StoneHeartFarm
Veteran Member
Whether it is a myth or not, when I was fueling the car last night, I noticed a sign saying no cell phones had been placed on each pump.
Steve
Steve
Fuel Dispensing Pump Mobile Phone Safety Alert.
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slowrev
Elite Member
Perhaps this is a myth started by the gas-n-go type of stores to keep people from hanging out talking on cell phones and tying up the pumps.
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Mark, that's the only way to go! I just wish more people would think to do that, as I really hate clicking fwd, fwd, fwd over and over before finally getting to the attachment. I just delete when they come that way now. John
Mark, that's the only way to go! I just wish more people would think to do that, as I really hate clicking fwd, fwd, fwd over and over before finally getting to the attachment. I just delete when they come that way now. John
GntlmnFarmer
New member
I realize that I am coming into this thread real late, but I wanted to point something out. I own a Shell station in Saint Joseph Michigan. Shell did indeed issue a warning to all of its Jobbers. My jobber passed the warning on to me. The warning did indeed mention the three fires related to cell phones. But what it stressed more than that was that in all three cases those people had gotten back into and then out of their cars. They suspected it was the creation of static (probably not, but possibly related to the phones) that caused the problem.
Jeff
Jeff
Phred
Veteran Member
Jeff,
Thats the problem. An accident occures and a policeman / fireman/firemarshal needs to write down a cause for a report.
In many cases its very hard to prove exactly what happened.
So in some cases the "cause" is basically a wild a^& guess.
So shell covers their tail by saying cellphones should not be used.
My money is on the static in all these cases that are allegedly cell phone related.
Fred
Thats the problem. An accident occures and a policeman / fireman/firemarshal needs to write down a cause for a report.
In many cases its very hard to prove exactly what happened.
So in some cases the "cause" is basically a wild a^& guess.
So shell covers their tail by saying cellphones should not be used.
My money is on the static in all these cases that are allegedly cell phone related.
Fred
GntlmnFarmer
New member
Fred,
I agree. The "memo" that Shell put out did not place ay blame on the cell phones, and where it did mention them it was definitly a c.y.o.s kind of thing. My money is on static discharge from dry pavement and ungrounded human flesh. I was just trying to settle the discussion as to whether or not such a memo existed. As for gas...hey it's flammable..go figure.
Jeff
I agree. The "memo" that Shell put out did not place ay blame on the cell phones, and where it did mention them it was definitly a c.y.o.s kind of thing. My money is on static discharge from dry pavement and ungrounded human flesh. I was just trying to settle the discussion as to whether or not such a memo existed. As for gas...hey it's flammable..go figure.
Jeff