Posted by Steve@Advance on April 12, 2021 at 18:59:26 from (47.32.251.143):
In Reply to: Now what broke posted by 37 chief on April 12, 2021 at 15:28:15:
My dad owned a small self serve gas station when I was growing up.
Seen lots of overflows. The automatic nozzles would malfunction and fail to shut off, especially in hot weather for dome reason. Dad would warn me not to get too far away and keep an eye on it.
But the worst spill was the gas delivery truck. He was getting near retirement, probably a few years beyond. There was no meter on the truck. He would measure the level in the tank, calculate about how much was on the truck, and how long it would take to fill the tank or if it would hold it all.
One time I was in the garage and started smelling gas really strong. Looked out and the tank had filled and the hose had blown out of the filler and was laying on the ground gushing a 4 stream!
The driver was in the office deep into a BS session, no idea what was happening! I didn't know how to stop it and wasn't real crazy about wading into a 6 deep pool of gasoline!
I started screaming and running to the office, he heard me and waddled out to turn it off.
The fumes in the garage were beyond the explosive level. There was a swamp cooler right there pulling the vapors in. I didn't dare unplug it. Spent the next couple days working outside, just in case...
Nothing came of it, no explosion, it just soaked in and dried up over a few days, but it sure did stink!
That wasn't the only time it happened but the other overflows were at the side tanks, further away from the buildings.
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