A Sight You Should Never See ( Or Be Anywhere Near )

BRG75 · 3rd March 2020, 15:36

I had a weekend / evening job when I was at college, serving on a petrol station forecourt.

Blue and white (Esso) warehouse coat and a leather satchel, for the money, which was taken back into the office when the queues died down. So you know the era.

Important thing was, and drummed into us, that with the pump nozzle in one hand, and after removing the car's filler cap, you had to "slap" the nozzle against the filler neck, and hold it there. This was for anti static reasons.

Never did see a spark, or have a problem, but some years later there was phase of cars having a metal chain hanging down to "earth" the body's static build up.

Was that ever really necessary, ??

3rd March 2020, 15:36	#12
BRG75 Gets stuck in Rover 75 Saloon & Tourer, 9th & 10th Rovers Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Sevenoaks Posts: 976 Thanks: 670 Thanked 290 Times in 195 Posts	I had a weekend / evening job when I was at college, serving on a petrol station forecourt. Blue and white (Esso) warehouse coat and a leather satchel, for the money, which was taken back into the office when the queues died down. So you know the era. Important thing was, and drummed into us, that with the pump nozzle in one hand, and after removing the car's filler cap, you had to "slap" the nozzle against the filler neck, and hold it there. This was for anti static reasons. Never did see a spark, or have a problem, but some years later there was phase of cars having a metal chain hanging down to "earth" the body's static build up. Was that ever really necessary, ?? __________________ Presently 2004 75 CDTi auto Connoisseur Tourer - White Gold 2001 75 2.5 auto Connoisseur Saloon - White Gold Previously 2002 75 1.8 auto Club SE, 2000 75 1.8 auto Classic SE (Company Car) 1997 420 (Company Car) 1996 216 cabriolet, 198? 213 VDP 1986 SD1 V8 VDP, 1968 2000TC, 1966 2000.