['97ventureowner]

In my part of the country, the air is very dry and cold in the winter. Static electicity has become somewhat of an issue. There are warnings posted at some gas stations and have been printed in our newspaper, and mentioned on the radio that when you are at a gas station refeuling, you should not re-enter the vehicle during the re-fueling process as static electricity could spark a fire. I have been guilty of doing this , especially when it is way below zero and the wind is howling. Didn't think much about it until I heard about the reccomendation not to do it. They also reccomend when you get out of the vehicle to touch a metal part of the vehicle to discharge any built up charge. This also goes along with the procedure of not filling your plastic gas cans while in the box of a pickup truck or other vehicle, rather it is reccomended to place the gas can on the ground while filling.