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My son hates my car...don't start with me, Scott and Gord!
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Re: My son hates my car...don't start with me, Scott and Gord! -
10-03-2005
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"Gord Beaman" <gord (AT) islandtelecom (DOT) com> wrote in message news:h691k11ql4pv9mhvjlf0m8731150grplq9 (AT) 4ax (DOT) com... "WickeddollŽ" <wickeddoll1958DIEspammersDIE (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote: No, he didn't have an accident, but I sent him to get gas for the lawn mower, and that brain donor put the can in the back, without putting it in a garbage bag, box, or something, so when it leaked (You just knew it would), it saturated my spare tire tarp, and now the whole damned car smells like a gas pump. I took it out, sprinkled baking soda on the tarp to soak some of the gas up (For about an hour), then I shook that out, and threw it into the washer - three times. No luck - any ideas of how to make my tarp usable again, or should I just get another one? LOL I'm scrubbing the tire cover surfaces, so that's no problem. Luckily, the weather has been mild enough to do without the A/C Natalie Hang it over a back fence or somesuch...the wind will clean it after awhile. My grandson set a two gallon gas container in my trunk, I said, are all the caps on tight?...Yep he says...we drove to my house (you too know what's coming here). The little cap that covers the vent wasn't on and the Corolla's trunk got washed. Oh boy... I gave him a lecture about being 'responsible' and the consequences of not being so, we removed the fibre linings for the trunk and hung them on the patio , It took about a week in the sun and breeze to destink them...he was genuinely sorry and I figured the bother was worth it for the lesson it gave him, he's really quite a good lad actually. -- -Gord. So's Craig - I did put it out on one of my deck benches. I'll leave it there for a while - thanks! Natalie Leave Craig out with with the tarp - until the odor is gone! He will not forget next time. |
a mistake here can be fatal or very, very, very painful. Remove the gas
can from the car trunk/truck bed and place on ground before filling. Do
not wiggle on the fabric car seats or rub your woolen mittens together
before grabbing either the gas can or nozzle. By the way - the cell
phone ringing proved to be an urban myth. Playing with your Tasar while
filling up is a dumb idea :-)
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| WickeddollŽ wrote: "Gord Beaman" <gord (AT) islandtelecom (DOT) com> wrote in message news:h691k11ql4pv9mhvjlf0m8731150grplq9 (AT) 4ax (DOT) com... "WickeddollŽ" <wickeddoll1958DIEspammersDIE (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote: No, he didn't have an accident, but I sent him to get gas for the lawn mower, and that brain donor put the can in the back, without putting it in a garbage bag, box, or something, so when it leaked (You just knew it would), it saturated my spare tire tarp, and now the whole damned car smells like a gas pump. I took it out, sprinkled baking soda on the tarp to soak some of the gas up (For about an hour), then I shook that out, and threw it into the washer - three times. No luck - any ideas of how to make my tarp usable again, or should I just get another one? LOL I'm scrubbing the tire cover surfaces, so that's no problem. Luckily, the weather has been mild enough to do without the A/C Natalie Hang it over a back fence or somesuch...the wind will clean it after awhile. My grandson set a two gallon gas container in my trunk, I said, are all the caps on tight?...Yep he says...we drove to my house (you too know what's coming here). The little cap that covers the vent wasn't on and the Corolla's trunk got washed. Oh boy... I gave him a lecture about being 'responsible' and the consequences of not being so, we removed the fibre linings for the trunk and hung them on the patio , It took about a week in the sun and breeze to destink them...he was genuinely sorry and I figured the bother was worth it for the lesson it gave him, he's really quite a good lad actually. -- -Gord. So's Craig - I did put it out on one of my deck benches. I'll leave it there for a while - thanks! Natalie Leave Craig out with with the tarp - until the odor is gone! He will not forget next time. |
it's because he drives the car too :-P
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Also, please educate him about static electricity and filling gas cans - a mistake here can be fatal or very, very, very painful. Remove the gas can from the car trunk/truck bed and place on ground before filling. Do not wiggle on the fabric car seats or rub your woolen mittens together before grabbing either the gas can or nozzle. By the way - the cell phone ringing proved to be an urban myth. Playing with your Tasar while filling up is a dumb idea :-) |
better anyway, since you see people on theirs at every freaking pump! As
for the gas thing - I think I'll pick the gas up next time, and just leave
the mowing to Craig...
Natalie
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