The point was to find whether gasoline, stored next to a fence, in
approved
5-gallon containers, would ignite.

The point is, gasoline could sit out there safely for a very long time. In
the sun. And not ignite from ambient heat. And never even get close.
There's no arguing that point.

Then humans enter the equation, and, well, you know humans. And then, there
is lightning. And in California, fires of different types. And, in
California, people who smoke all sorts of things that burn.

All in all, if I were the OP, I wouldn't have a problem with it, unless it's
by the house or garage or outbuilding, and then the OP is being careless and
might get caught with his pants down one day. From the neighbor's POV, I
can see why he might be a little concerned. I don't know if we ever
established if the gas and fence location was near any house or structure,
or out in the middle of acres of desert. I wouldn't want to see twenty
gallons of gas on the other side of my fence if it was between the two
houses. You probably wouldn't want to, either.

There are lots and lots of variables here. But the one constant is that gas
is very flammable, and extremely easy to ignite by several normal every day
methods, including static electricity from a poofy sweater.

AND, when it catches fire, it's usually nasty and leaves a big mess.

And melts plastic sweaters on to people in a heartbeat.

Steve

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