I love love love it when customers try to kill me!

[Lace Neil Singer]

Lucky guesses as they are all multiple choice. As most questions on the Illinois exam are common sense, we have the conclude good guesses or bribery.
Any chance of banning this inferno waiting to happen?

We haven't seen her since; she said that we were so rude, cuz we were trying to stop her killing everyone, so hopefully, she won't be back. If she is, and is as stupid, then it might be in everyone's best interests to ban her... from every petrol station in the UK.

[Ironclad Alibi]

I wish I could get people to understand that - and that the distant ground should be connected LAST. Every time I warn someone of this, I get the 'Well, I've never had a battery blow up on me YET..." excuse.

And, according to a certain movie, don't stand between the two vehicles are the cables are connected.

Highlight for movie: Bad Santa.

[Rosco the Iroc]

There was a time you only really needed 1 cable to jump a car.

[dalesys]

There was a time you only really needed 1 cable to jump a car.

Yeah, and you clipped it on the negative post.

[VenomX]

I pumped gas for a living for 8 or so years. We never stopped people from smoking in their cars while we pumped the gas. And when we would smoke we did it 5 to 10 feet away from the pumps.

We also had people jump start cars right next to the pumps and even on top of the tank openings.

Am I saying there isn't anything to worry about? Nope but it is a very small chance.

[Tama]

Yeah but back then there weren't as many bloody idiots or if there were they'd already Darwin'd themselves

[Lace Neil Singer]

^ This. Back in the old days, most idiots didn't survive long enough to replicate themselves; nowadays, thanks to health and safety, the idiot population survives and breeds yet more idiots. So these measures are necessary.

Even if if it is a small chance, do you really want to be that one in a hundred who sets it off? Like this guy here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAhAOillVA8

[Kogarashi]

Even if if it is a small chance, do you really want to be that one in a hundred who sets it off? Like this guy here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAhAOillVA8

There's a fire extinguisher right there! Idiot couldn't even try to fix his mistake, just fled. Go figure.

[taxguykarl]

If that idiot thought lighting a smoke at the gas pump was a good idea, chances are, he wouldn't notice the fire extinguisher.

[CyberLurch]

If that idiot thought lighting a smoke at the gas pump was a good idea, chances are, he wouldn't notice the fire extinguisher.

Even if he DID notice the fire extinguisher, he probably wouldn't know how to operate it. That knowledge kind of goes hand-in-hand with 'don't smoke at the gas pump'.

[CyberLurch]

Back in the old days, most idiots didn't survive long enough to replicate themselves; nowadays, thanks to health and safety, the idiot population survives and breeds yet more idiots. So these measures are necessary.

Actually, there WERE a lot of idiots back in the old days. It's the very reason WHY we have so many safety laws and mandatory cautionary labeling now. The difference is, back then, it was considered shameful to be an idiot. Now, the idiots practically wallow their stupidity. Hell, in some states (cough FLORIDA cough) it's practically a contest to see who can be the bigger moron. (sorry, Florida. I know that you're not all that way, but you DO have some real winners in your neck of the woods!)

The reason there is a warning about open flames on gasoline cans is because somewhere, some idiot thought it would be a really good idea to check to see how much was in his gas can by striking a match for illumination in that dark little hole.

And we all know why McDonald's coffee cups are labeled 'CAUTION - CONTENTS HOT' now. RIGHT?!

[notalwaysright]

And we all know why McDonald's coffee cups are labeled 'CAUTION - CONTENTS HOT' now. RIGHT?!

I used to have the same thoughts about that lawsuit, but have actually changed my mind after learning more about it. If I spilled coffee on myself I would not expect to land in the hospital for 8 days. That's all I'm saying. But I do agree about the silly warning of "HOT."

[Lace Neil Singer]

I facepalm every time I see the "warning, contains nuts" on bags of nuts. I bloody well hope they have nuts inside, or else I've just bought a bagful of salty air.

[greek_jester]

I facepalm every time I see the "warning, contains nuts" on bags of nuts. I bloody well hope they have nuts inside, or else I've just bought a bagful of salty air.

Something that obvious either means someone sued successfully for not having a warning about nuts on it, or the company has just become so litigation-shy that they're slapping Duh!warnings on everything in sight just to avoid problems.

[CyberLurch]

Something that obvious either means someone sued successfully for not having a warning about nuts on it, or the company has just become so litigation-shy that they're slapping Duh!warnings on everything in sight just to avoid problems.

The latter, I assure you.