Turn off propane at gas stations - DO YOU?

I'm so convinced now that nothing bad will happen I think that not only will I leave my refrigerator running, I will also light all of my burners on my stove while refueling.
bumpy

2oldman wrote:
Here's a lot of reading on this board.. of this tired old subject.

General propane discussion May 28 2014 - 8 pages

Fueling - propane Oct 5 2013


Fridge on fueling 2009- 8 pages
Fridge on fueling shootout 2011- 7 pages

Well, oldman..... I've come to the conclusion that your helpful archive lists are ignored by everybody. In fact they seem to create more comments. The same old comments found in the archives. I guess folks have itchy typing fingers. :R

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aftermath wrote:

OkSixpack wrote:
It's amazing to me that some people will not take time to do something so simple. It's not only your life but the lives of everyone else in the area you put in possible danger. Do fires happen often because of this, I'm sure they don't. It only takes once though.

I am a mathematician and I understand probability and odds. The chances of your trailer exploding at a gas pump are miniscule when compared to what could happen during a tire blow out or a hitch malfunction. And, lets not forget the probability of getting into an accident while towing through a busy intersection or a high speed highway. Hey, don't forget the chances of trouble during night driving, driving in high winds, hail and rain. All of these would be far more probable that an exploding trailer at a gas station.

Could you get into an accident? Could your family be injured? Could there be a loss of life? Absolutely. So why take the chance? Stay home and you don't need to worry.

Personally, I run with the propane on and the fridge running. I fuel up with the fridge on. I will obey the laws and turn everything off when required, not just when suggested.

You bring up some very, very good points. Every single week the equivalent of two 747's full of people die on the roadways of the USA and we think nothing of that when we are all RVing across the USA. But those same people wring their hands raw with worry about something that might have happened once of twice (or never) in the history of mankind! :R

Me? I will be concerned more about heart disease and cancer and strokes.

Almost 500 people are killed annually just by doing nothing but falling out of bed. Should we pack pillows around our beds because it's so easy to do? :R

I never turn the fridge off, except when boarding the ferry.

I am very curious though, those who do turn it off, do you stop ahead of time, turn it off, go to the gas station, then leave, pull over a third time and turn it back on? It seems very time consuming. I have to fill up every 200 miles, I'd spend a lot of time pulling on and off the road to light the fridge.

Through all the threads on this topic, I've never read where someone explained if this is actually how they do it. Surely lighting it in the gas station would be way more dangerous than just leaving it lit the whole time.

Hondavalk wrote:
So who all remembers in the old days when you had a cigarette hanging out of your mouth while you refueled. LOL

You know what the Surgeon General says about smoking!!! LOL

So who all remembers in the old days when you had a cigarette hanging out of your mouth while you refueled. LOL

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