Stoaty
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sproqitman said:I don't own a gas can. I haven't owned one in the last 15 years. Electric lawnmower, electric string trimmer, electric chain saw. Gasoline is dangerous!
It isn't a matter of blame, it is a matter of taking all reasonable precautions to prevent your product being involved in burning your customers (who after all are humans that tend to do stupid things often because they don't know any better).RePo said:I'm not sure it's right to blame someone else for that 1 in a million chance where someone gets hurt for not knowing all the dangers.
As shown in the video, holding a lit tiki torch at the end of the spout can also be problematic.RePo said:IThey're blaming the gas can mfg for the instance where a user pours gas into a hot engine, running or not, where the fuel vapors can touch a 400 degree surface and ignite.
I used to have a cordless Makita that struggled a bit when the grass got wet. Now I have a corded Black & Decker that handles it just fine. At least, I assume it does because my son hasn't complained about it.pkulak said:Not to veer super off topic here... but how's that electric lawnmower in the PNW? Do you have to wait until the grass is bone dry? I suspect that doesn't happen often to either of us!sproqitman said:I don't own a gas can. I haven't owned one in the last 15 years. Electric lawnmower, electric string trimmer, electric chain saw. Gasoline is dangerous!
sproqitman said:Now I have a corded Black & Decker that handles it just fine. At least, I assume it does because my son hasn't complained about it.
Hmm... hasn't ever been a problem for me. Maybe I didn't have the spout at the right angle.LTLFTcomposite said:As shown in the video, holding a lit tiki torch at the end of the spout can also be problematic.
Stoaty said:$160 million settlement to gas can explosion lawsuits:
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pkulak said:sproqitman said:I don't own a gas can. I haven't owned one in the last 15 years. Electric lawnmower, electric string trimmer, electric chain saw. Gasoline is dangerous!
Not to veer super off topic here... but how's that electric lawnmower in the PNW? Do you have to wait until the grass is bone dry? I suspect that doesn't happen often to either of us!
I have a full gas can in my garage right now for the lawnmower. I actually just had to drive to the gas station in the Leaf to fill it up!
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