First day at work...

Steve · 10-24-2018, 07:59 AM

On my first day working at the gas station, I watched a senior co-worker measure the level of gasoline in the under-ground tanks by lowering a giant measuring stick down into them.

"What would happen if I threw a lit match into the hole?" I joked.

"It would go out," he replied very matter-of-factly.

"Really?" I asked, surprised to hear that. "Is there a lack of oxygen down there or some safety device that would extinguish it before the fumes ignited?"

"No," my co-worker continued. "The force from the explosion would blow out the match."

SurfnSafari · 10-24-2018, 08:08 AM

Funny.

markem · 10-24-2018, 08:13 AM

engineer

CigarNut · 10-24-2018, 10:57 AM

The Poet · 10-24-2018, 12:30 PM

True story. Many years ago a guy I knew was riding his motorcycle around one night. He thought he may be low on gas, so pulled into a local station. It was closed, and the lights were out, thus he could not see down into his tank to check his fuel. He needed light to see, so lit a match and held it over the open cap. BLAMMM!! Blew his a$$ backwards off the bike and set the tank and seat ablaze. Memorable night for him, and all of us.

BigAsh · 10-24-2018, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by The Poet

True story. Many years ago a guy I knew was riding his motorcycle around one night. He thought he may be low on gas, so pulled into a local station. It was closed, and the lights were out, thus he could not see down into his tank to check his fuel. He needed light to see, so lit a match and held it over the open cap. BLAMMM!! Blew his a$$ backwards off the bike and set the tank and seat ablaze. Memorable night for him, and all of us.

10-24-2018, 07:59 AM	#1
Steve Dad Jokester Supreme Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Steve Location: 17 R 435648 3354895 Posts: 7,715 Trading: (6)	First day at work... On my first day working at the gas station, I watched a senior co-worker measure the level of gasoline in the under-ground tanks by lowering a giant measuring stick down into them. "What would happen if I threw a lit match into the hole?" I joked. "It would go out," he replied very matter-of-factly. "Really?" I asked, surprised to hear that. "Is there a lack of oxygen down there or some safety device that would extinguish it before the fumes ignited?" "No," my co-worker continued. "The force from the explosion would blow out the match." __________________ ...So don't sit upon the shoreline and say you're satisfied, Choose to chance the rapids and dare to dance that tide

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The Poet Il megglior fabbro Join Date: Jun 2009 First Name: Thomas Location: Hickory, NC Posts: 8,420 Trading: (2)	Re: First day at work... True story. Many years ago a guy I knew was riding his motorcycle around one night. He thought he may be low on gas, so pulled into a local station. It was closed, and the lights were out, thus he could not see down into his tank to check his fuel. He needed light to see, so lit a match and held it over the open cap. BLAMMM!! Blew his a$$ backwards off the bike and set the tank and seat ablaze. Memorable night for him, and all of us. __________________ Ninety percent of everything is crap - Theodore Sturgeon.

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