WATCH: The US Consumer Product Safety Commission tweeted out handy tips and an amazing video on how to hoard gasoline safely
http://twitchy.com/gregp-3534/2021/05/12/watch-the-us-consumer-product-safety-commission-tweeted-out-handy-tips-and-an-amazing-video-on-how-to-hoard-gasoline-safely/
The Department of Energy is telling Americans that there’s no reason to hoard gasoline in the wake of the Colonial Pipeline shutdown:
State of the Union ~ The US Energy secretary says there "should be no cause for hoarding gasoline."
http://www.cnn.com/business/live-news/us-gas-demand-05-12-21/h_5a4f38e98dae04141099bf79f0c0ae8a
And in response to this advice, Americans hoarded gasoline, naturally:
KRMGtulsa ~ Drivers from the East Coast through the Deep South, fearful that a cyberattack on a 5,500-pipeline might leave them stranded, scrambled to fill up their cars Tuesday, leaving some stations across the region short on supplies of gasoline.
http://www.krmg.com/news/trending/colonial-pipeline-cyberattack-panic-buying-causing-shortages-how-find-stations-with-gasoline/6VE5S7RXLREXNKW2XCGBH3U7AM/?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot
But if you are going to panic buy, at least do it safely using these handy tips from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Yeah, The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission had this helpful advice for sheeple like zzshart ...
US Consumer Product Safety Commission ~
1. Do not fill plastic bags with gasoline.
2. Use only containers approved for fuel.
3. Follow the gas canister manufacturer instructions for storing and transporting gasoline.
4. When using a gas canister, never pour gasoline over or near an open flame.
US Consumer Product Safety Commission ~ Flame jetting is a sudden and possibly violent flash fire that can occur when pouring flammable liquids from a container over an exposed flame or other ignition source.
NEVER pour flammable liquids from a container over an exposed flame.
The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. ~ D.H. Lawrence