tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286536693056217499.post2347736880334220016..comments2023-09-16T08:33:35.912-04:00Comments on BOB CONFER'S COMMENTARY: Only government could mess up the gas tankBob Conferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16649912040698431779noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286536693056217499.post-60632389664573643502017-07-15T11:03:48.431-04:002017-07-15T11:03:48.431-04:00I went to the new tanks about ten years ago and I ...I went to the new tanks about ten years ago and I agree it was awkward at first by I have learned to be very structured filling my tanks.<br /><br />The old fashioned way of merely tilting a can and pouring the gas until it spilled over the fill spout has gone the way of cigarettes and shots and beers.<br /><br />One thing that always bothered me was the fact that venting gasoline forces loss of octane. That is one reason old gas wrecks starting ability.<br /><br />The cumulative affect of gas fumes from millions of tanks is real. The American Cancer Society does identify benzene a definite cause of cancer.<br /><br />We can observe that in nearly all brownfield and hazardous waste sites a common element is benzene. We use gasoline for nearly everything and the effort is to minimize harm. So its the usual trade is weather health and long term harm more important than doing things the same ol’ same ol’ way.<br /><br />But not to worry - Pruitt will soon be encouraging no regulation on anything anywhere, anyway. <br /><br />I worked on the Cuyahoga and Buffalo Rivers in the pre-regulation 1960’s. Fires were really rare. But our biggest fear was to actually fall in the water, especially with an open wound. Scary.<br />TonawandaHaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10272043380982994982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286536693056217499.post-13734130118607588982017-07-14T12:45:06.278-04:002017-07-14T12:45:06.278-04:00The first thing I did when I had to buy 2 of the &...The first thing I did when I had to buy 2 of the "modern" gas cans was to take a pair of pliers and dig-out the no-spill feature, leaving me with a straight nozzle.Dad.of.fourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05312761294131505421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286536693056217499.post-89476423408403214072017-07-14T08:10:42.570-04:002017-07-14T08:10:42.570-04:00Well written and spot-on. I have a few old cans a...Well written and spot-on. I have a few old cans and one new can of the "no-vent, ready to explode, and certain to waste a minimum of 15% content through spillage" design. I stopped using it after I realized that my issues were not user error, just a crazy design- you have to perform 3 different steps in order to allow the gas to flow, and I only have two hands. <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08772800212781371281noreply@blogger.com