It's frightening that this warning is even necessary

[fronobulax]

That is correct! Not only don't we have self-service, it is illegal to pump your own. (Oh, and our gas doesn't cost any more!)

Correct if you remember the days when pumps had two prices - a higher one for full service and a lower one for self service. But when driving from Virginia to NJ or through NJ to New England there were times and places when not getting gas in NJ was the cheapest option. Sometimes, not always and with the Colonial Pipeline panic who knows what the situation is today?

 

[Nuuska]

So what's the logic behind this exception?

Diesel is not as flammable ?

 

[bluesypicky]

 

[Opsimath]

Do not try this at home. Or anywhere else. Just don't try it.

 

[gjmalcyon]

Diesel is not as flammable ?

Correct.

See:

https://southeastpetro.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Diesel-FlashPoint.pdf

NJ also regulates the type of container that can be filled with gasoline:

12:196-1.6 Portable containers

(a) An attendant shall only dispense fuel into a portable container which:

1. Is of sound metal construction or is of approved non-metal construction;
2. Has a tight closure with screwed or spring cover; and
3. Is fitted with a spout or so designed that the contents may be poured without spilling.

(b) Portable containers constructed of non-metallic materials shall conspicuously display an embossment by the manufacturer of the logogram of a nationally recognized testing laboratory.

(c) Gasoline shall not be dispensed into glass containers.

(d) Portable containers intended to hold 10 gallons (0.038 cubic meters) or less and to be used for gasoline or other flammable liquid shall be red in color as specified in the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code, N.J.A.C. 5:18. The name of the flammable liquid shall be prominently displayed on the container in bold letters of a contrasting color.

 

[F312]

Great Balls Of Fire

 

[dreadnut]

Throw a lit match into a full can of gas and it will just burn. Throw a lit match into an almost empty can of gas and you will surely die.

 

[Opsimath]

Throw a lit match into a full can of gas and it will just burn. Throw a lit match into an almost empty can of gas and you will surely die.

Not interested in doing either.

 

[The Guilds of Grot]

Throw a match into diesel and it will go out!

 

[Opsimath]

Throw a match into diesel and it will go out!

Not testing that theory either.

 

[Brad Little]

This is from a year ago, but still... yikes!!!!!!!

At least she double bagged!

 

[F312]

These people have no tuber ware?

 

[adorshki]

Are you kidding me?!!! A trunk full of bags of gas?!!!

How are those people even smart enough to have passed a driving test?

There's a test?

I wondered if the gas would make the bags break down faster. I guess some people have the firsthand answer to that.

Yeah, paper bags'd last longer.

 

[adorshki]

Next up:
Putting freshly grilled chicken back on the platter that held the raw pieces.

 

[dreadnut]

Next up:
Putting freshly grilled chicken back on the platter that held the raw pieces.

Ewww!

 

[GAD]

These people have no tuber ware?

Software for potatoes? I might have some around here somewhere...

 

[dreadnut]

The dumbing down of the population is at a new low.

 

[GAD]

The dumbing down of the population is at a new low.

I'll bet you cash money that it's barely begun.

 

[bluesypicky]

The dumbing down of the population is at a new low.

Or a new high, but I catch your drift.
Whomever thought the movie "Idiocracy" was a bit too far fetched can revisit, we're literally LIVING it.

 

[jwsamuel]

How are they alive ? Many of the plastic are not meant for gas and will break down as a result.
I can’t see how those plastic bag made it home . Lol

She double-bagged the gas. No problem.