Mobile Phones and Gasoline Stations [MERGED]

[city]

larshell..thanks for the info..pero naimbistigahan ba kung saan nanggaling yung spark?...kulit e no..anyway..baka yung lola at yaya ng sindi ng lighter at nagyosi....hehehe..joke

[chris_d]

AFAIK on EFI engines when you open the gas tank cap some pressure is released, thats reason enough to switch off the engine, I dont want something happening to my fuel pump or whatnot because I didnt turn off my engine. Most if not all car manuals indicate to turn off the engine while filling up. Safety First.

[empy]

oo, hustle talaga ang masunugan

[Bry]

Engine lang papatayin ko.

The cellphone law is pure BS.

I read somewhere na mas delikado pa nga na pag bumaba ka sa car while filling up dahil ang lakas ng static electricity nun.

[blinker]

in reality tes it is defenitely a hassle especially sa mga tamad parang ako hehe, sarap na sarp na ko sa lamig ng aircon tapos papatayin ko pa hehe. pero cyempre SAFETY FIRST! oo it is a hassle pero if it can save your life whats 10 mins. ya i know add those ten minuites in a year an minus it with your life thats already 5% of your life thats crap! whats 5% when you take half of what remains with your crappy life hehe.
its true that even 20 mobilephones cannot make gasoline to blow up pero u cant tell rin diba, pero if you look at the chances of that happening your car blowing up bec of your phone thats like 1 in a trillion pero you'll still never know. kung ayaw mo patayin ung phone mo well bahala ka.
basta TURN OFF YOUR ENGINE one spark the KABOOOM!!!!!!! do you want your whole family going in flames? there are also times when i dont turn off the engine, but its best that you do. nasa huli na ang pagsisisi.

[the_wildthing]

Cell phones were known to explode in HK if the batteries were substandard.

Kaya go orig.

Sorry OT.

[Bogeyman]

Ever since I learned to drive, pinapatay ko agad ang makina pagdating sa gas station. Then buksan yung fuel lid tapos sabihin sa attendant kung anong fuel tsaka magkano. Hardly a hassle for me.

Cellphone, hindi ko pinapatay since I need the calculator function so I can immediately compute my previous mileage. But I make sure na wala akong incoming calls/messages before and during filling up.

[ghosthunter]

may nangyari na ba dito sa pinas na nagliyab gawa ng running engine while filling up and/or using a cell?..i didn't know that.

I don't believe celfones can cause fire or combustion...it's a misconception really.

there has been no incident of a fire at a gasoline station started by a celfone. Its all because of a chain-email sent around years ago that started that misconception.

[ghosthunter]

I dont know the exact time and date, there is one incedent happen in palawan.One family rented L300 van they make a stop at the gas station driver did not turnoff engine, Daddy went out to buy some snack together with mom, baby boy and 6yrs old girl left inside the van together wd lola and yaya.Sudenly daddy is shouting from the store, Apoy! Apoy! he saw fire coming under the van. buti nalang 2 sliding door ng L300 and the baby wd the yaya is at the 3rd row seat, sila ang huling nakalabas yaya suffer a 1st deegree burn. L300 van totally burned.

and was this incident documented in some newspaper article or simply heard from someone else? And what was the cause of this fire?

[empy]

see pag pinatay mo yung cellphone mo at nagkasunog nga, paano ka tatawag ng bumbero? :hihihi:

[larshell]

larshell..thanks for the info..pero naimbistigahan ba kung saan nanggaling yung spark?...kulit e no..anyway..baka yung lola at yaya ng sindi ng lighter at nagyosi....hehehe..joke

Yes, Insurance co. and the fire marshall concluded that it was the wire from inside the engine room started the fire.

I think yong baby ang heavy smoker, joke

[theveed]

Sa Batangas plant ng shell, you must leave your cellphones, pagers, etc sa guardhouse (which is outside the security fence where they calculated that if an explosion occurs, hanggang dun lang maximum flame/fuel dispersion).

While I do find it a hassle, comply nadin kasi it won't take more than 5 mins to fill it up (unless naka Expe ka or other large tanked car hehe)...

If you really find it a hassle, then just fill up at any other station but Shell..

[larshell]

and was this incident documented in some newspaper article or simply heard from someone else? And what was the cause of this fire?

Yes, it is documented kaya lang puro fax copy lang ang hawak ko. I dont know if this is captured by the media.

[Alpha_One]

The cellphone myth is... a myth. There are too many outside factors to consider for the cellphone to be singled out in a gasoline station explosion. Heck, simply having gasoline vapors coming out of the filler hole is a small fire risk in itself. And as stated two gazillion times by Ghosthunter and mazdamazda, your body usually can discharge WAY more static electricity than a cellphone. So why blame the phone? It's just modern society's weird side, really. The cellphone's so ubiquitous it takes the blame for everything.

Back on topic now.

Turning off the engine: no choice. The routine is stop in front of pump -> turn off engine -> take keys out and hand them over to the gasoline boy so he can open the cap. Heheheheh. But no, it isn't a hassle. I'd save some fuel, too.

Turning off the phone: I don't believe in the cellphone *MYTH*, but if asked to turn my phone off before a fillup, I wouldn't argue (just wastes energy arguing). Not that I use the phone much anyway.

[wren]

if the attendant ask me nicely and politely, i'd just do it. no need to argue over little things, and ruining his day (and mine) in the process. my opinion about turning off the engine and cellphone is irrelevant.

[picantorange]

Salamat sa mga taong na-spell ng tama ang HASSLE.

OnT:

Comply, madali lang naman e.

[yebo]

yan in-edit tuloy yung title ehehehehe!

[ts1n1ta]

i don't think of it as a hassle on my part. Automatic na sa ken pagpatay ng engine... sa phone naman, nde ko na pinapatay nakatago naman sa bag palagi. Yun ang hassle kung hahalungkatin ko pa sa bag just to turn it off. Besides, i don't believe that it causes explosions... hehehe. But if in case an attendant asks me to turn my phone off, i will comply naman then, i'll do the hustle. ~tanantan-tanan~

[mazdamazda]

come to think of it... the "shut off the engine" is quite pointless too.

if they want to be strict about all these "electricity" jumping out of nowhere we can do these:

- you should stop a few meters away from the gasoline pump and push the vehicle towards it. the vehicle will also be pushed away from from gasoline pump before starting.

- stopping the engine isn't enough. the battery should be disconnected since the electrical components of the vehicle is still working... power windows, radio, etc.

- electric gasoline pumps should be replaced by hand pumps... that's a live electric wire just a few inches away from the gasoline itself!

- gasoline stations should be open during daytime only... since they cannot anymore use lights (which uses electricity - really scary!) anymore.

- all gasoline attendants should be wearing an anti-static wristband. likewise, rubbing of hands, combing of har, and sitting on a fabric seat will not be allowed.

[BlueBimmer]

^ :bwahaha:

lets do the HUSTLE! :bwahaha: