That’s a New One...

"Boxer_4" (Boxer_4)
02/06/2019 at 15:54 • Filed to: None

Apparently it was contaminated with gasoline. I wouldn’t have thought that would be “emergency alert” worthy, though it is a safety issue.

DISCUSSION (39)

sony1492 > Boxer_4
02/06/2019 at 16:01

I guess it depends on how contaminated it really is

lone_liberal > Boxer_4
02/06/2019 at 16:01

I actually think it’s smart to do an emergency alert on this one. It just might keep someone from going boom.

Future next gen S2000 owner > Boxer_4
02/06/2019 at 16:01

I didn’t realize kerosene could still be readily bought.

NKato > Boxer_4
02/06/2019 at 16:04

It’s alert worthy, considering the ramifications.

E90M3 > Future next gen S2000 owner
02/06/2019 at 16:05

I believe it is the cheapest way to heat homes.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Boxer_4
02/06/2019 at 16:06

Using emergency alerts for things that are borderline emergencies is a slippery slope.

I fear in 15 years we will get amber/emergency alerts like “attention ! Buy one get whoppers at burger king on now”

CalzoneGolem > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
02/06/2019 at 16:08

*drops everything and runs to Burger King*

MonkeePuzzle > Future next gen S2000 owner
02/06/2019 at 16:08

Kinja'd!!!

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Boxer_4
02/06/2019 at 16:09

Considering it could explode your heater or kerosene lamp I think it’s worthy.

HammerheadFistpunch > Boxer_4
02/06/2019 at 16:12

Like others have said, use volatile gas in a kerosene heating appliance could result in real harm, this is a good emergency alert.

Boxer_4 > sony1492
02/06/2019 at 16:13

Contaminated enough that the fuel station is the one who reported it. I can’t imagine the Shell station would want to issue a recall if it wasn’t a large enough issue.

jimz > lone_liberal
02/06/2019 at 16:15

yep. gasoline in a space heater=you’re gonna have a bad time.

DipodomysDeserti > Boxer_4
02/06/2019 at 16:16

Putting gasoline in a kerosene heater could turn it into a bomb.

jimz > Future next gen S2000 owner
02/06/2019 at 16:17

sure. I see gas stations here and there which still have kerosene pumps on the lot.

ttyymmnn > MonkeePuzzle
02/06/2019 at 16:18

What am I going to make my soap with?

WilliamsSW > MonkeePuzzle
02/06/2019 at 16:18

Gib whale oil to me - I have a use for it...

Kinja'd!!!

jimz > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
02/06/2019 at 16:18

build a man a fire, and he’ll be warm for the rest of the day.

set a man on fire, and he’ll be warm for the rest of his life.

ttyymmnn > HammerheadFistpunch
02/06/2019 at 16:19

I remember back in the 80s when kerosene heaters were getting popular. A lot of people were getting killed, burned, or burning their house down because they put gasoline in them.

Boxer_4 > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
02/06/2019 at 16:19

The thing that I’m a bit amused by is that it was sold to 46 people, from what I read. Makes me wonder what the emergency alert with the fewest affected people has been.

user314 > Boxer_4
02/06/2019 at 16:22

Yeah, kerosene heater + gasoline = boom

DipodomysDeserti > Boxer_4
02/06/2019 at 16:22

Pay attention in chemistry class, kids, putting gasoline in a kerosene heater would definitely lead to an emergency. Filling a whole bunch of kerosene heaters with gasoline and placing them in houses all over a town would be a disaster.

While we’re at it, don’t light a grill with gasoline unless you know what you’re doing.

Boxer_4 > HammerheadFistpunch
02/06/2019 at 16:25

This has made me realize that I really only associate these alerts with hazardous weather. I agree it’s good to see it being used for other relevant purposes.

sony1492 > Boxer_4
02/06/2019 at 16:25

Im picturing the truck driver pumping into the wrong manhole

Boxer_4 > Future next gen S2000 owner
02/06/2019 at 16:26

It’s still fairly prevalent, especially for emergency heaters around here.

Boxer_4 > sony1492
02/06/2019 at 16:28

How contaminated it is probably depends on how quickly the truck driver realized..

Urambo Tauro > Boxer_4
02/06/2019 at 16:32

Are there any applications for kerosene where the presence of a little gasoline in the mix wouldn’t matter? I can’t think of any right off hand.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Boxer_4
02/06/2019 at 16:34

We had an emergency alert in Michigan last week during the extreme cold, there was a fire at a natural gas distribution center and the gas company was literally going to run out of gas due to the demand.

We all got an alert asking us to turn down thermostats to 65, or lower if we were going to be out of the house. They were hoping they wouldn’t run out and leave people without any heat.

A bunch of people were pissed about the alert. A bunch of people turned up their heat because they’re ass holes. Thankfully the non ass hole population of Michigan came together and turned down the heat and there weren’t any homes that lost heat when we had -40 wind chills.