Careless Linemen

"B A R R Y" wrote in message
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On Fri, 26 May 2006 17:43:32 -0700, "Bob Gardner"
wrote:

Tell you what I suggest for the futu Lay hands on enough rubber or soft
plastic to cover the area of the filler with a good margin around it, and
cut out a circle just a tad larger than the filler opening. Tell the
lineboy
to put it in place before inserting the nozzle. I'll bet you could go to a
second-hand store and pick up place mats, dish mats, etc that would do the
job for pennies.

Some of my local airports keep these on the fuel island, usually made
from cheesy rubber porch mats. One of 'em has a flaming Tweety Bird
with "All Fired Up" embossed in the plastic. It was probably $1.99 at
a junk store.

If it's a dollar store item , it could always be left on the island
(or truck) for the benefit of all.

RubberMaid dishmat. It has the little suction cups on the back to make
it anti-skid(an aviation term). They are also high temp tolerant(dish soap),
and will not leave marks on the airplane. A hole just big enough to get the
cap through(split at the edges to make cap removal easier), will protect the
area from fuel caps and the retaining chains. As a lineman, I was thrilled
to have these show up. When I fueled a classic it made me look like I knew
what I was doing.

Al