<DIV>Del, I'm with you 100%. I get concerned anytime legislators try to protect otherwise intelligent people with stupid, cumbersome, and often unenforceable laws. It helps me cope with it to realize that it is partly our (the masses) fault that they make these laws. People are just too litigious! Anytime you need a warning on drain cleaner that says do not use as a party mixer, things are out of hand. But the first alcoholic that mixes it with rubbing alcahol to get a buzz will be filing a lawsuit saying there should have been a warning on the label.<BR><BR><B><I>Del Rykert <drykert@rochester.rr.com></I></B> wrote:
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" color=#0000ff>I inferred similar after reading the group of posts with reference to have to change to metal cans by one distributor due to a fire. Instead of addressing who and why the fire was allowed to start in first place they also go after what helped contribute to a bigger fire. Next the will legislate no fire allowed when the wind is blowing as that causes bigger fires. Just Kidding about legislating wind but the officials looking out for the masses also get my dander up.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" color=#0000ff>Course having been down a NASTY road with them might have something to do with my opinion.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" color=#0000ff> Del K. Rykert<BR> AMA - 8928 <BR> NSRCA - 473<BR> Kb2joi - General </FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=tkeithb@comcast.net href="mailto:tkeithb@comcast.net">Keith Black</A> </DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Personally I really appreciate Earl's pointing this out. It's something that I hadn't considered and I do carry a loose gel cell battery that I use with my starter. The terminals on top could easily touch a fuel can. If I ever use metal fuel cans I'll keep this in mind.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm also against too much governmental interference, but I didn't read that into Earl's message at all.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=vanputte@nuc.net href="mailto:vanputte@nuc.net">Ron Van Putte</A> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, July 06, 2003 10:51 AM</DIV>
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<DIV><BR></DIV><BR><BR><A class=moz-txt-link-abbreviated href="mailto:EHaury@aol.com">EHaury@aol.com</A> wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite=mid178.1d34a95b.2c3994b8@aol.com type="cite"><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 family="SANSSERIF">A consideration for modelers using metal fuel cans is their conductivity. Shorting a gel cell, or large starter NiCads, with a metal fuel can has been disastrous for a few, a lesson we should not repeat.<BR><BR></FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>You can't legislate against ignorance/stupidity/et al, but state and federal officials keep trying to protect us from ourselves. Just wait until they decide that model airplane fuel is even more dangerous than gasoline (it isn't). Then we will they will ban it for our own good. Sorry for the tirade, but Earl's response triggered my %$#@ button regarding government control of our lives. <BR><BR>Ron Van Putte <BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>