Editor’s Note:
We received an email from Darryl J. Haefner, a retired lieutenant from the Bolingbrook Fire Department and Fire Science Coordinator, College of DuPage, Ill., who advised us that this week’s tip deserves second thought.
He writes: “If you get gasoline on a pair of work gloves you run the risk of spontaneous combustion or ignition of the gloves if they are stored in a compartment in your vehicle.
Gasoline vapors ignite at 50 degres below 0 and a rolled-up glove stored in a vehicle could ignite and cause a fire. Best bet, use the plastic gloves provided at most gas stations or buy a box of latex gloves from the loval drug store and keep them in your car. When you are finished with the gloves, dispose of them in the trash barrel at the gas station.”
Thank you for the tip, Lieutenant!
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Our own photo editor David Baratz contributes this week’s handy tip which will leave you smiling rather than grumbling the next time you fill your car’s tank.
Handling the pump can result in a messy or smelly surprise that can linger for hours. He recommends keeping a pair of basic work gloves (the kind available at any home improvement store) in your car for your next gas-station visit. It’s an easy way to keep that gasoline smell — and don’t get us started on those stains! — off your hands.
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That reminds me of the time I took a fhglit out to the San Diego airport and rented a car to drive to Tucson. I was an uneventful trip except for the detour I had to take around a mudslide on the interstate. I stopped for gas shortly thereafter and called the police to report the incident which was difficult since I had nicked my finger the day before and a slight infection had developed. I was considering a visit to the doctor but quickly cancelled that idea. After all, the symptons were slight and I hoped to make a full recovery. So anyway, after calling the police, I noticed a BBQ joint across the street and decided to have lunch. I just love pulled pork barbecue. And the day was lovely, not a cloud in the sky, so I ate my meal at one of their outdoor tables. The seats, unfortunately, were cheap plastic and not very comfortable. Probably made in China, or North Korea. The meal didn’t set well with my stomach though. I felt kind of nauseous, like if I had smoked some crappy home grown drugs. Which is weird. I don’t even smoke marijuana.
Leather Gloves to the Gas Pump?
David Baratz, you really blew it on this one! Think of what happens when the gasoline spills on the gloves: the leather absorbs the liquid. Then you put them under the seat or in the trunk and now you have a really smelly car for the next whole week.
The real answer is a pair of good quality plastic water/gasoline proof gloves and if you get the larger size you can put them right over the leather ones. They are easy to get on and off and if they are still clean you can keep them in the car. If you spill gas on them you can wash or throw away. No lingering smell. Clean hands. Clean leather gloves. No fire hazard. No alergic reaction. No lingering smell.
Sorry my friend…You really blew this one!
Brooks probably sell ricluuiodsly expensive gloves specifically for gripping their tape
I might try an evening road ride soon, seems the wind drops to about a quarter of the daytime speed after 7.
I agree with Frank Crane about the gloves absorbing the gasoline which is worst than just gasoline on you hands which can be washed off.
David Baratz should stick photography hopefully something he knows something about.
I put a plastic sleeve or two between the car seats for pumping gas…either off the newspaper or from the grocery. One plastic sleeve over my hand works well. Now if only gas stations would put a recycle can at the pump for me to throw that bag away, I wouldn’t have to carry it back home.
To enhance this tip:I carry a disposable type glove,latex,vinyl,etc. easily stored in dash or door pocket.
Well macaadima nuts, how about that.
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