In rec.aviation.piloting, on Tue 28 Aug 2007 04:20:02p, Ross
wrote:

I have been on the local airport board off and on for years. We
originally had situations where the cheap storage was occurring. We
started eviction notices, when he finally left. You must have an
airworthy aircraft or be progressively working on a plane. Other
things can be kept in the hangars as long as they comply with the fire
marshall such as oil, small amounts of solvents, but I would think a
55 gal drum of mogas would be not be welcomed. I leave my car in the
hangar when going cross country. I have my fake Christmas tree there.
But, I keep mine rather clean.

Yeah, shame on us for thinking that we can keep a 55 gallon drum of fuel in
our hangar with 50-100 gallons of fuel that is already in our wing tanks.
One could argue that the 55 gallon drum is probably made from stronger
material than the tanks on our aircraft. Hell, it's probably even safer
since it doesn't have gaskets on the bottom that leak fuel.