To make a long story short, I moved into a house this winter. Having lived in either apartments, condos, or townhouses since college, I haven't had to deal with the usual home maintenance since I lived at home with my folks nearly 20 years ago. I had to buy a new lawnmower and a gas can along with it. What the fuck is the deal with newer gas cans? They all have these ridiculous safety latches that makes pouring gas out of them nearly impossible. I spilled nearly the same amount of gas on my driveway that I put in the damn lawnmower tank. Thinking I just bought a shitty gas can, I went back to the store and realized that ALL gas cans are made this way now.

I just spent the last 30 mins dismantling the safety latch and nearly breaking the nozzle so I can pour gas like a normal human being in the future.

Thanks Obama.

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Move.

Get the kid to mow the lawn.

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

In Russia, gas can pour you.

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More like gas can't AMIRITE?

wait until the shitter backs up

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I'm going to bounce from the spot for awhile but I will be back at some point to argue with you about this hoops stuff again. Playoffs have been great this season. See ya up the road.

I'm out.

Happened to me one Sunday afternoon. Sitting in the front room and hearing noises coming from the bathroom. The shower stall has about 1" of dirty water in it and is growing. Start the bucket brigade taking water from the shower and dumping it in the utility sink. This having no effect, I took the water and went outside to the storm drain and dumped it... we were about an inch from overflowing the shower. Get the plumber out, he examines. Hookup to the sewer main and sheared off. Literally nowhere for anything to exit. He cleaned it out enough that liquids would go through, said I can come back out here in three days and fix it. Tell the family to try to poop at stores and friend's houses.

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"All crowds boycotting football games shouldn't care who sings or takes a knee because they aren't watching." - Nas

I do the same thing. Too much alignment and locking of things. Just give me a plain nozzle.

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"All crowds boycotting football games shouldn't care who sings or takes a knee because they aren't watching." - Nas

Literally same thing happened to me,. Fuck these new gas cans.

Before beta male fags got put in charge of gas can production

That's why he makes us use the cat box.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

They're fucking ridiculous. I have some of thise old tin ones because the new ones are ridiculous.

Plus they only work to ensure that the brilliant kids drink gasoline. The dumb ones can't get it open. It's like reverse Darwinism.

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I like the "3.875 liters" in quotes, like 'here ya go fruity, if you care about this "metric" crap'.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

get a TANKLESS lawnmower?

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(.8 imperial gallons). Not that there is anything wrong with them.

Go tankless.

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Good people drink good beer - Hunter S. Thompson

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Waiting for the time when I can finally say
That this has all been wonderful, but now I'm on my way

CHUSE wth IdIOT FREND FRank on Ignore! ??

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

I need to work on MY SELF...

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Good people drink good beer - Hunter S. Thompson

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Waiting for the time when I can finally say
That this has all been wonderful, but now I'm on my way

I'm just going to say this is why we need government out of our fucking lives.

I still have one of the old gas cans and I'm never replacing it

Trump may be a moron, but if his EPA can roll back the standards, I'd be 100% OK with that. Deregulation may be the only good thing he does outside of nominating Gorsuch.

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“When I walked in this morning, and saw the flag was at half mast, I thought 'alright another bureaucrat ate it.'" - Ron Swanson

Gross.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

Buy a funnel and pour the gas into the mower that way. I didn't even bother to learn how to use the new safety spout on the gas can. I just take the piece off and pour directly into the funnel.

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Conns just makes shit work ... take note, Betas!

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

Dude on LivePD last night was having mad trouble with a gas can.

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-- source

Yes, that is ultimately what I did the first time. I was pouring from a full 5 gallon can, so it was nearly impossibly to pour without spilling everywhere. Which is why I'm bitching about these things.

I understand why they want safety precautions to prevent spilling, but these new safety features make it nearly impossible to dispense gas from a can. Then people just take the nozzle off completely and end up spilling more gas. It's ridiculous.

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I'm not so sure all these regulations are just meant to prevent spilling. I think it's more so meant to prevent Vapors from escaping because idiot drivers drive to the gas station, fill the can, then drive home with the fumes filling the car. Then they pass out from the fumes or whatever and cause an accident.

So basicaly, people are idiots.

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Is this what led to you making $53 at last year's Lakemoorfest?

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I've mastered the safety latch. My issue is that they lack an air release, so the gas "chugs" out of the can. Spilling guaranteed.

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Hawaii (fuck) You

Is gasoline vapor something that can make someone pass out? Serious question.

Signed,
Guy who drove an hour to a race track with 5 gallons of racing fuel spilled in the back of his van.

Don't buy a Pulte home.

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His mind is not for rent to any God or government.