[Public-List] The dangers of gasoline.

[Kris Coward via Public-List]

But I get smarter when I'm drunk ;)

-K

On Mon, Jul 27, 2015 at 07:31:19AM -0700, Stephen Gwyn via Public-List wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I was off cruising, so I've only just read the discussion last week
> about the dangers of gasoline. While gasoline is dangerous let's
> keep it in perspective. It's important to remember that there is a dangerous
> volatile hyrdocarbon that is responsible for a large fraction, possibly
> the majority of boating fatalities, far more than gas fires or propane
> explosions. It's probably on all our boats. It's definitely on mine: alcohol.
> And while I hear lots of sailors saying, "I won't allow gas on my boat,
> too dangerous" I never hear anybody say "No wine/beer/gin and tonic for me
> thanks". More often it's "But where has the rum gone?
> 
> SG
> 
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