Turn off propane at gas stations - DO YOU?
Hi. I have read that you should close the propane tank when entering the gas station but some people have said they do not. We will have ours on for the fridge. We are driving our first long trip (7...
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A story: While eating lunch with some coworkers in a fast food joint, I happened to look out the window and see, across the street, a U-haul truck at the gas island. The pump nozzle was in the saddle tank and gas was pouring out of the tank.
I stopped eating and ran across the street to see what was happening. This was in Winter so the plowed drifts adjacent to the island had pooled the gas around the truck and island. The pump read over 170 gals. and was pumping gas out of the nozzle at full detent of the nozzle. Inside the station I saw a single young guy on the phone. I launched 2 snowballs at the front window, pointed at the island, and left. I do not know what happened after that. Imagine what could happen if an RV'er with a running pilot flame had entered the station and drove up to the island. It's not always about our own actions but a string of happenstances that can cause a catastrophe.
I stopped eating and ran across the street to see what was happening. This was in Winter so the plowed drifts adjacent to the island had pooled the gas around the truck and island. The pump read over 170 gals. and was pumping gas out of the nozzle at full detent of the nozzle. Inside the station I saw a single young guy on the phone. I launched 2 snowballs at the front window, pointed at the island, and left. I do not know what happened after that. Imagine what could happen if an RV'er with a running pilot flame had entered the station and drove up to the island. It's not always about our own actions but a string of happenstances that can cause a catastrophe.
