On my first day working at the gas station, I watched a senior co-worker measure the level of gasoline in the under-ground tanks by lowering a giant measuring stick down into them. What would happen if I threw a lit match into the hole? I joked. It would go out, he replied very matter-of-factly. Really? I asked, surprised to hear that. Is there a lack of oxygen down there or some safety device that would extinguish it before the fumes ignited? No, my co-worker continued. The force from the explosion would blow out the match.
Posted on: Tue, 08 Jul 2014 08:52:32 +0000