Well, considering in my experience the normal procedure for gas spills at a station is to throw down some oil dry and allow the gasoline to evaporate away, then sweep up the oil dry (it’s mostly just for traction and to keep customers from walking through it and possibly slipping), I have no idea why he didn’t just do that.
I get rid of small amounts of gasoline in a few different ways:
[li]Pour into my truck’s tank[/li]
[li]Put small amount in a metal pan every day and let it evaporate[/li]
[li]Put it in a metal container well away from anything flamable and throw a match into it.[/li]
As far as motor oil, I know a few auto stores will take your waste oil. Our local trash service also takes it if is in a clear jug and labeled.
Of course I wasn’t suggesting he should have left it there. I was pointing out that if he had, the fire department most likely would have responded, especially since it was apparently enough gas to fill a decent sized container. Nor did I say that the fire department should “make house calls to pick up household waste.” I said they would have been able to tell him the best way to dispose of it, if he had called them. I daresay the firefighters would have been happier giving him instructions over the phone than they were dealing with his exploding toilet.
You know I never suggested that flushing it down the toilet was a good idea, so why on Earth do you keep saying that? Now I know how Kerry must have felt tonight dealing with all of Bush’s non-sequiturs.
Why on earth do I keep saying what? Where did I say you said that? I’m referring to the dumbassedness of the guy in the OP’s link when I talk about the flaming john. Get a grip.
That would be bullshit, woman, and yes, you need to get a grip. My first post pointed out that most fire departments would not consider a phone call about spilled gasoline a waste of time, as your first post seemed to imply. In other words, it was a direct response to your post. I then added the crack about “I’m pretty sure they’d have advised against pouring it down the crapper” as a demonstration of something called humor.
My second post didn’t involve you at all. Sorry to burst your bubble.
My third post (a response to your response to me) was an attempt to clarify my first two posts, as you seemed to be having trouble understanding them; an attempt which apparently backfired, as you then seized on my jocular exploding toilet comment and chose to interpret it as a direct attack on you, as if I think you gad about fiendishly advocating the flushing of combustible petroleum products. When I said:
It was meant as nothing more nor less than a statement of fact. How you interpreted this to mean that I was implying you thought dumping gas in the toilet was a good thing is beyond me.
Jeez, Blowero! Not trying to junior mod or anything, but last I heard accusations of sock puppetry were bannable. I know you’ve been around darn near forever and this isn’t worth losing you over. Okay?
I mean, hey. This started out a a good laugh over some dumbass and his bad case of gas, right?!
Actually, I didn’t know that. I’ve been around here awhile, but I guess I missed that rule. I’ll have to bone up on the FAQ. I guess the best solution is to just stop talking to that fuckhead Marlitharn and let her stew in her own juices. Not sure what her problem is, anyway.
To transport: Place gasoline filled, lidless, unlabeled container in cup holder in personal auto. Get inside, close all the windows and turn the heater on full blast. Close all fresh air vents (recirculate mode) Take slow deep breaths. Drive toward the Hazmat center, stop there or whenever you feel unconsciousness overtaking.
Alternative method of transport. Same unlided unlabeled container, held out driver’s window. Drive very fast toward hazmat center. If gasoline container is hit by an approaching vehicle, drive faster, circle back home, or to ER if hand appears salvagable. Listen for sirens.
Third option pour into toilet, sit down, light a smoke.
All these options have chlorine for the gene pool built in.
Sure, give it to the firefighters, they’ll set something ablaze with it! They’ll call it training!
