06-03-2014, 02:25 AM
Well, my confession is doing the store-front-window-gaze as I ride by, or the good ol' over-the-shoulder-glance as you walk away from it...
As for filling up, here in SoCal we've got those infamous CARB nozzles, so a mess is nearly guaranteed. What a pain. I learned years ago that wrapping a paper towel around the end of the nozzle helps catch spray while you're filling (you have to pull back the rubber cover - we used to call it "the foreskin", LOL - on these nozzles to trick it into thinking it's sealing against the fuel filler hole to catch all the escaping vapours so it will allow the gas to flow), and any drips when you're done and returning the nozzle to the pump.
And yes, you're right - all of that does sound rather sexual, doesn't it?
As for filling up, here in SoCal we've got those infamous CARB nozzles, so a mess is nearly guaranteed. What a pain. I learned years ago that wrapping a paper towel around the end of the nozzle helps catch spray while you're filling (you have to pull back the rubber cover - we used to call it "the foreskin", LOL - on these nozzles to trick it into thinking it's sealing against the fuel filler hole to catch all the escaping vapours so it will allow the gas to flow), and any drips when you're done and returning the nozzle to the pump.
And yes, you're right - all of that does sound rather sexual, doesn't it?