Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Public Safety Message

Ok, so I go to the gas station for a Tim's, they sell Tim Horton's coffee. There's a girl smoking out in front but far away from the pumps. And although she's far away from the pumps, she's standing under the vent pipes. For everyone's information, those pipes sticking out of the ground going straight up to 8 to 12 feet high are vent pipes. They are usually located further away from all the happenings of a gas station. Vent pipes allow air to go in or fumes to escape when filling up the big tanks. These fumes can be more dangerous than the gas itself as it's the gasoline in gas form that readily ignites. So although this girl is conforming to the smoking laws around the pump, she's endangering herself and everyone around. She's probably not even aware of the dangers, but they are there. Many times it's the placement of these pipes, I've seen some near restaurant entrances and many along the drive thru's. So someone could be ordering a double double, smoking in their car and parked underneath the vent pipes of a gas station. The pipes are high and usually vent with enough air by wind, but under certain circumstances, the fumes can linger and form a cloud just above the ground. Certainly smoking within this clouds could have catastrophic results. So if your a smoker and you just need your nicotine fix, keep away from gas stations and especially the vent pipes that are always a safe distance from the source.

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