Man pumps 30 gallons of gas into wrong part of boat [FL]

UPI ^ | Jan 27, 2020 | By Ben Hooper

[Red Badger]

Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Firefighters in Florida said a hazmat team responded to a gas station where a man filling up his boat confused a fishing pole holder for the gas tank.

Orange County Fire Rescue said the customer at 7-Eleven in Orlando was attempting to fill up his 18-foot boat about 11:35 a.m. Monday when he accidentally pumped 30 gallons of gas directly into the cockpit.

Fire Rescue said the man pumped about $60 worth of fuel into the cockpit and then put another $40 of gas into the actual gas tank.

The hazmat team was able to siphon most of the gas out of the boat and no injuries or evacuations were reported at the station.

[moonhawk]

Paul Harvey told a story about a kid who tried to steal gas by siphoning it out of a travel trailer.

Unfortunately, he put the hose in the outlet for the toilet black water.

[VastRWCon]

Saw a lady the other day pull into a gas station to fill up her car. Problem was the tank was on the other side of the car so she got back in drove around to the other side, got out, same thing, it was on the other side so she pulls off.

LMAO!

[Amberdawn]

This happens more often than we know. I heard a similar story over 20 years ago.

[moovova]

[ifinnegan]

¡El boracho supremo!

[Brilliant]

Good thing he did not stick it into his mouth.

[Texas resident]

I saw a guy in a van backing down a ramp. He was hot dogging it with his spinny knob on the steering wheel. It was late in the day and the ramp was slick. He hit the brakes and slid boat trailer and the van into the water. It stopped when the driver was hip deep in the water.

[moovova]

Well, you do meet some strange people at the gas pumps...

[Texas Eagle]

How does somebody that stupid get enough money for a rig like that?

The Lord blesses whom he wants to bless.

-- Somewhere in The Bible

[shelterguy]

“”””””””’I remember when people changed their own oil, then dumped the old oil down storm drains.””””””””

The Public Works Department used to spread it on the roads to keep the dust down.

[dfwgator]

confused a fishing pole holder for the gas tank. So, bisexual then.

Does he like fishsticks?

[Red Badger]

Mine was $11k, used, less than 100 hours, in 2002..................

[heshtesh]

A marina put 500 gallons of gas in our boat one time rather than the diesel that was required, they had a home fueling come down and siphon it all out.

[heshtesh]

I guess I should have said home heating oil fuel truck.

[The_Media_never_lie]

Had a friend who had a sailboat and a not very proficient sailor poured diesel into the water tank. Massive screw up.

[Karl Spooner]

I believe it! Especially nowadays. LOL

[Red Badger]

Better than putting water into the fuel tank on a diesel....... 🤑

[Red Badger]

Mine cost $11k used...........

[Red Badger]

Didn't hurt anything?................🤔

[Lurkinanloomin]

I saw upthread that that was 18 years ago, has to be 15-20K now.