Typical PSD driver???

[me4osu]

I was waiting to fill up with $1. 15 diesel in Pocola, OK. The pump had a big nozzle on one side and a little nozzle on the other. The small nozzle side was blocked by an unloading ice truck, so the PSD owner in front of me had to pull the puny nozzle around the pump to fill his rig.



Now, I can't blame the guy for having to deal with what Furd gave him, but the guy WAS WEARING GLOVES!?!?!? What's up with that??? I have never thought that diesel fuel was that high on the list of neurotoxins. (In fact I kind of dig the smell. )

 

[illflem]

Can't really say I blame him, diesel covered steering wheel gets old. Guy with gloves was filling his Cummins next to me a few weeks ago, my ungloved hands were diesel soaked from the messy nozzle, there were no paper towels, I sort of envied him.

 

[me4osu]

I agree

However, the nozzle was clean.



It was the window squeege that was filthy. I scrubbed my windshield, and it left greasy tracks all over the windshield. So, I took it inside and placed it on the counter when I paid. The guy asked, why did you put that nasty squeege on my counter? I replied, "if it were clean, that would not be a problem, would it?"

 

[LSMITH]

I use gloves. Diesel on the steering wheel is not my bag.

 

[juicedcummins]

Gloves are the only way to go! After fueling big rigs and heavy equipment for 16+ years I wouldn't be caught dead without a pair of gloves when fueling.

 

[schu777]

I use gloves...

I don't mind the smell of diesel... but getting that on the steering wheel is something I'd like to avoid. I drive my truck to work... being a programmer, I'd rather not smell diesel all the time or smell like diesel.



Now call me silly, but to help save some pennies... I purchased 2 5 gallon jugs to put diesel into. Sounds silly, but hey, 16 miles to the Flying J where I know diesel is good! One benifit from this is this: I fill up the jugs first, this way I can see what the color the fuel is, see if there is any crud or uglyness in the fuel... if so, stop fueling and take off and go somewhere else. Just one way to avoid filling up with nasty fuel. Nice thing is that I can get another 150 miles without having to go fill-up again.

 

[M Barnett]

Whether in my big or little truck, I wear gloves. No nasties allowed in my trucks!

Michael

 

[Chipstien]

What gloves are yall wearing. I might consider putting some disposable latex gloves in the glove box.

 

[Shovelhead]

Chipstien,

That's exactly what I do.

I keep a box of latex gloves under the rear seat on the driver's side. Easy to flip up the seat, grab a glove, and pump, then toss in the trash by the pump.

 

[LSMITH]

I buy 3 packs of leather gloves at Sam's club for about $10. I use them for oil changes (they are my filter wrench) and generally everything that I do not want on my hands. When they get nasty I throw them out and start a new set. I think they are called Wolverines or something like that. They are good gloves for the money.



You guys with the latex are just trying to scare the old guy filling at the next pump :--)

 

[MJawsman]

Northern Tool & Equipment sells leather palm work gloves for less than $20 per dozen. Buy a dozen and you're good to go for a nice long while. I think their number is 800-533-5545.

 

[wcaldwell]

I use gloves each time, too. I also learned from this site to smell the nozzle, which I found was a good habit. About 3 weeks ago, I stopped at one of the two stations where I buy my fuel and pulled the nozzle to smell it - it was full of mud. We had been having very strong winds here and the wind had blown sand and dirt into the nozzle housing and had plugged the end of the nozzle. If I hadn't gotten into the habit of smelling and looking, I would have dumped this mud into my tank. Instead, I tapped the nozzle onto the driveway and then when it was clean, I filled up. I then went inside and asked the people of they planned on cleaning their pumps since they were full of sand and mud.

 

[JFitzgerald]

I just grab a paper towel to cover the handle. Almost every handle is greasy. I should use gloves. I don't mind getting my hands dirty, but I try to keep my truck clean.



wcaldwell - what smell should I smell for?

 

[RottnDogue]

Yep, I see the guys with the gloves and always think... ... ..... What a good idea, always for get to put the glove on before I grab the handle.....



Darren

 

[Shovelhead]

JFitzgerald,

The "Sniff Test" is to check and make sure the pump nozzle smells like diesel, and NOT like gasoline.

Tanker truck drivers have been known to accidently dump gasoline into the #2 diesel underground tanks at fuel stations.

HTH

 

[JFitzgerald]

Originally posted by Shovelhead

JFitzgerald,

The "Sniff Test" is to check and make sure the pump nozzle smells like diesel, and NOT like gasoline.

Tanker truck drivers have been known to accidently dump gasoline into the #2 diesel underground tanks at fuel stations.

HTH

Thanks Shovelhead. The light is now on.

 

[me4osu]

Why use gloves when they make hand cleaner towels??

I carry leather gloves in my truck at all times, but they are for doing work.



Also, if the object is to not get diesel smell in your truck, where do you put the gloves??



I just carry a tub of waterless handcleaner towels. Just wipe off my hands, throw them away, and I'm nice and spiffy again.



Here is the website:



workplace hand cleaner towels

 

[Wheaties]

Re: I agree

Originally posted by me4osu

It was the window squeege that was filthy. I scrubbed my windshield, and it left greasy tracks all over the windshield. So, I took it inside and placed it on the counter when I paid. The guy asked, why did you put that nasty squeege on my counter? I replied, "if it were clean, that would not be a problem, would it?"

me4osu,



The reason the squeege is filthy is because everyone uses it to wipe gasoline off the side of their car!! Don't blame the station, blame the jerks that ruin the squeege for the next guy!



Matt

 

[me4osu]

Re: Re: I agree

Originally posted by Wheaties





me4osu,



The reason the squeege is filthy is because everyone uses it to wipe gasoline off the side of their car!! Don't blame the station, blame the jerks that ruin the squeege for the next guy!



Matt

I agree there are some dolts that mess everything up. However, periodic maintenance of a retail facility includes cleaning. Cleaning of not only the nozzle handles, but of the hoses and squeeges as well.



One thing that I did not include, is that one of the attendants was re-filling the squeege pot, and I pointed out the crud on the scrubber to him. The guy did not care and put the thing back in the pot. Thats when I took it inside. Probably didn't make a darn bit of difference, either way, but it made me feel better.



I'm really not that retentive, but it really irks me when I "clean" my windshield and it is dirtier than when I started.

 

[Wheaties]

I agree with you. No one cares anymore. I have never seen anything so selfish as the 'Me' generation. But I have to ask, why would the station buy another squeegee if someone is going to ruin it in a few minutes? Have you ever tried to get gasoline out of a squeegee?



Use it once to clean gasoline, and it is forever putting nice rainbows on your windshield.



Matt