Suicidal Cigarette Lady

[customersruinmylife]

I was in dire need for a chocolate fix, so I walked down to the petrol station that is about five minutes from my house.

Upon getting there, I see that a lady is having a little car trouble. Her car appears to have sprung a MAJOR petrol leak. It was so bad that they actually had to close the forecourt, and several employees were pouring as much sand as they could on top of the petrol.

A couple of good samaritans helped the lady push her car into a parking spot away from the forecourt, but the leak is still going on, so it has made a trail of petrol from the pumps to the parking space, and a massive puddle has formed under the car. Seriously, the leak was THAT bad.

The lady is stood by her car, as one of the good samaritans bravely takes a look at the leak...

...she lights up a cigarette.

One of the employees who was pouring sand on the ground actually screamed "WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING?!?!?"

The lady, completely oblivious, huffed and took a few steps away from her car. The employee ran over with the sand bucket.

Employee: NO! PUT THE CIGARETTE IN THE BUCKET! NOW!

She huffed again. The good samaritan turned to her and said "You're on your own now lady" and walked off.

I decided to walk to another store for my chocolate fix. I didn't want to risk her blowing me up.

[taurinejunkie]

I think the woman deserves a 'Nice Try' Darwin Award.

[poofy_puff]

Is this like a case of "out of the frying pan, into the fire"?

[Melicious Motormouth]

Damn, she stupid.
Who the hell does that?

[Kogarashi]

Damn, she stupid.
Who the hell does that?

The same people who light up while pumping gas and then wonder why the station attendants hit the emergency cutoff.

[Shpepper]

People who don't realize that it is the fumes from gasoline that are explosive.

[Pezzle]

We almost had another story for my favorite TV show, 1000 Ways To Die.

[bunnyboy]

Damn as a smoker AND a driver, I've gone out of my way to have me and any smoking passengers finish up before pulling in...

worst part is, the attendant was probably being OMG overreacting to her stupid little mind....too bad she'd take out most of the site, darwin would have a field day with her. (HOW does she even manage to drive is what I wanna know.)

[Broomjockey]

People who don't realize that it is the fumes from gasoline that are explosive.

Yep. If you're feeling particularly stupid, you can test the fact that if you throw a lit matchin an open bucket of gasoline, while in a well-ventalated area, the gas will actually put the match out before igniting.

(I say particularly stupid because we all know, if you do it incorrectly, you're a crispy critter)

[Munkie]

YAY Mythbusters!! They TOTALLY busted that "cigarette-lights-the-gas-trail" myth! Cigarettes don't do SHITE to gasoline in liquid form

[Shpepper]

Yep. If you're feeling particularly stupid, you can test the fact that if you throw a lit matchin an open bucket of gasoline, while in a well-ventalated area, the gas will actually put the match out before igniting.

(I say particularly stupid because we all know, if you do it incorrectly, you're a crispy critter)

I wasn't going to mention that part of it. Just to keep the kiddies from trying it. It is fun to freak people out by doing that.

[cawaker]

Yep. If you're feeling particularly stupid, you can test the fact that if you throw a lit matchin an open bucket of gasoline, while in a well-ventalated area, the gas will actually put the match out before igniting.

(I say particularly stupid because we all know, if you do it incorrectly, you're a crispy critter)

They've done that on mythbusters, its not super easy to light a puddle of gas on fire it seems. especially once the fumes drift off.

[Broomjockey]

They've done that on mythbusters, its not super easy to light a puddle of gas on fire it seems. especially once the fumes drift off.

Yes, but keep in mind, just because it's not easy doesn't make it impossible. I don't want anyone on here doing something stupid just because they think it's mostly safe.

[One-Fang]

And liquid gasoline is usually accompanied by gasoline vapours. Don't play with matches near gas, kiddies.

[MystyGlyttyr]

Trust me when I say that despite what Mythbusters say, gasoline has a nasty habit of igniting when you least expect. One of my friends from high school who lost his eyebrows just about permanently can attest to that. (That patch of the school yard has never been the same either...)