Kumapix 0 Posted December 16, 2005 Share Posted December 16, 2005 As I was coming home from Happo last sat the wife called and said that we're out of kerosene, so pick up a jerry can full at home(her family home). Alright, no prob. I stopped in and got it, tightened the top tight and put it the back of my car. Drove off but at the first turn, I heard a loud THUNK! and I knew it had tipped over. I pulled over to check it out and to my horror I found the stupid thing leaking kerosene all over my board bag. DOH!I raced home and promptly gave my board a shower, then washed the bag in vain 3 times. I threw it out on the balcony (I'll have to check it tonight, to see if it smells any better). Then I had some kerosene on the sleeve of my jacket and of course all over the damn car. I spent an hour and a half washing everything and I was sooo tired and starving. It was a freaking nightmare!The next day we had a 6am machiawase to go back to happo for another day of great pow.(That part was good though) Then for all of this week driving my stinky car sucked. I was seriously getting dizzy from the fumes. Luckily the smell is going away now. sorry just had to vent Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted December 16, 2005 Share Posted December 16, 2005 That's why one wedges one's kerosene cans between the seats... Link to post Share on other sites
Kumapix 0 Posted December 16, 2005 Author Share Posted December 16, 2005 that's what everybody has said. Wish i had thought of that before Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted December 16, 2005 Share Posted December 16, 2005 Henry Ford used to put kerosene on his head to stop himself going bald (having observed that 'oilmen' never go bald). I'd rather go bald than put up with that smell all day. Oh, and when you wedge those cans in there, better make sure the cap is screwed on tight otherwise you'll get a kerosene geyser in your car. Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted December 16, 2005 Share Posted December 16, 2005 kero smell is bad. Vomit is worse. A mate of mine took more than 6 months to fully get the smell of puke out of his car... Link to post Share on other sites
7-11 2 Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 It has happened to me. It took a long long time (many months) for the car to stop smelling of it. Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 vomit? Yeah, vomit sucks, er, actually no. It gushes... Link to post Share on other sites
Kumapix 0 Posted December 17, 2005 Author Share Posted December 17, 2005 Well, I guess I am glad it's not vomit! Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 silver lining kumapix Link to post Share on other sites
gamera 0 Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 Bleh...sorry to hear that Kumapix. You should have been careful to hear others' advice. Link to post Share on other sites
viv&kev 0 Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 When I first came here I hated the smell of that heating oil. Sad to say I'm used to it now. Link to post Share on other sites
frannyo 2 Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 I spilt some of that in a friends car. They were none too pleased I can tell you. Link to post Share on other sites
SerreChe 2 Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 Quote: Originally posted by Kumapix: sorry just had to vent Dunno if on purpose, but good one! So you get high everytime you drive your car? If you spill some again nobody will believe it was an accident anymore Anyway, I do feel for you. I can only imagine the large supply of f words that may have come out of my mouth if that had happened to me. Link to post Share on other sites
rach 1 Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 More like feel ill rather than get high I think. Link to post Share on other sites
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