5 gallon gas can vent

Posted by hallerb@aol.com on October 14, 2009, 11:48 pm

> Tony wrote:

> > sa...@dog.com wrote:

> >> wrote:
> >>> sa...@dog.com wrote:
> >>>> On Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:44:47 -0400, "Stormin Mormon"
> >>>>> Red =3D gasoline
> >>>>> yellow =3D diesel
> >>>>> blue =3D kerosene
> >>>>> white =3D liquid oxygen
> >>>>> pink =EF=BF=BD=3D flowers used to fuel the fires of love
> >>>>> purple =3D gold, the fuel of royalty
> >>>>> Feel free to ad to the list, while I'm having fun, here.
> >>>> green=3Dpotable water
> >>> Green =3D Oxygen
> >> In a jerry can?

> > I don't see any mention of a jerry can until you brought it up.

> I've got a jerry can. It's olive-drab. It's also stenciled on the bottom
> "3rd Army Sep 44." Somebody put it out for collection on Heavy Trash Day =

and

> I liberated it.
> Now this little can helped win the Battle of the Bulge, but it's not red.
> How can that be?
> What goes in an olive-drab container? Blood Plasma? Lubricating oil?
> Anti-freeze (that would make sense)? Insect repellent? Instant eggs? SOS
> gravy?- Hide quoted text -
> - Show quoted text -

The can was stolen, you are a thief, the back ops helicopters are on
their way.

the battle of the bulge paperwork could never be finalized because of
that one missing can.

:):):):):)

Posted by Jules on October 14, 2009, 11:40 am

On Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:57:19 -0400, salty wrote:

> On Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:44:47 -0400, "Stormin Mormon"
>

>>Red = gasoline
>>yellow = diesel
>>blue = kerosene
>>white = liquid oxygen
>>pink = flowers used to fuel the fires of love
>>purple = gold, the fuel of royalty
>>Feel free to ad to the list, while I'm having fun, here.

>
> green=potable water

Where I grew up, green was unleaded gas and red was leaded. 2-stroke was
blue, I think. I'm not sure if that's still true, or if the world's
standardised the colors these days...

Of course in practice everyone just used whatever can they had handy :-)

cheers

J.

Posted by on October 14, 2009, 11:52 am

On Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:40:35 -0500, Jules

>On Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:57:19 -0400, salty wrote:

>> On Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:44:47 -0400, "Stormin Mormon"
>>

>>>Red = gasoline
>>>yellow = diesel
>>>blue = kerosene
>>>white = liquid oxygen
>>>pink = flowers used to fuel the fires of love
>>>purple = gold, the fuel of royalty
>>>Feel free to ad to the list, while I'm having fun, here.

>>
>> green=potable water

>Where I grew up, green was unleaded gas and red was leaded. 2-stroke was
>blue, I think. I'm not sure if that's still true, or if the world's
>standardised the colors these days...
>Of course in practice everyone just used whatever can they had handy :-)
>cheers
>J.

http://www.safetycentral.com/depa6gajecan.html

Posted by Jules on October 14, 2009, 1:02 pm

On Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:52:11 -0400, salty wrote:

>>> green=potable water

>>Where I grew up, green was unleaded gas and red was leaded. 2-stroke was
>>blue, I think. I'm not sure if that's still true, or if the world's
>>standardised the colors these days...

>
> http://www.safetycentral.com/depa6gajecan.html

Sure - not disputing it for some territories, just making comment that
it's probably different everywhere. e.g.:

http://www.thesitebox.com/Category/4597/fuel-can.aspx

... forgot about black for diesel.

I think water containers over there were normally white over there, but I
don't know if that's any kind of accepted standard; I remember my
grandparents having a pale-blue one for drinking water at their campsite.

Personally I wouldn't rely on any color in any country for water unless I
knew what had been in it previously - fuel's not really an issue though,
providing the can's empty first :-)

cheers

Jules

Posted by on October 14, 2009, 1:20 pm

On Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:02:05 -0500, Jules

>On Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:52:11 -0400, salty wrote:

>>>> green=potable water
>>>Where I grew up, green was unleaded gas and red was leaded. 2-stroke was
>>>blue, I think. I'm not sure if that's still true, or if the world's
>>>standardised the colors these days...

>>
>> http://www.safetycentral.com/depa6gajecan.html

>Sure - not disputing it for some territories, just making comment that
>it's probably different everywhere. e.g.:
> http://www.thesitebox.com/Category/4597/fuel-can.aspx
>... forgot about black for diesel.
>I think water containers over there were normally white over there, but I
>don't know if that's any kind of accepted standard; I remember my
>grandparents having a pale-blue one for drinking water at their campsite.
>Personally I wouldn't rely on any color in any country for water unless I
>knew what had been in it previously - fuel's not really an issue though,
>providing the can's empty first :-)
>cheers
>Jules

I agree. Other than Red for Gasoline and Yellow for Diesel, I don't
think there is one universal standard. Although other colors may be
used for gasoline or diesel, you can pretty much count on any red cans
being intended for gasoline and yellow cans for diesel anywhere in the
world.

You won't find goat milk in a red jerry can!

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