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[GMCnet] Dropped the tanks off at the radiator place... [message #231303] Tue, 26 November 2013 08:17 Go to previous message
Robin Hood is currently offline  Robin Hood   United States
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Came in to work late today. I'll stay late so I don't have to burn any
leave.

Heh heh. He said "burn". I positively REEK of gasoline right now.

My wife helped me dump the collected rainwater out of the gas tanks (really
should have stood them up against something instead of just letting them
lay flat during the biggest winter storm in forever) into the wash tub. I
filled a five gallon DOT approved gas can by dunking it into the tub, but
the tub was refilled by the rainwater we dumped out of the tanks. I have no
idea how two and a half gallons worth of rain can go through the sender
hole, but whatever. The important thing is that I didn't wantonly and
recklessly pollute the area with fuel spillage or contaminated water.

I merely NEGLIGENTLY did, at worst. Arguably, one can even say that I took
reasonable prrecautions. I mean, I don't want to hurt my wife's flowers or
kill off the fish in the neighborhood pond. Very little fuel or
contaminated water wound up on the ground.

Some did, however, and it got soaked up by my stylisly long blue-jeans. I
mean, the driveway was awash with rain, and any fuel just sort of sat on
top of the puddles, and it got all into my shoes and socks and britches
legs.

I am not very good at this.

However, we pressed on. Dana didn't have a single cross word to say,
despite being woken up on a gray rainy cold November day and put out in the
rain to help me get these fuel tanks loaded into my Subaru Outback. It
reeks of gas now too.

I drove to the bad part of town, which is located just a few minutes from
my office, and dropped off the tanks. They'll clean them up and reline
them. They're gpoing to call me with the overall price. I suspect I had
better pay it, whatever it is.

And get my wife a happy of some sort.

--
Robin Hood
Jackson, MS
2013 Subaru Outback "Top Flight"
1968 Pontiac Catalina "The Cheshire Cat"
1978 GMC Royale motorhome "Pinto Bean"
1977 GMC Palm Beach motorhome "Barn Queen"
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