Smoking while pumping gas

Never witnessed such stupidity in person, but I would say something as I don't like smoking as it is let alone at a gas pump.

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Any good stories ya'll have regarding this?

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It's really not even an fire/explosion hazard. Cigarettes don't burn hot enough.

Mythbusters guys visited this topic.

Now, lighting a cigarette might be a bad call, especially with a zippo or something that stays lit without holding down a fuel button.

Good luck coming up to me and trying to get me to put down my Winston 100. Gets boring filling up my 80 gallon tank with diesel

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Good way to get a knuckle check appointment at the sandbar. Let em smoke.

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usually I agree that what other people do doesn't really bother me. I draw the line at smoking while pumping gas. It creates a safety hazard for all. There is a reason that there are no smoking signs everywhere and if I have to explain the physics of why you don't smoke when dispensing a highly flammable, highly volatile liquid then maybe Darwin was right.

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I have to explain the physics of why you don't smoke when dispensing a highly flammable

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I’d like you to explain the physics of it actually.

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There is a reason that there are no smoking signs everywhere and if I have to explain the physics of why you don't smoke when dispensing a highly flammable, highly volatile liquid then maybe Darwin was right.

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There are also signs everywhere telling me to turn off my car. I read awhile back that this is an unnecessary precaution with modern cars, so I stopped. I still feel like I'm doing something shady when I leave it running, but I'm getting over it.

I’ve never turned of my vehicle to pump gas

Can't wait to see gas stations go the way of casinos and bars. I don't want to get cancer while pumping my gas.

Do you get equally as mad at the yard guys filling up their gas cans in the back of the truck?