Too many people suing over stupid things caused gas stations to not loan things out, not greed.... Unless you count staying in business as greed.
Brad
YUP, liability is a HUGE killer these days, both products and services.
How will a "proper" gas container work better for the what, six blocks this poor jerk is driving?
He's either taking it home to put in the lawnmower, probably right now, or taking it to put in another car that's run out. Again, right now.
My proper, approved gas can is still plastic, and won't hold up a whole lot better in an accident. I wouldn't use soda bottles for long term storage, because, as mentioned, I don't know how it'll hold up.
Cut the guy a break. He's in a jam and doing the best he can.
How will a "proper" gas container work better for the what, six blocks this poor jerk is driving?
He's either taking it home to put in the lawnmower, probably right now, or taking it to put in another car that's run out. Again, right now.
My proper, approved gas can is still plastic, and won't hold up a whole lot better in an accident. I wouldn't use soda bottles for long term storage, because, as mentioned, I don't know how it'll hold up.
Cut the guy a break. He's in a jam and doing the best he can.
Every day there are several accidents reported in my city. Not a single person wakes up and says to themselves, "I am going to crash my car today." One of my coworkers survived the 1997 36 car pile-up on I-5. He had no idea he was going to be in that pile-up. He still has PTSD. He pulled several people out of their cars, including a few that were on fire. One man did not make it since the fire was too hot to get in and pull him out. My co-worker is still haunted today by that memory of watching that man burn to death.
It's not greedy owners, I had the same thought way back when I managed a gas station. The owner said that liability wouldn't let us do that. Too many people suing over stupid things caused gas stations to not loan things out, not greed.... Unless you count staying in business as greed.
Brad
I don't see why there would be more liability in taking a deposit on a gas container than in selling it. Please enlighten me. I don't have a problem leaving a $20 deposit on a $10 container since I will be getting my deposit back anyway. If I don't return it the operator makes a really good profit. For what it's worth I think that all gas containers are overpriced. I get mine at garage sales.
The blame should be on the gas station person who let him put it in bottles. Signs all over clearly say ONLY APPROVED containers. If a cop saw him, hed get a $500 ticket.
I hate today's gas "containers". Ya need a manual just to pour the stuff. I bought small 1 gallon container for my weed eater and chainsaw and a 2 gallon container for my lawn mower the other day. I got gas all over me because of the new safety features that suppossedly prevent accidental spillage.
I'm going back to my 5 gallon metal can with a donkey dick spout and just grabbing a funnel.
I hate today's gas "containers". Ya need a manual just to pour the stuff. I bought small 1 gallon container for my weed eater and chainsaw and a 2 gallon container for my lawn mower the other day. I got gas all over me because of the new safety features that suppossedly prevent accidental spillage.
I'm going back to my 5 gallon metal can with a donkey dick spout and just grabbing a funnel.
Me too! I can't even get some of them into the fill port on some of my cars. Maybe this is a marketing opportunity for someone to sell a conventional spout that will fit these new containers.
I don't see why there would be more liability in taking a deposit on a gas container than in selling it. Please enlighten me. I don't have a problem leaving a $20 deposit on a $10 container since I will be getting my deposit back anyway. If I don't return it the operator makes a really good profit. For what it's worth I think that all gas containers are overpriced. I get mine at garage sales.
Not liability for the person taking, for the person loaning.
The way I was explained it, if we loaned an item out then we assumed liability on that object while it was away. So if some fool somehow spilled gas all over himself (I know, hard to do with the non spill jugs), then we could be sued for damages. Any potential profit on a jug is out the window when Joe Blow sues for a new car because your jug leaked gas on his seats, right where he liked to store his lit candle collection.
http://ezpourspout.com/wp/oked em up on ebay. They go from $7 to $14. That's way more than I give for my gas cans at garage sales. No way I would pay that much for a piece of plastic. Good idea, but way overpriced.
Not liability for the person taking, for the person loaning.
The way I was explained it, if we loaned an item out then we assumed liability on that object while it was away. So if some fool somehow spilled gas all over himself (I know, hard to do with the non spill jugs), then we could be sued for damages. Any potential profit on a jug is out the window when Joe Blow sues for a new car because your jug leaked gas on his seats, right where he liked to store his lit candle collection.
Brad
Liability if you loan it and no liability if you sell it? Doesn't make sense to me but it doesn't make sense to me in either case. I'll admit that law doesn't always make sense. Not trying to argue, I just don't see the logic. The minute you allow a customer onto your property you are liable in so many ways.
Not liability for the person taking, for the person loaning.
The way I was explained it, if we loaned an item out then we assumed liability on that object while it was away. So if some fool somehow spilled gas all over himself (I know, hard to do with the non spill jugs), then we could be sued for damages. Any potential profit on a jug is out the window when Joe Blow sues for a new car because your jug leaked gas on his seats, right where he liked to store his lit candle collection.
Brad
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Originally posted by dratts:Liability if you loan it and no liability if you sell it? Doesn't make sense to me but it doesn't make sense to me in either case. I'll admit that law doesn't always make sense. Not trying to argue, I just don't see the logic. The minute you allow a customer onto your property you are liable in so many ways.
We didn't sell gas jugs either back then. If that helps.
I'm still trying to figure out if my life is worth $20...
Was it ever determined if that was to you or to someone else?
------------------ Ron Count Down to A Better America: http://countingdownto.com/countdown/196044 Isn't it strange that after a bombing, everyone blames the bomber, his upbringing, his environment, his culture, his mental state but … after a shooting, the problem is the gun?
My Uncle Frank was a staunch Conservative and voted straight Republican until the day he died in Chicago. Since then he has voted Democrat. Shrug
Was it ever determined if that was to you or to someone else?
Although I am aware it exists (necessary or not), I have always had a problem with the value someone else puts on my life. It is a selfish ego-reality; Your own self-worth ~v~ your worth in the eyes of others.
It seems everybody thinks they have a right to a piece of the judgment of another's "worth". Even wives.
You can probably experiment with this theory by noting your reaction when looking at a horrible criminal or a drug addict in the gutter...
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The courts put a value on peoples lives based on their future earnings potential. Not that I agree or not. They also consider loss of loss of consortium to the many people that you interact with.
Yea, more than $20. But, I understand being in a spot and having to fake it for the moment.
The blame should be on the gas station person who let him put it in bottles. Signs all over clearly say ONLY APPROVED containers. If a cop saw him, hed get a $500 ticket.
Hmm, well I'm not so sure about that Roger.
Is it that person's job to enforce the law? Or, should he/she call the PoPo when such an infraction occurs?
I'm thinking the individual committing the act is responsible but hey, it's always someone else's fault I guess.
------------------ Ron Count Down to A Better America: http://countingdownto.com/countdown/196044 Isn't it strange that after a bombing, everyone blames the bomber, his upbringing, his environment, his culture, his mental state but … after a shooting, the problem is the gun?
My Uncle Frank was a staunch Conservative and voted straight Republican until the day he died in Chicago. Since then he has voted Democrat. Shrug
oked em up on ebay. They go from $7 to $14. That's way more than I give for my gas cans at garage sales. No way I would pay that much for a piece of plastic. Good idea, but way overpriced.
