NO DEISEL IN GAS CAN?
The gas station attendant here in Portland Oregon refused to sell me deisel when she saw it was going into my old plastic gas can saying it is against the law. She said I would need to fill out a for...
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furballs wrote:Okay, that actually makes some sense. An actual reason for different color containers.
Meaning no offense to anyone but... I was a prosecutor for 25 years and often worked with all sorts of agencies, including fire fighters. One training class noted that the colors of the containers are for fires. Firepersons often don't have the time to stop in the middle of a fire to smell the contents of a container. When they kick open a door are they looking at containers of gasoline, diesel, or kerosene?. It helps in triage of a situation to know if the can is a potential bomb, something that may be hosed down and left for later or should they back out and yell for foam? Time is crucial in dangerous situations. Is it really that big of a deal to get the right color container? For a change, this is one law that seems to make sense. Jmho
