Spiders and Gas Stations Don't Mix
Posted on by Kolbe
It is important to practice proper safety precautions while at the gas pump. Discharge any static electricity before opening your gas tank. No smoking. No dispatching unwanted arachnid hitchhikers with fire. That’s right, typically we wouldn’t have to say that, but a man in Detroit did just that. He began pumping gas when he saw a spider on his car. His first thought was to light it on fire. Not only did the spider go up, but the gas pump did too. Luckily the attendant was quick to hit the emergency shut-off valve, and the man was able to put the fire out with a fire extinguisher. He was even able to move his car out of harm’s way. No one was injured, but the fate of the spider is unknown.