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Old 12-28-2014, 10:55 AM
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I'm not just saying this because I have a bias towards diesel in general, but I genuinely do not understand how anyone can think gasoline smells better than diesel. Gasoline is a dreadful smell as far as I'm concerned ... I hate filling up my lawn mower because I'm invariably haunted by that ghastly odor all day. Not that I want diesel smell lingering on me all day either, but it's a bit more tolerable to me.
The diesel pump does tend to be messier though, at most stations, I'll admit that.
Spilled diesel does not evaporate like gas. Its not nearly as dangerous either.

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Old 12-28-2014, 09:56 PM
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Spilled diesel does not evaporate like gas. Its not nearly as dangerous either.
Yes, I'd rather deal with the messiness. Though most of the stations I go to are integrated, so if there's a guy smoking whilst pumping gas on the other side of the pump, I'm doomed anyway.
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Old 12-28-2014, 11:18 PM
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Yeah.

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