"Bernard Farquart" > wrote in
news:ZA5td.2394$mn6.1123@trnddc07:

> top posting corrected.
>
>>
>> Henry H. Hansteen wrote:
>>> While filling up at a particularly slow pump, I discovered
>>> that a stick of lip balm is the perfect size to keep the
>>> fuel flowing while I wait in my truck warm and dry as the
>>> tank fills.
>>>
>
> "Mike Behnke" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Makes for a nice fireball when you reach for the nozzle and a static
>> sparks send the vapors a rollin'.
>>
> He said he waited in his truck, where it
> was WARM AND DRY.
>
> You do know that vapor is not really much
> of a problem in cold, damp environments,
> don't you?
>

But the dry conditions allow much larger static charges to build up,and
cold and dry outside,vapors still can be ignited by a hot enough spark.
The fuel coming from underground will be much warmer than outside air.
Vapors will still be present.

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Jim Yanik
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