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Discussion in 'Lounge' started by Richard 1200, Aug 20, 2019.

  1. Perhaps DB and one of her colleagues could do the rope action :thinkingface:
     
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  2. That’s a bit unfair, not everyone can be tall like you!
     
  3. Well ..... I tried :)
     
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  4. The plastic can isn't grounded - as it's plastic (insulator). It is possible to get a static spark due to flowing liquid (fuel out of nozzle into can) but this is minimal - it is more likely when you pour it out from the can to the Molotov cocktail container ;). The action of you putting the plastic can on the ground will not change anything but if it were (very unlikely) to ignite you won't drop it and make it spread all over the shop - pool fires spread really fast and then escalate into a more dangerous situation.
    If you want to be really safe use a metal can on the ground - no static build up :upyeah:.
    Also the reason why plastic cans are only 5 litres (although I always get 6 in mine :bucktooth:)
    Biker clothing is unlikely to cause static charge and you will have your feet on the ground (you are earthed and so is the bike through the tyres. There is a risk (very small) that a fire may occur when you are filling up and this is why it is recommended you get off the bike - I don't, even though I have a centres tand due to laziness and it's easier to peer into the tank during filling to see how full it is.
    It's your choice, information is available
     
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  5. Cant be true. DB's H&S manual says so ;)
     
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  6. It's a fair cop - I'll get me coat :pensive:
     
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  7. Thank you for your last post Harry you explained better than I could
    It’s about minimising risk
    Just because it doesn’t happen doesn’t mean it can’t :)
     
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  8. If we all took that line, we’d never ride a bike. Surely you are way more likely to get injured or die just riding 5k Miles pa than being engulfed in flames on a forecourt because you won’t take your helmet off :p
     
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  9. We always hear about people being burned beyond recognition. Utter nonsense. They stand out like a sore thumb, you can spot them a mile off!
     
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  10. I think we went off thread :)
    Back to helmets
     
  11. This maybe explains more details about the back story of Johnny Blaze.
    If only he hadn`t sat on his bike while refueling it.
    At least he`d taken his helmet off though.
    Still ruined it for the rest of us, bastid :punch::mad:
     
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  12. Haha this post wins this thread - love it :D
     
  13. Hows a bike grounded through it tyres ?
     
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  14. Possibly incorrect on my behalf there, it is grounded through your feet generally depending on your boot sole material. Aircraft tyres have carbon (I think) in them to allow grounding on landing so I was probably getting mixed up there
     
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  15. Its not often im right lol
     
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  16. I always keep my Helmet on and visor down when filling up. I don't want to find out if my contact lens will melt onto my eyeballs if petrol splashes up.
    The Last time I was requested to remove my helmet whilst attempting to buy fuel at a motorway services was by a young man who was not of anglo-saxon origin, and although I was tempted to educate him in the finer points of the English language when he said "my boss says you off your helmet" I rode on to the next town and found a Shell station with two very pleasant older ladies at the till, who were not At all terrorised by my appearance.
     
  17. It’s not the race of the attendants. It’s the ridiculous rules they have to follow.

    If they’ve been robbed, I get it. If not, it’s just sheer ‘everyone is a crim’ nonsense
     
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  18. It’s corporate and being a responsible retailer so it covers the board not just one or two

    I’m happy to follow orders I don’t want to find myself in court for causing and accident and or loss of licence
     
  19. But would you serve a person with religious head gear if they don't take it of and are not asked to take it off.

    TB
     
  20. I have a friend who used to run a couple of petrol station franchises. When asked about customers who do runners he told me that even with CCTV of the person and car number plate the police never charged anyone.

    Has this level of efficiency changed recently.

    TB
     
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