JetAonly wrote:
holstein13 wrote:
Not that I'd want to inject any logic into this heated emotional discussion, but I'd go even further and ask, why not require that all cars be turned off BEFORE arriving at the pump and then be pushed in to position and pushed out before starting their engines? After all, other cars are at the pump refueling and here you are driving past them, hitting the brakes, jumping in and out of your seat and finally injecting voltage into your starter and accelerating past the other people fueling all while your engine is running. In fact, you and your super hot exhaust may drive right over a spill from the previous guy in line. If we are concerned about running engines causing fires, shouldn't we prevent all running engines near the pumps?
I thought it an entirely reasonable question. I had hopes of a discussion on the difference between flammable and combustable. Perhaps a touch on vapor pressures or maybe even a mention of partial pressures in the context of Boyle's Law. I didn't think there would be a mention of flame propagation rates, but I was hopeful…….
Instead, what I got was an example of how common clear rational thought is. A demonstration of why Oprah is popular and why America is governed the way it is.
Happy Thanksgiving!
It's the law, which should be enough for some people. I'm sorry that the people that enact the laws did not consult the "experts" here on this forum, but until you can change the law, deal with it, or try to convince the rest of us why YOU should be excluded.
Funny, during a simple internet search on RV fires, I find one expert that makes the statement that DP's have MORE fires than any other RV. He mentions very hot turbo chargers and leaks in the fuel or cooling systems. To quote from the article:
"Diesel pushers catch fire more often than other RVs. A tiny pinhole leak can cause a fire that may not be spotted quickly."
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