Re: Chevron gas stations have increased auto-shutoff sensitivity.

Feb 23, 2006 0 Replies


I don't get it. They're saying people would douse themselves with


> gasoline in hopes of getting a free tank of gas? Then rush home soaked
> in gas & hop in the shower I guess. Have to be pretty desperate. Even
> if that was your goal you could just fill the tank then pull the nozzle
> out & spray away regardless of the shutoff sensitivity. Any
> verification out side of 1 or 2 pump jockeys? Sounds like an urban > legend to me...

Not necessarily douse themselves; however, with the flow now so sensitive, they are more sure that it's the person's fault, and not the pump's.

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