Posted by PJH on April 24, 2019 at 20:01:27 from (50.40.199.250):
In Reply to: Gas pump safety posted by Russ from MN on April 24, 2019 at 19:19:31:
That's something I always look for. I don't remember ever gassing at a place where the emergency shut-off was not prominently labeled.
When I was in high school, we had an electrical malfunction at the full service station where I worked. I was the only one on duty - the owner was out of town - and my first awareness that there was a problem was when I noticed a spark between the gas nozzle and a customer's filler neck. It was a '68 Ford pickup, and the driver saw the spark too and drove away in a panic as I barely got the nozzle out of the neck. I had no idea how to shut off the electrical power to the pumps, but I knew an old retired electrician in our little town, and I sent word for him to come and help me. He found a short to the conduit that led from the fuse panel to the pump island, and he got new wire and pulled it in for me. We were back in service in an hour or so. I was a kid, and didn't know if I had done the right thing in the absence of the owner, but when the owner returned he was pleased with the outcome - especially no fire - and promptly paid the retired electrician for his kind assistance. I don't know how we escaped a fire with a spark at the filler neck of that pickup. The old saying - the Lord looks out for children and fools - apparently I fell into one category or the other.
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