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From: Adrian on 26 Jul 2010 04:29 "Dave Plowman (News)" <dave(a)davenoise.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >> They used to be colour-coded, red for leaded petrol, green for unleaded >> petrol and black for diesel oil. I appreciate the manufacturers' >> reasons for the change (times are hard, economies of scale, etc.) but >> could this lead to an increase in very expensive instances of >> "mis-fuelling"? > Since I didn't realise there was a colour code to cans, I'd guess not. > Who just pours fuel out of a can without being sure what it is? I'm wondering what colour can I should keep two-smoke premix in?
From: Dave Plowman (News) on 26 Jul 2010 05:24 In article <8b4vbdFt5pU1(a)mid.individual.net>, Adrian <toomany2cvs(a)gmail.com> wrote: > "Dave Plowman (News)" <dave(a)davenoise.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding > much like they were saying: > >> They used to be colour-coded, red for leaded petrol, green for > >> unleaded petrol and black for diesel oil. I appreciate the > >> manufacturers' reasons for the change (times are hard, economies of > >> scale, etc.) but could this lead to an increase in very expensive > >> instances of "mis-fuelling"? > > Since I didn't realise there was a colour code to cans, I'd guess not. > > Who just pours fuel out of a can without being sure what it is? > I'm wondering what colour can I should keep two-smoke premix in? Tartan? -- *A will is a dead giveaway* Dave Plowman dave(a)davenoise.co.uk London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound.
From: Adrian on 26 Jul 2010 05:28
"Dave Plowman (News)" <dave(a)davenoise.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >> >> They used to be colour-coded, red for leaded petrol, green for >> >> unleaded petrol and black for diesel oil. I appreciate the >> >> manufacturers' reasons for the change (times are hard, economies of >> >> scale, etc.) but could this lead to an increase in very expensive >> >> instances of "mis-fuelling"? >> > Since I didn't realise there was a colour code to cans, I'd guess >> > not. Who just pours fuel out of a can without being sure what it is? >> I'm wondering what colour can I should keep two-smoke premix in? > Tartan? Dayglo, probably, so I can find it through the clouds of smoke. |