It may be a tad overblown, but we Australians seem to enjoy perpetuating the idea that almost everything on and around our vast brown continent can – and will – kill tourists, if given the chance. Sharks, crocodiles, octopus, dingoes, stingray, the sun, drop bears…
And don’t forget petrol stations.
Motorcross legend and husband of Pink, Carey Hart, learned of their lethal potential while filling up in Brisbane yesterday. And he’s sharing it with the world.
Posting to Instagram on Tuesday, the baffled father of two – who is currently following his superstar wife on her nationwide Beautiful Trauma tour – said he “got into an argument” with with a woman, after she chastised him for using his mobile phone at the bowser.
“She told me that I was putting everyone’s life in danger [by] using my phone at the gas pump,” he wrote.
“That if I had the light turned on, accidentally dropped it, the phone would light the fumes, the station would blow up, and kill all of us.
“What the hell is wrong with people?????? You got some serious scare tactics over here lol.”
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He has just experienced the politically correct, fear mongering Nanny country bullshit we now live with here every day. I once had a woman yell at me over the PA system at a petrol station on the Gold Coast over the same thing. There is more freedom in America and they haven't turned into a communist country of fear mongers like we have in our mindless country.
Never mind rules; why would you pump gas with only one hand free?
I don't know how gas pumps work in Australia, but self-serve pump nozzles in California don't have a latch to allow you to pump hands-free. You have to keep squeezing the lever or the pump will stop.
I've seen no-latch pumps in a lot of places, but I don't know about Australia (been there but didn't pump gas).
Latch or no latch, you have to open your gas cap, swipe your card, etc. Does anyone really need to be on the phone that much?