Date:         Fri, 29 Jun 2007 11:07:42 -0700
Reply-To:     Don Hanson <dhanson@GORGE.NET>
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From:         Don Hanson <dhanson@GORGE.NET>
Subject:      Re: Gas cap ideas
Comments: To: rubatoguy@comcast.net
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My part of the Northwest, the east slope of the Cascades, there are still
'pockets' of locals...that is other than transplanted Californians (a joke).
We live on "Lyle-Land", near the small town of Lyle, Washington, just across
the river from The Dalles, Orgeon.  For some reason..perhaps pesticides in
the water supply or the fact that many of the loggers are now unemployed (no
trees left) and have been forced to switch from Cocaine to Meth...(another
sarcastic comment in jest) there seems to be a fairly low average
intelligence (me included)..Sorry not meaning to offend, just something for
a Fryeday...
  Eventually, the gas jockey gets the cap back on anyhow..The zip-tie "fix"
is more for ME, who probably had too much of that water or something and has
been known to leave gas caps on the pump...
  Don Hanson
  It is funny to see, if you take hold of the pump nozzle yourownself in
Oregon...
----- Original Message -----
From: <rubatoguy@comcast.net>
To: "Don Hanson" <dhanson@GORGE.NET>; <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, June 29, 2007 10:20 AM
Subject: Re: Gas cap ideas


> Interesting, I live near Portland and have yet had one attendant have
problems with the gas cap.
> I guess this problem may be geographically dependent.
>
> BTW - If you ever want to have fun in Oregon, drive a car with an out of
state plate into a gas station, and make moves like you are going to pump
your own gas. It is funny how paniced the attendants get.
>
> Trivia: New Jersey and Oregon are the only states with laws forbidding
customers to pump their own gas.
> Interestingly, if you have a motorcycle, in Oregon you can pump your own
gas - once the attendant hands you the nozzle.
>
>
> IMHO, its all about trying to add employment and has nothing to do with
saftey.
>
>
> Todd
> '88 Westy.
>
>
>
>  -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: Don Hanson <dhanson@GORGE.NET>
> > I live right near Oregon, where it's a law that your gas must be added
only
> > by the station attendant.  So, explaining or showing how to close the
gas
> > cap became kinda tedious, given that many station attendants are a bit
> > mechanically challenged, or perhaps they aren't really concentrating
(for
> > minimum wage, who does?)
> >   My fix was to use a black zip tie, drilled into the gas cap's rim and
> > through the body work.  Then I took one of those parts marking paint
> > pens..(handy little gadgets) and made some arrows on the cap and on the
body
> > work..When the attendant gets the key, he/she inserts it and sees the
> > surmarks, or arrows lined up, and usually has no problem remembering how
to
> > duplicate that alignment when closing the cap.  The wire tie keeps the
cap
> > and key attached to the van at all times..No more "left on the pump" gas
> > caps.
> >   Be very careful when you make a hole for the zip tie.  Gas fumes do
> > explode with a spark..
> > Don Hanson
>