A Diesel Virgin Asks......
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Originally Posted by mathmos' date='Jun 15 2005, 07:54 PM
I pick my car up tomorrow? 
and whilst filling up the hire car in order to hand it back tomorrow, I noticed some plastic gloves by the pumps. Do diesel owners find these are necessary when filling up or can they be ignored?
and whilst filling up the hire car in order to hand it back tomorrow, I noticed some plastic gloves by the pumps. Do diesel owners find these are necessary when filling up or can they be ignored?[snapback]139802[/snapback]
I always use them if I can find them - because (in order of priority) :
- Have you ever tried to wah diesel off of your hands - It stinks and takes quite some shifting. Not great to smell like a trucker for the rest of the day.
- I dont want to get the grime from the pump handle all over the steering wheel
- oh and the health stuff that gb525dtour mentions
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Originally Posted by Gudge' date='Jun 16 2005, 09:23 AM
Gosh, you were up early man!......6:30am...........This is supposed to be your day off!! Could you not sleep ?
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As a chemist, I really wouldn't want petrol on my hands either in an ideal world (benzene is also a carcinogen, plus a mutagen and a teratogen). I think the main difference is that petrol is very volatile, hence evaporates quickly. Diesel is a heavy oil, and does not evaporate (at least not like pertol).
So the dribbles on the nozzle creep down to the handle...
I don't use gloves either
So the dribbles on the nozzle creep down to the handle...
I don't use gloves either
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I always use the gloves. Diesel stinks. And I know, I have a trucking company and my office always smells like diesel.
The other thing is diesel spills on the floor. They stink up your mats for days.
The other thing is diesel spills on the floor. They stink up your mats for days.
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