Dirty diesel islands revealed

Cummins12V98 wrote:
..did you have a bootie for your "BOOTIE" so it would stay clean taking off your booties?

LOL, nah.. my bootie stays clean.

2oldman wrote:

bucky wrote:
what do you do with the booties after you fuel if you can't reach the trash can from the window of your truck?

That is the tricky part.

I sat on the running board, (yes, I have one) removed booties and the gloves and put in plastic bag. Since this was the first time, I brought the bag home to photo them.

I'll hopefully be able to drive out of the dirty area and deposit bag in garbage. Or, just have a garbage bag on board.

Atlee wrote:
And don't the diesel pumps where the tractors fill up, pump at a much faster rate? It's easy to over fill a tank in a pickup.

Yes they do, like a jetstream. The nozzles are designed to be put in a very short filler tube, not a long one like I discovered years ago!

Sitting on running board taking off booties........did you have a bootie for your "BOOTIE" so it would stay clean taking off your booties?

bucky wrote:
what do you do with the booties after you fuel if you can't reach the trash can from the window of your truck?

That is the tricky part.

I sat on the running board, (yes, I have one) removed booties and the gloves and put in plastic bag. Since this was the first time, I brought the bag home to photo them.

I'll hopefully be able to drive out of the dirty area and deposit bag in garbage. Or, just have a garbage bag on board.

Atlee wrote:
And don't the diesel pumps where the tractors fill up, pump at a much faster rate? It's easy to over fill a tank in a pickup.

Yes they do, like a jetstream. The nozzles are designed to be put in a very short filler tube, not a long one like I discovered years ago!

And don't the diesel pumps where the tractors fill up, pump at a much faster rate? It's easy to over fill a tank in a pickup.

Terryallan wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:

rhagfo wrote:

Terryallan wrote:
That's because diesel fuel is very dirty

Diesel will was off with soap and water, unlike gas which will soak into your skin.
I have both and would rather get diesel on my hands than gas, it takes days of scrubbing to get the stink of gas out of your skin.

The booties would look the same at a standard gas island.

I think someone needs to stay in their TV and go to a FULL SERVICE station ;)

Ain't none around here. And FYI. I have pumped diesel in most of the lower 48. It's just dirty. and in truth. One of the reasons the truck lane is more dirty. They use 2 filler hoses (from the same pump) at a time. One in each saddle tank, on opposite sides of the truck. Sometimes they don't get back around in time, and the pump may not always cut off automatically, so there is more spillage.

I won't bust on 2Old out of respect for his numerous links to answers for people that need help. Oh what the heck, booties???????????hahahahaha. Serious question though, what do you do with the booties after you fuel if you can't reach the trash can from the window of your truck?

Bedlam wrote:
I'm disappointed in this thread. I thought it was going to be locator for full service diesel pumps where the attendants wear skimpy clothes...

Hee hee.

I guess it's too much to hope for, for any station to ever consider taking a pressure washer to that area once a week or so.

I'm disappointed in this thread. I thought it was going to be locator for full service diesel pumps where the attendants wear skimpy clothes...

mike mck wrote:

amandasgramma wrote:

Terryallan wrote:

amandasgramma wrote:
And you all thing us Oregonians are crazy for letting hired people pump our gas...... BWAHAHAHAHAHAH

Y'all STILL have REAL service stations. Wow!. That's great. Service stations died around here more than 30 years ago

Yip --- don't have to get out of the car when raining/snowing, don't have gassy smells on our hands, don't have dirty shoes, jobs provided for lower income people and we don't pay any more (sometimes less) than other states (sometimes more, too).

What not paying a livable wage to the guy pumping gas? Soon to be $15.00 an hour. :{)

Yes, But I can pump my own diesel in Oregon!

amandasgramma wrote:

Terryallan wrote:

amandasgramma wrote:
And you all thing us Oregonians are crazy for letting hired people pump our gas...... BWAHAHAHAHAHAH

Y'all STILL have REAL service stations. Wow!. That's great. Service stations died around here more than 30 years ago

Yip --- don't have to get out of the car when raining/snowing, don't have gassy smells on our hands, don't have dirty shoes, jobs provided for lower income people and we don't pay any more (sometimes less) than other states (sometimes more, too).

What not paying a livable wage to the guy pumping gas? Soon to be $15.00 an hour. :{)

Paul Clancy wrote:
Had an Oregon pump kid ALMOST put gas in my duramax. That would have been an expensive fill for his company. Another reason I only fill up where they can afford to repair my truck if that happens. And it's on camera.

That is one good reason I only use the truck stops in Oregon so I can pump my own fuel!