Gosh darn it!
I purchased and had delivered a new snow blower and we're due to have a
storm overnight tonight and into tomorrow. I went to Sears/Kmart looking
for a gas can (really plastic) and they did not have any. I had intentions
of getting a one gallon can, with gas, and mixing the requisite oil in it
for my snowblower.

Soooo.......now that I don't have a gas can I was going to use my hand
siphon device to get a half-gallon of gas out of my car and then do the
mixing. I gotta find a suitable container for this though. Suggestions?

Would plastic (i.e refrigerated liquid juice container) not work because it
might react with the gasoline?
All I need to do is mix a half-gallon of gas and an ounce or two of oil.

Thanks,
Walter

Walter Cohen wrote:
Gosh darn it!
I purchased and had delivered a new snow blower and we're due to have a
storm overnight tonight and into tomorrow. I went to Sears/Kmart
looking for a gas can (really plastic) and they did not have any. I had
intentions of getting a one gallon can, with gas, and mixing the
requisite oil in it for my snowblower.

Soooo.......now that I don't have a gas can I was going to use my hand
siphon device to get a half-gallon of gas out of my car and then do the
mixing. I gotta find a suitable container for this though. Suggestions?

Would plastic (i.e refrigerated liquid juice container) not work because
it might react with the gasoline?
All I need to do is mix a half-gallon of gas and an ounce or two of oil.

Thanks,
Walter


Do you have an old antifreeze bottle? How about a motor oil bottle and
mix a quart at a time?

Bob

"zxcvbob" wondered the following

Gosh darn it!
I purchased and had delivered a new snow blower and we're due to have a
storm overnight tonight and into tomorrow. I went to Sears/Kmart looking
for a gas can (really plastic) and they did not have any. I had
intentions of getting a one gallon can, with gas, and mixing the
requisite oil in it for my snowblower.

Soooo.......now that I don't have a gas can I was going to use my hand
siphon device to get a half-gallon of gas out of my car and then do the
mixing. I gotta find a suitable container for this though. Suggestions?

Would plastic (i.e refrigerated liquid juice container) not work because
it might react with the gasoline?
All I need to do is mix a half-gallon of gas and an ounce or two of oil.

Thanks,
Walter


Do you have an old antifreeze bottle? How about a motor oil bottle and
mix a quart at a time?

Bob

Just go to the gas station, they usually have cans for sale, or maybe to
loan. What about a local hardware store or auto parts store? You don't
have to do all your shopping at Sears/Kmart!

On Mar 15, 8:10�pm, "Jackson" wrote:
"zxcvbob" wondered the following





Gosh darn it!
I purchased and had delivered a new snow blower and we're due to have a
storm overnight tonight and into tomorrow. *I went to Sears/Kmart looking
for a gas can (really plastic) and they did not have any. *I had
intentions of getting a one gallon can, with gas, and mixing the
requisite oil in it for my snowblower.

Soooo.......now that I don't have a gas can I was going to use my hand
siphon device to get a half-gallon of gas out of my car and then do the
mixing. *I gotta find a suitable container for this though. *Suggestions?

Would plastic (i.e refrigerated liquid juice container) not work because
it might react with the gasoline?
All I need to do is mix a half-gallon of gas and an ounce or two of oil.

Thanks,
Walter

Do you have an old antifreeze bottle? *How about a motor oil bottle and
mix a quart at a time?

Bob

Just go to the gas station, they usually have cans for sale, or maybe to
loan. *What about a local hardware store or auto parts store? *You don't
have to do all your shopping at Sears/Kmart!- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

use a plastic bucket, clean it first and afterwards. then let sit
outside till it doesnt smell anymore.

I clean bearings in gasoline in a old plastic bucket

Walter Cohen wrote:
Gosh darn it!
I purchased and had delivered a new snow blower and we're due to have
a storm overnight tonight and into tomorrow. I went to Sears/Kmart
looking for a gas can (really plastic) and they did not have any.

Do what you would do if you went to the corner 7-11 and they did not
have any milk, go to a different store that does have milk.

Not all plastic is good for gasoline. Just keep it legal and safe and
use a real gas can.



--
Joseph Meehan

Dia 's Muire duit

On Thu, 15 Mar 2007 20:50:02 -0400, "Walter Cohen"
wrote:

Gosh darn it!
Soooo.......now that I don't have a gas can I was going to use my hand
siphon device to get a half-gallon of gas out of my car and then do the
mixing. I gotta find a suitable container for this though. Suggestions?

There are a lot of places that sell gas plastic and metal gas cans.
I'm surprised Sears was out of them. In these days with What's it
called, Computer based last minute ordering, if 2 or 3 people buy one
instead of the expected 1 person per 3 days, they can be out, but in
two days they'll probably have them in again.

For auto-parts stores, they might be more careful to never run out.
And the odds are high they won't both run out at once.

Gas-stations charge twice as much on parts they install, and maybe
even more on gas-cans, which they keep mostly for customers (most of
them non-regulars) who have run out of gas and really need one. They
used to lend them free, but now they probably want a deposit twice
what a can costs.

In the 60's I found out that a Dairy Queen dish dissolved into a
puddle of plastic in gasoline. I was cleaning something. It took 10
minutes or more so even though many plastics hold gasoline, I don't
know which ones and they may suprise you.

I used to store gas for a camp stove in a Wisk bottle. It was red and
only a pint, small enough to take camping, and I wrote gasoline on it
in big black letters.

But you're not on the highway without any gas, and you are going to
have this snowblower for years. Get a real can.

I wouldn't try siphoning also because this is not an emergency, and
inhaled gas is very "poisonous". (I don't know if it literally a
poison, but it can kill you.) Go to the gas station and put the cas in
your new can, then fill your car's tank and pay for them both
together. The auto-stop won't work well with something as small as a
gas can, you need to control the trigger yourself. Do this just
before you go home, and prop the can so it doesn't spill.

Would plastic (i.e refrigerated liquid juice container) not work because it
might react with the gasoline?
All I need to do is mix a half-gallon of gas and an ounce or two of oil.

Thanks,
Walter

On Thu, 15 Mar 2007 20:50:02 -0400, "Walter Cohen"
wrote:

Gosh darn it!
I purchased and had delivered a new snow blower and we're due to have a
storm overnight tonight and into tomorrow. I went to Sears/Kmart looking
for a gas can (really plastic) and they did not have any. I had intentions
of getting a one gallon can, with gas, and mixing the requisite oil in it
for my snowblower.

Soooo.......now that I don't have a gas can I was going to use my hand
siphon device to get a half-gallon of gas out of my car and then do the
mixing. I gotta find a suitable container for this though. Suggestions?

Would plastic (i.e refrigerated liquid juice container) not work because it
might react with the gasoline?
All I need to do is mix a half-gallon of gas and an ounce or two of oil.

Thanks,
Walter


How about going to an auto store, and getting your gas can instead?

tom @ www.Consolidated-Loans.info

"Walter Cohen" wrote in message
...

Soooo.......now that I don't have a gas can I was going to use my hand
siphon device to get a half-gallon of gas out of my car and then do the
mixing. I gotta find a suitable container for this though. Suggestions?

Would plastic (i.e refrigerated liquid juice container) not work because
it
might react with the gasoline?
All I need to do is mix a half-gallon of gas and an ounce or two of oil.


To answer your question a plastic juice container will work in a pinch.
However, do not store gasoline in the juice jug. Any gas you do not pour
into the snow blower, pour it back into your car. When the jug is empty cut
it open and let the gas dry out before you toss it.

Chemically the juice jug is the same material an a plastic gas can, but the
plastic is a whole lot thinner and as 1 gallon of gasoline vaporized is the
equivalent to about 14 sticks of TNT, this is not a risk you want to leave
sitting in your garage.

"Walter Cohen" wrote in message
...

I purchased and had delivered a new snow blower and we're due to have a
storm overnight tonight and into tomorrow. I went to Sears/Kmart looking
for a gas can (really plastic) and they did not have any. I had
intentions
of getting a one gallon can, with gas, and mixing the requisite oil in it
for my snowblower.

Repost identifying your new snowblower. Gas+oil
mixes are required only for 2-stroke gas engines.
In this country snowblowers have not for many
years used 2-stroke engines -- only 4-stroke engines,
where oil is added directly to the sump, not mixed in fuel.

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

On Mar 16, 6:10 am, "Roger Shoaf" wrote:
Chemically the juice jug is the same material an a plastic gas can, but the
plastic is a whole lot thinner

This MAY be true but probably is NOT. My brother-in-law works for a
company that produces plastic bottles and they customize almost every
one to the product. Use the wrong bottle and you can get some nasty
chemical reactions.

Get a real gas can. They are available almost anywhere that sells
motorized equipment, parts for such, or gasoline itself. I can think
of 6 places within walking distance of where I am right now. Oops,
make that 8. I forgot two gas stations.

Walter Cohen wrote:
Gosh darn it!
I purchased and had delivered a new snow blower and we're due to have
a storm overnight tonight and into tomorrow. I went to Sears/Kmart
looking for a gas can (really plastic) and they did not have any. I
had intentions of getting a one gallon can, with gas, and mixing the
requisite oil in it for my snowblower.

Soooo.......now that I don't have a gas can I was going to use my hand
siphon device to get a half-gallon of gas out of my car and then do
the mixing. I gotta find a suitable container for this though.
Suggestions?
Would plastic (i.e refrigerated liquid juice container) not work
because it might react with the gasoline?
All I need to do is mix a half-gallon of gas and an ounce or two of
oil.

Mayonnaise jar or coffee can. Anything made of glass or metal. Or ceramic.

Walter Cohen wrote:
Gosh darn it!
I purchased and had delivered a new snow blower and we're due to have a
storm overnight tonight and into tomorrow. I went to Sears/Kmart
looking for a gas can (really plastic) and they did not have any. I had
intentions of getting a one gallon can, with gas, and mixing the
requisite oil in it for my snowblower.

Soooo.......now that I don't have a gas can I was going to use my hand
siphon device to get a half-gallon of gas out of my car and then do the
mixing. I gotta find a suitable container for this though. Suggestions?

Would plastic (i.e refrigerated liquid juice container) not work because
it might react with the gasoline?
All I need to do is mix a half-gallon of gas and an ounce or two of oil.

Thanks,
Walter

Are you sure it is two cycle and requires a gas/oil mix?

Two cycle engines are heavy polluters and aren't as common as they used
to be especially in a device that isn't handheld such as a snowblower.

On Mar 16, 8:46 am, George wrote:
Walter Cohen wrote:
Gosh darn it!
I purchased and had delivered a new snow blower and we're due to have a
storm overnight tonight and into tomorrow. I went to Sears/Kmart
looking for a gas can (really plastic) and they did not have any. I had
intentions of getting a one gallon can, with gas, and mixing the
requisite oil in it for my snowblower.

Soooo.......now that I don't have a gas can I was going to use my hand
siphon device to get a half-gallon of gas out of my car and then do the
mixing. I gotta find a suitable container for this though. Suggestions?

Would plastic (i.e refrigerated liquid juice container) not work because
it might react with the gasoline?
All I need to do is mix a half-gallon of gas and an ounce or two of oil.

Thanks,
Walter

Are you sure it is two cycle and requires a gas/oil mix?

Two cycle engines are heavy polluters and aren't as common as they used
to be especially in a device that isn't handheld such as a snowblower.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

That's what I thought too. I've seen lots of 4 cycle snowthrowers and
small electric ones, but I haven't seen
a two cycle one. Given that this is supposed to be a new one, it
seems a little strange.

"Walter Cohen" wrote in message
...
Gosh darn it!
I purchased and had delivered a new snow blower and we're due to have a
storm overnight tonight and into tomorrow. I went to Sears/Kmart looking
for a gas can (really plastic) and they did not have any. I had
intentions of getting a one gallon can, with gas, and mixing the requisite
oil in it for my snowblower.

Soooo.......now that I don't have a gas can I was going to use my hand
siphon device to get a half-gallon of gas out of my car and then do the
mixing. I gotta find a suitable container for this though. Suggestions?

Would plastic (i.e refrigerated liquid juice container) not work because
it might react with the gasoline?
All I need to do is mix a half-gallon of gas and an ounce or two of oil.

Thanks,
Walter


No. No. No. No. And, No.

You will find a plastic or metal thing specifically made for storing
gasoline. You will stop thinking of alternatives right now. The thought
never occurred to you. Pretend it never happened.

On Mar 15, 7:50 pm, "Walter Cohen" wrote:
Gosh darn it!
I purchased and had delivered a new snow blower and we're due to have a
storm overnight tonight and into tomorrow. I went to Sears/Kmart looking
for a gas can (really plastic) and they did not have any. I had intentions
of getting a one gallon can, with gas, and mixing the requisite oil in it
for my snowblower.

Soooo.......now that I don't have a gas can I was going to use my hand
siphon device to get a half-gallon of gas out of my car and then do the
mixing. I gotta find a suitable container for this though. Suggestions?

Would plastic (i.e refrigerated liquid juice container) not work because it
might react with the gasoline?
All I need to do is mix a half-gallon of gas and an ounce or two of oil.

Thanks,
Walter

-------------------------------------------------------------------------
You mentioned Sears. Just thought you'd like ot know that the Sears
snowblowers (at least on their website) are all 4-cycle engines, and
don't require a gas/oil mix. Don't mix the gas and oil unless you've
got an owners manual that specifically tells you to do it. A gas oil
mix will possibly foul the spark plug on a 4-cycle engine.

Mark

"HeyBub" wrote in message
...
Walter Cohen wrote:
Gosh darn it!
I purchased and had delivered a new snow blower and we're due to have
a storm overnight tonight and into tomorrow. I went to Sears/Kmart
looking for a gas can (really plastic) and they did not have any. I
had intentions of getting a one gallon can, with gas, and mixing the
requisite oil in it for my snowblower.

Soooo.......now that I don't have a gas can I was going to use my hand
siphon device to get a half-gallon of gas out of my car and then do
the mixing. I gotta find a suitable container for this though.
Suggestions?
Would plastic (i.e refrigerated liquid juice container) not work
because it might react with the gasoline?
All I need to do is mix a half-gallon of gas and an ounce or two of
oil.

Mayonnaise jar or coffee can. Anything made of glass or metal. Or ceramic.

Glass is an extremely bad idea. People win Darwin awards for storing
gasoline in glass jars.

Never store gasoline in anything not specifically made for it. People win
Darwin awards for doing that also.

"Walter Cohen" wrote in message
...
Gosh darn it!
I purchased and had delivered a new snow blower and we're due to have a
storm overnight tonight and into tomorrow. I went to Sears/Kmart looking
for a gas can (really plastic) and they did not have any. I had
intentions of getting a one gallon can, with gas, and mixing the requisite
oil in it for my snowblower.

Soooo.......now that I don't have a gas can I was going to use my hand
siphon device to get a half-gallon of gas out of my car and then do the
mixing. I gotta find a suitable container for this though. Suggestions?

Would plastic (i.e refrigerated liquid juice container) not work because
it might react with the gasoline?
All I need to do is mix a half-gallon of gas and an ounce or two of oil.

don't use styrofoam

On Fri, 16 Mar 2007 09:11:17 -0700, "Ook" Ook Don't send me any
freakin' spam at zootal dot com delete the Don't send me any freakin'
spam wrote:


"HeyBub" wrote in message
...
Walter Cohen wrote:
looking for a gas can (really plastic) and they did not have any.

Mayonnaise jar or coffee can. Anything made of glass or metal. Or ceramic.

Glass is an extremely bad idea. People win Darwin awards for storing
gasoline in glass jars.

Never store gasoline in anything not specifically made for it. People win
Darwin awards for doing that also.

Once, my upstairs neighbor came to see me looking for help because she
had drunk some bleach.

One roommate put bleach in one of those translucent white plastic milk
bottles. A second roommate thought it was milk and put it in the
refrigerator. And this third roommate thought it was milk, may have
poured it in a glass, and drank some.


Related. Strangely, neither of my first-aid manuals listed it among
the poisons or anywhere, and the emergency phone number said she had
nothing listed, but she checked with a doctor and said it was not a
problem. That was 1980. Since then other people have told me it is
a problem, and I don't remember the recommended treatment. Maybe it
wasn't a problem in this case because she didn't drink much. But
there still should have been an entry in the manuals and the
operator's manual.

I don't know what they say now.

On Thu, 15 Mar 2007 20:50:02 -0400, "Walter Cohen"
wrote:

Gosh darn it!
I purchased and had delivered a new snow blower and we're due to have a
storm overnight tonight and into tomorrow. I went to Sears/Kmart looking
for a gas can (really plastic) and they did not have any. I had intentions
of getting a one gallon can, with gas, and mixing the requisite oil in it
for my snowblower.


I got a can from Wal-Mart. It's a little larger than a gallon, so you
can put in a gallon of gas and have room to mix in oil.

Soooo.......now that I don't have a gas can I was going to use my hand
siphon device to get a half-gallon of gas out of my car and then do the
mixing. I gotta find a suitable container for this though. Suggestions?

Would plastic (i.e refrigerated liquid juice container) not work because it
might react with the gasoline?
All I need to do is mix a half-gallon of gas and an ounce or two of oil.

Thanks,
Walter
--
Mark Lloyd
http://notstupid.laughingsquid.com

"How could you ask me to believe in God when there's
absolutely no evidence that I can see?" -- Jodie Foster

mm writes:

I don't know what they say now.

http://www.google.com/search?q=msds+bleach

The ones I read say drink a glass of water and call a doctor. I'm
surprised it's not a bigger deal than that.

Your story underscores the importance of labelling crap any time you
put stuff in another container though.

--
Todd H.
http://toddh.net/

If you can't tell bleach, from milk, then perhaps they got what they
deserved.

--
Steve Barker

YOU should be the one
controlling YOUR car.
Check out:
www.lightsout.org




"mm" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 16 Mar 2007 09:11:17 -0700, "Ook" Ook Don't send me any
freakin' spam at zootal dot com delete the Don't send me any freakin'
spam wrote:


"HeyBub" wrote in message
...
Walter Cohen wrote:
looking for a gas can (really plastic) and they did not have any.

Mayonnaise jar or coffee can. Anything made of glass or metal. Or
ceramic.

Glass is an extremely bad idea. People win Darwin awards for storing
gasoline in glass jars.

Never store gasoline in anything not specifically made for it. People win
Darwin awards for doing that also.

Once, my upstairs neighbor came to see me looking for help because she
had drunk some bleach.

One roommate put bleach in one of those translucent white plastic milk
bottles. A second roommate thought it was milk and put it in the
refrigerator. And this third roommate thought it was milk, may have
poured it in a glass, and drank some.


Related. Strangely, neither of my first-aid manuals listed it among
the poisons or anywhere, and the emergency phone number said she had
nothing listed, but she checked with a doctor and said it was not a
problem. That was 1980. Since then other people have told me it is
a problem, and I don't remember the recommended treatment. Maybe it
wasn't a problem in this case because she didn't drink much. But
there still should have been an entry in the manuals and the
operator's manual.

I don't know what they say now.

"Steve Barker" wrote in message
...
If you can't tell bleach, from milk, then perhaps they got what they
deserved.

--
Steve Barker

Yeah. How many hints did they need, other than "clear vs white", and the
smell? Don Pardo on a PA system, announcing the contents?

"Ook" Ook Don't send me any freakin' spam at zootal dot com delete the
Don't send me any freakin' spam wrote in message
...
don't use styrofoam

I did this once. I poured an ounce or two of gasoline in a styrofoam cup
and put it on my bench. 30 seconds later I had styrofoam goo and gasoline
all over my bench. It was quite impressive :-)


And now you know why carburetors and fuel injectors are not made out of
styrofoam.

On Fri, 16 Mar 2007 11:45:57 -0500, "Steve Barker"
wrote:

If you can't tell bleach, from milk, then perhaps they got what they
deserved.

That reminds me of Benjamin FRanklin's, I think it was, statement,
"Those who would sacrifice liberty for security deserve neither."

You're both wrong. In his case, everyone except criminals deserve
liberty and security.

"tell 'em what they've won Don!" "Well it's a one way trip for one, to
hell, for drinking bleach and being a dumass".

--
Steve Barker

YOU should be the one
controlling YOUR car.
Check out:
www.lightsout.org




"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
...
"Steve Barker" wrote in message
...
If you can't tell bleach, from milk, then perhaps they got what they
deserved.

--
Steve Barker

Yeah. How many hints did they need, other than "clear vs white", and the
smell? Don Pardo on a PA system, announcing the contents?

On Fri, 16 Mar 2007 16:16:09 GMT, "AllEmailDeletedImmediately"
wrote:


"Walter Cohen" wrote in message
...
Gosh darn it!
I purchased and had delivered a new snow blower and we're due to have a
storm overnight tonight and into tomorrow. I went to Sears/Kmart looking
for a gas can (really plastic) and they did not have any. I had
intentions of getting a one gallon can, with gas, and mixing the requisite
oil in it for my snowblower.

Soooo.......now that I don't have a gas can I was going to use my hand
siphon device to get a half-gallon of gas out of my car and then do the
mixing. I gotta find a suitable container for this though. Suggestions?

Would plastic (i.e refrigerated liquid juice container) not work because
it might react with the gasoline?
All I need to do is mix a half-gallon of gas and an ounce or two of oil.

don't use styrofoam

I have a couple styrofoam semi-spheres with a screwhook in each that
to on over the outside water faucet to help keep them from freezing in
the winter.

On one, the foaam rubber came away from the styrofoam, and I went to
glue it back togethere with contact cement. It was on the kitchen
table while I was did something else waiting the required 10 minutes
or more for it to dry. And I noticed the glue was eating up the foam.
!!

I waited until the time had run, pushed the pieces together and it was
still even enough to work. The eating had stopped after a point.

don't use styrofoam

I did this once. I poured an ounce or two of gasoline in a styrofoam cup and
put it on my bench. 30 seconds later I had styrofoam goo and gasoline all
over my bench. It was quite impressive :-)

HUH!?

--
Steve Barker

YOU should be the one
controlling YOUR car.
Check out:
www.lightsout.org




"mm" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 16 Mar 2007 11:45:57 -0500, "Steve Barker"
wrote:

If you can't tell bleach, from milk, then perhaps they got what they
deserved.

That reminds me of Benjamin FRanklin's, I think it was, statement,
"Those who would sacrifice liberty for security deserve neither."

You're both wrong. In his case, everyone except criminals deserve
liberty and security.

On Fri, 16 Mar 2007 17:55:55 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

"Ook" Ook Don't send me any freakin' spam at zootal dot com delete the
Don't send me any freakin' spam wrote in message
...
don't use styrofoam

I did this once. I poured an ounce or two of gasoline in a styrofoam cup
and put it on my bench. 30 seconds later I had styrofoam goo and gasoline
all over my bench. It was quite impressive :-)


And now you know why carburetors and fuel injectors are not made out of
styrofoam.

I made a candelabra out of a shirt cardboard once, like they stuff in
shirts at the laundry to help them stay ironed.

It worked the first several times but burst into flames the last time.

I waited until the time had run, pushed the pieces together and it was
still even enough to work. The eating had stopped after a point.

Carb cleaner works well on styrofoam. Better then gasoline :-)

"WDS" wrote in message
ups.com...
On Mar 16, 6:10 am, "Roger Shoaf" wrote:
Chemically the juice jug is the same material an a plastic gas can, but
the
plastic is a whole lot thinner

This MAY be true but probably is NOT.


It does not matter as long as the bottle is a type of polyethelyne or
polypropelyne. Look at the recycling symbol, if it is a 1,2,4, or 5 there
is no problem.

See: http://www.earthodyssey.com/symbols.html

I have yet to see any 1/2 gallon juice milk or soda plastic jugs that are
not one of the above plastics.

If you put gas in a styrene container it will probably give you problems
(Melt)


--
Roger Shoaf
If you are not part of the solution, you are not dissolved in the solvent.

Ook wrote:
don't use styrofoam

I did this once. I poured an ounce or two of gasoline in a styrofoam
cup and put it on my bench. 30 seconds later I had styrofoam goo and
gasoline all over my bench. It was quite impressive :-)

Ook said:

"Never store gasoline in anything not specifically made for it. People win
Darwin awards for doing that also."

"Roger Shoaf" wrote in message
...

"WDS" wrote in message
ups.com...
On Mar 16, 6:10 am, "Roger Shoaf" wrote:
Chemically the juice jug is the same material an a plastic gas can, but
the
plastic is a whole lot thinner

This MAY be true but probably is NOT.


It does not matter as long as the bottle is a type of polyethelyne or
polypropelyne. Look at the recycling symbol, if it is a 1,2,4, or 5 there
is no problem.

See: http://www.earthodyssey.com/symbols.html

I have yet to see any 1/2 gallon juice milk or soda plastic jugs that are
not one of the above plastics.
Roger Shoaf


The materials may be identical, but the structure is not. Food containers
are flimsy compared to plastic fuel containers. Not appropriate.

"HeyBub" wrote in message
...
Ook wrote:
don't use styrofoam

I did this once. I poured an ounce or two of gasoline in a styrofoam
cup and put it on my bench. 30 seconds later I had styrofoam goo and
gasoline all over my bench. It was quite impressive :-)

Ook said:

"Never store gasoline in anything not specifically made for it. People win
Darwin awards for doing that also."


And I almost won a Darwin award for doing so. It was a lesson well learned

"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
...
"Roger Shoaf" wrote in message
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"WDS" wrote in message
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On Mar 16, 6:10 am, "Roger Shoaf" wrote:
Chemically the juice jug is the same material an a plastic gas can,
but
the
plastic is a whole lot thinner

This MAY be true but probably is NOT.


It does not matter as long as the bottle is a type of polyethelyne or
polypropelyne. Look at the recycling symbol, if it is a 1,2,4, or 5
there
is no problem.

See: http://www.earthodyssey.com/symbols.html

I have yet to see any 1/2 gallon juice milk or soda plastic jugs that
are
not one of the above plastics.
Roger Shoaf


The materials may be identical, but the structure is not. Food containers
are flimsy compared to plastic fuel containers. Not appropriate.


And therefore lies the reason I admonished the OP with the following:

"To answer your question a plastic juice container will work in a pinch.
However, do not store gasoline in the juice jug. Any gas you do not pour
into the snow blower, pour it back into your car. When the jug is empty cut
it open and let the gas dry out before you toss it."

--

Roger Shoaf

About the time I had mastered getting the toothpaste back in the tube, then
they come up with this striped stuff.

On 2007-03-16, Ook wrote:

Glass is an extremely bad idea. People win Darwin awards for storing
gasoline in glass jars.

Never store gasoline in anything not specifically made for it. People win
Darwin awards for doing that also.

What about glass jars labelled "Suitable for gasoline"?

On 2007-03-16, Ook wrote:

Glass is an extremely bad idea. People win Darwin awards for storing
gasoline in glass jars.

Never store gasoline in anything not specifically made for it. People win
Darwin awards for doing that also.

What about glass jars labelled "Suitable for gasoline"?

On Mar 16, 3:19 pm, Adam Funk wrote:
On 2007-03-16, Ook wrote:
Glass is an extremely bad idea. People win Darwin awards for storing
gasoline in glass jars.

Never store gasoline in anything not specifically made for it. People win
Darwin awards for doing that also.

What about glass jars labelled "Suitable for gasoline"?

Howzabout 55-gallon drums labeled "Suitable for diesel fuel and
nitrate fertilizer"?

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YOP...

Surely, you've gone and purchased a gas can by now. Your lack of replying
indicates you must be out snowblowing. With all that said, I've kept a
gallon of mix gas in the shop I work in for years in a gallon bottle
windshield washer comes in. We mix our own methanol blue water, and keep
jugs from the store bought kind.

--
Steve Barker

YOU should be the one
controlling YOUR car.
Check out:
www.lightsout.org




"Walter Cohen" wrote in message
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Gosh darn it!
I purchased and had delivered a new snow blower and we're due to have a
storm overnight tonight and into tomorrow. I went to Sears/Kmart looking
for a gas can (really plastic) and they did not have any. I had
intentions of getting a one gallon can, with gas, and mixing the requisite
oil in it for my snowblower.

Soooo.......now that I don't have a gas can I was going to use my hand
siphon device to get a half-gallon of gas out of my car and then do the
mixing. I gotta find a suitable container for this though. Suggestions?

Would plastic (i.e refrigerated liquid juice container) not work because
it might react with the gasoline?
All I need to do is mix a half-gallon of gas and an ounce or two of oil.

Thanks,
Walter

On Mar 16, 3:36 pm, "Steve Barker"
wrote:
Surely, you've gone and purchased a gas can by now. Your lack of replying
indicates you must be out snowblowing. With all that said, I've kept a
gallon of mix gas in the shop I work in for years in a gallon bottle
windshield washer comes in. We mix our own methanol blue water, and keep
jugs from the store bought kind.

--
Steve Barker

I ran across a gas/oil mix in a pint gatorade bottle (without a lable
for you safety folks) that was at least 3 years old. Gas was no good
but the bottle was fine.

Bob