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at Stan, i never try it before but i have CB in my car. See if it will work here in the Netherlands
btw Over here we are able at some stations to pay the bill with a mobile phone (something like 'telepay' )
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Posted: 2004-04-16 19:56:51
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heres one for you all,petrol station sign posts have mobile phone masts in anyway so that could cause more probs than ya phone being on,the thing i dont understand is who can plastic be a conductor? mmm that means wood paper,picking up the petrol pump oh thats metal on metal thats more dangerous
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Posted: 2004-04-16 20:04:36
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every gas station here has a warning to turn off cellphones
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Posted: 2004-04-16 21:27:32
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They dont actually care that much in britain, i e-topped up my phone, it failed, so i went back in and i showed it to them, they didnt care. My 3100 got rubber keys, thats an insulator, im safe!
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Posted: 2004-04-16 23:03:43
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@greatdane - i beat you to that answer,
see? 
cell phone + gas station = urban legend.
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Posted: 2004-04-18 06:59:45
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hahaha..... man on fire
u know when you refuel your car.. u will smell some octana thingy.... i think it is gas and the phone redio wave will cause explotion. Then the fire will burn into the car's petro tank by burning the gas...
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Posted: 2004-04-18 08:05:39
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Hey, sorry to bring back an "old" post, but I got some nice pictures that go along with this that I took today while filling up my truck. Do these count as ironic?
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Posted: 2004-04-20 01:53:38
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the warnings are in place partly due to the radio blocking issues - but that really only applies to older petrol stations. warnings against using two-way radios were in place long before mobile phones.
however, the issue actually relates to the hazard level of the facility because a petrol station is essentially a storage facility for flammable liquid. i work in the chemical industry, and whenever i visit a site that has a potentially high explosive risk due to on-site inventory they confiscate mobiles, electronic car keys, portable cd players, etc. because these items have not been
certified as safe according to hazardous goods/hazardous area legislation. a mobile phone can potentially spark on answering due to a small buildup of electric current in the circuitry - especially if there is a fault in the electronics. basically the prohibition on mobiles at servos is to cover their backsides so that
you get sued for the damage (that is, until some dumb-ass american with a room temperature IQ claims they should employ people to confiscate them after he blows up a servo on the interstate because he was too self-absorbed to obey the signs).
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Posted: 2004-04-20 02:19:52
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Just as long as you stay in your car and don't go out and fill up gas for yourself, you're quite safe. It's the rubbing contanct combined with the phone signal that sets off the explosion. If someone fills up gas for you, you won't have any problems. That's my theory. We also have these signs here in the Philippines but all our gas stations are not self-service.
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Posted: 2004-04-20 02:37:07
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@GreatDane, thanks for the picture. in indonesia the people here are ignorance about warning signs, they don't bother about it. when i am at the gas station i still see a lot of people using their cell phones, these nuts are putting other people at risk because of their ignorance.
there was this guy who was filling up gas at his auto-repair shop, and his cell phone rang, he answered it and out of the sudden, the whole place was engulfed in fire. he suffered 70% burned, and died a few days later.
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Posted: 2004-04-20 03:08:54
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