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Dumbest Guy in the NG.......
Don't know about most days, but today there is no doubt just who's the
dumbest guy in the NG. Yours truly. Thought I'd move the boat from my covered slip over to the yacht club dock this afternoon. About a half hour's run. En route, I began calculating how long it had been since last taking on a load of fuel. "I'm probably OK," I thought. "But maybe I'll stop off at the fuel dock and get 20 gallons or so just for insurance. I'll fuel up seriously next time I'm outside the locks and can get B20." Pulled up to the local fuel dock. $3.99 per gallon for diesel. No big deal, $80 bucks worth and I'll be certain of having more than enough aboard for the upcoming lighted boats parades. "In fact", I thought, "I'll put it all in the starboard tank. The trim is a little heavy to port right now, and that will level things off quite nicely." "Hello, Chuck" says the fuel dock guy. "Hi, Dave. I'm only going to put 20 gallons or so in the starboard tank, just to make sure I've got enough to do the Special People's Cruise and the parade." "No problem." I uncrew the deck plate and begin filling the tank. At about 14 or 15 gallons, I'm hearing fuel in the vent line. "Impossible! I need a lot more fuel than that, I've got to be down at least 100 gallons in this 150-gallon tank what the heck?" Oh.......*That's* the heck! In the gathering late afternoon darkness, I had unscrewed the deck cap for the holding tank pump out.......immediately next to the fuel tank filler. I had just topped off my holding tank with diesel. Dumb, Dumb, Dumb. "Don't feel too badly," said Dave. "The Argosy (huge commercial charter boat) did exactly the same thing here not long ago. But of course they took on well oer 100 gallons before they realized what they had done." "What did they do about it?" I asked. "We hooked up my oil change pump and sucked it out. Only problem is, I need a new hose for my oil change pump so I don't dare try to evacuate your holding tank. I know I'd have diesel leaking into the water for sure. Frankly, I don't know what we can do for you tonight, I'm getting ready to close and go home." They say Providence looks after kids and idiots, and just then this idiot got a break. Putt, putt, putting along the canal was one of the local "Sani-system" boats. A unique group of businessmen make a living by running small boats with pumps and several hundred gallon holding tanks into our local marinas where they pump out the holding tanks for liveaboards. It normally costs about $25 to have a holding tank pumped. Dave waved the guy over to the fuel dock. "Maybe you can help us out," said Dave. "Chuck here has just pumped about 15 gallons of diesel into his holding tank." "No way," was the first response. "I can't put diesel into my sewage tank, I wouldn't be able to discharge it." "I have a plan," said Dave. I'll truck one of my waste oil recycling barrels out here to the dock, you disconnect your hose from your sewer tank and pump into the barrel. We'll flush the hose with a few gallons of soapy water, and put that into the barrel as well, and then rinse it all out with some lake water- also into the barrel." "Well, OK" said the sani-system guy. We pumped the holding tank into the recycle barrel. (The tank itself was pretty empty before I added the diesel). Then we dumped some TSP cleaner and water into the tank and sucked that into the barrel as well. Finally, we flushed the hose with lake water, and the ridiculous screw up was corrected. And so the dumbest guy in the NG, and certainly the dumbest guy actually out on a boat in Seattle (there wasn't much traffic) this afternoon was rescued from his own stupidity by a couple of guys who didn't really *have* to do anything. I paid the pump out guy for his time and trouble, but the Dave didn't charge me anything for the extra trouble, or for staying past closing time to get me squared away. I am on the hook for $2 per gallon to recyle the contaminated diesel when the guy comes around to pick it up, but I'll be glad to get off so cheaply. "Good thing that wasn't gasoline," we all agreed. "And good thing it wasn't your water tank," commented Dave. "This happens more often than you'd think, and a lot of times people put fuel into their potable water tanks. About the only real cure for that is to replace the tank, and maybe some of the lines if any of the fuel gets pumped through. You're getting off for under a hundred bucks all said, all done, while a water tank replacement could cost $1000 or more." So round up the doo-wop group; "dum, dum, dum dum, dum de de de diddly, dum dum doo wah....." :-) |
Dumbest Guy in the NG.......
So, why aren't the deck plates identified?
I've read about these mistakes before and never understood why things aren't clearly labeled, especially when having enough money to own a boat doesn't mean you have any technical aptitude or interest. "Chuck Gould" wrote in message ... Don't know about most days, but today there is no doubt just who's the dumbest guy in the NG. Yours truly. Thought I'd move the boat from my covered slip over to the yacht club dock this afternoon. About a half hour's run. En route, I began calculating how long it had been since last taking on a load of fuel. "I'm probably OK," I thought. "But maybe I'll stop off at the fuel dock and get 20 gallons or so just for insurance. I'll fuel up seriously next time I'm outside the locks and can get B20." Pulled up to the local fuel dock. $3.99 per gallon for diesel. No big deal, $80 bucks worth and I'll be certain of having more than enough aboard for the upcoming lighted boats parades. "In fact", I thought, "I'll put it all in the starboard tank. The trim is a little heavy to port right now, and that will level things off quite nicely." "Hello, Chuck" says the fuel dock guy. "Hi, Dave. I'm only going to put 20 gallons or so in the starboard tank, just to make sure I've got enough to do the Special People's Cruise and the parade." "No problem." I uncrew the deck plate and begin filling the tank. At about 14 or 15 gallons, I'm hearing fuel in the vent line. "Impossible! I need a lot more fuel than that, I've got to be down at least 100 gallons in this 150-gallon tank what the heck?" Oh.......*That's* the heck! In the gathering late afternoon darkness, I had unscrewed the deck cap for the holding tank pump out.......immediately next to the fuel tank filler. I had just topped off my holding tank with diesel. Dumb, Dumb, Dumb. "Don't feel too badly," said Dave. "The Argosy (huge commercial charter boat) did exactly the same thing here not long ago. But of course they took on well oer 100 gallons before they realized what they had done." "What did they do about it?" I asked. "We hooked up my oil change pump and sucked it out. Only problem is, I need a new hose for my oil change pump so I don't dare try to evacuate your holding tank. I know I'd have diesel leaking into the water for sure. Frankly, I don't know what we can do for you tonight, I'm getting ready to close and go home." They say Providence looks after kids and idiots, and just then this idiot got a break. Putt, putt, putting along the canal was one of the local "Sani-system" boats. A unique group of businessmen make a living by running small boats with pumps and several hundred gallon holding tanks into our local marinas where they pump out the holding tanks for liveaboards. It normally costs about $25 to have a holding tank pumped. Dave waved the guy over to the fuel dock. "Maybe you can help us out," said Dave. "Chuck here has just pumped about 15 gallons of diesel into his holding tank." "No way," was the first response. "I can't put diesel into my sewage tank, I wouldn't be able to discharge it." "I have a plan," said Dave. I'll truck one of my waste oil recycling barrels out here to the dock, you disconnect your hose from your sewer tank and pump into the barrel. We'll flush the hose with a few gallons of soapy water, and put that into the barrel as well, and then rinse it all out with some lake water- also into the barrel." "Well, OK" said the sani-system guy. We pumped the holding tank into the recycle barrel. (The tank itself was pretty empty before I added the diesel). Then we dumped some TSP cleaner and water into the tank and sucked that into the barrel as well. Finally, we flushed the hose with lake water, and the ridiculous screw up was corrected. And so the dumbest guy in the NG, and certainly the dumbest guy actually out on a boat in Seattle (there wasn't much traffic) this afternoon was rescued from his own stupidity by a couple of guys who didn't really *have* to do anything. I paid the pump out guy for his time and trouble, but the Dave didn't charge me anything for the extra trouble, or for staying past closing time to get me squared away. I am on the hook for $2 per gallon to recyle the contaminated diesel when the guy comes around to pick it up, but I'll be glad to get off so cheaply. "Good thing that wasn't gasoline," we all agreed. "And good thing it wasn't your water tank," commented Dave. "This happens more often than you'd think, and a lot of times people put fuel into their potable water tanks. About the only real cure for that is to replace the tank, and maybe some of the lines if any of the fuel gets pumped through. You're getting off for under a hundred bucks all said, all done, while a water tank replacement could cost $1000 or more." So round up the doo-wop group; "dum, dum, dum dum, dum de de de diddly, dum dum doo wah....." :-) |
Dumbest Guy in the NG.......
On Nov 29, 9:52�pm, "William Andersen" wrote:
So, why aren't the deck plates identified? I've read about these mistakes before and never understood why things aren't clearly labeled, especially when having enough money to own a boat doesn't mean you have any technical aptitude or interest. "Chuck Gould" wrote in message ... Don't know about most days, but today there is no doubt just who's the dumbest guy in the NG. �Yours truly. Thought I'd move the boat from my covered slip over to the yacht club dock this afternoon. About a half hour's run. En route, I began calculating how long it had been since last taking on a load of fuel. "I'm probably OK," I thought. "But maybe I'll stop off at the fuel dock and get 20 gallons or so just for insurance. I'll fuel up seriously next time I'm outside the locks and can get B20." Pulled up to the local fuel dock. $3.99 per gallon for diesel. No big deal, $80 bucks worth and I'll be certain of having more than enough aboard for the upcoming lighted boats parades. "In fact", I thought, "I'll put it all in the starboard tank. The trim is a little heavy to port right now, and that will level things off quite nicely." "Hello, Chuck" says the fuel dock guy. "Hi, Dave. I'm only going to put 20 gallons or so in the starboard tank, just to make sure I've got enough to do the Special People's Cruise and the parade." "No problem." I uncrew the deck plate and begin filling the tank. At about 14 or 15 gallons, I'm hearing fuel in the vent line. "Impossible! I need a lot more fuel than that, I've got to be down at least 100 gallons in this 150-gallon tank what the heck?" Oh.......*That's* the heck! In the gathering late afternoon darkness, I had unscrewed the deck cap for the holding tank pump out.......immediately next to the fuel tank filler. I had just topped off my holding tank with diesel. Dumb, Dumb, Dumb. "Don't feel too badly," said Dave. "The Argosy (huge commercial charter boat) did exactly the same thing here not long ago. But of course they took on well oer 100 gallons before they realized what they had done." "What did they do about it?" I asked. "We hooked up my oil change pump and sucked it out. Only problem is, I need a new hose for my oil change pump so I don't dare try to evacuate your holding tank. I know I'd have diesel leaking into the water for sure. Frankly, I don't know what we can do for you tonight, I'm getting ready to close and go home." They say Providence looks after kids and idiots, and just then this idiot got a break. Putt, putt, putting along the canal was one of the local "Sani-system" boats. A unique group of businessmen make a living by running small boats with pumps and several hundred gallon holding tanks into our local marinas where they pump out the holding tanks for liveaboards. It normally costs about $25 to have a holding tank pumped. Dave waved the guy over to the fuel dock. "Maybe you can help us out," said Dave. "Chuck here has just pumped about 15 gallons of diesel into his holding tank." "No way," was the first response. "I can't put diesel into my sewage tank, I wouldn't be able to discharge it." "I have a plan," said Dave. I'll truck one of my waste oil recycling barrels out here to the dock, you disconnect your hose from your sewer tank and pump into the barrel. We'll flush the hose with a few gallons of soapy water, and put that into the barrel as well, and then rinse it all out with some lake water- also into the barrel." "Well, OK" said the sani-system guy. We pumped the holding tank into the recycle barrel. (The tank itself was pretty empty before I added the diesel). Then we dumped some TSP cleaner and water into the tank and sucked that into the barrel as well. Finally, we flushed the hose with lake water, and the ridiculous screw up was corrected. And so the dumbest guy in the NG, and certainly the dumbest guy actually out on a boat in Seattle (there wasn't much traffic) this afternoon was rescued from his own stupidity by a couple of guys who didn't really *have* to do anything. I paid the pump out guy for his time and trouble, but the Dave didn't charge me anything for the extra trouble, or for staying past closing time to get me squared away. I am on the hook for $2 per gallon to recyle the contaminated diesel when the guy comes around to pick it up, but I'll be glad to get off so cheaply. "Good thing that wasn't gasoline," we all agreed. "And good thing it wasn't your water tank," commented Dave. "This happens more often than you'd think, and a lot of times people put fuel into their potable water tanks. About the only real cure for that is to replace the tank, and maybe some of the lines if any of the fuel gets pumped through. You're getting off for under a hundred bucks all said, all done, while a water tank replacement could cost $1000 or more." So round up the doo-wop group; "dum, dum, dum dum, dum de de de diddly, dum dum doo wah....." � :-)- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Both bronze plates are the same size and are unlabeled. The word "Diesel" is cast into the collar around the fuel fill, while the collar around the pump out cap is plain. It was hard to tell them apart in the dark, but there was no excuse for the mistake after owning the boat for as many years as I have. It was simply a mistake,,,,,,,,,and anybody can make one. I'm thinking of painting the fuel fill plate green, to match the diesel hose. |
Dumbest Guy in the NG.......
I like the paint idea.
I wasn't being critical of you; it's just that I've read of others making the same mistakes and could never understand why they aren't clearly identified in the first place. "Chuck Gould" wrote in message ... On Nov 29, 9:52?pm, "William Andersen" wrote: So, why aren't the deck plates identified? I've read about these mistakes before and never understood why things aren't clearly labeled, especially when having enough money to own a boat doesn't mean you have any technical aptitude or interest. "Chuck Gould" wrote in message ... Don't know about most days, but today there is no doubt just who's the dumbest guy in the NG. ?Yours truly. Thought I'd move the boat from my covered slip over to the yacht club dock this afternoon. About a half hour's run. En route, I began calculating how long it had been since last taking on a load of fuel. "I'm probably OK," I thought. "But maybe I'll stop off at the fuel dock and get 20 gallons or so just for insurance. I'll fuel up seriously next time I'm outside the locks and can get B20." Pulled up to the local fuel dock. $3.99 per gallon for diesel. No big deal, $80 bucks worth and I'll be certain of having more than enough aboard for the upcoming lighted boats parades. "In fact", I thought, "I'll put it all in the starboard tank. The trim is a little heavy to port right now, and that will level things off quite nicely." "Hello, Chuck" says the fuel dock guy. "Hi, Dave. I'm only going to put 20 gallons or so in the starboard tank, just to make sure I've got enough to do the Special People's Cruise and the parade." "No problem." I uncrew the deck plate and begin filling the tank. At about 14 or 15 gallons, I'm hearing fuel in the vent line. "Impossible! I need a lot more fuel than that, I've got to be down at least 100 gallons in this 150-gallon tank what the heck?" Oh.......*That's* the heck! In the gathering late afternoon darkness, I had unscrewed the deck cap for the holding tank pump out.......immediately next to the fuel tank filler. I had just topped off my holding tank with diesel. Dumb, Dumb, Dumb. "Don't feel too badly," said Dave. "The Argosy (huge commercial charter boat) did exactly the same thing here not long ago. But of course they took on well oer 100 gallons before they realized what they had done." "What did they do about it?" I asked. "We hooked up my oil change pump and sucked it out. Only problem is, I need a new hose for my oil change pump so I don't dare try to evacuate your holding tank. I know I'd have diesel leaking into the water for sure. Frankly, I don't know what we can do for you tonight, I'm getting ready to close and go home." They say Providence looks after kids and idiots, and just then this idiot got a break. Putt, putt, putting along the canal was one of the local "Sani-system" boats. A unique group of businessmen make a living by running small boats with pumps and several hundred gallon holding tanks into our local marinas where they pump out the holding tanks for liveaboards. It normally costs about $25 to have a holding tank pumped. Dave waved the guy over to the fuel dock. "Maybe you can help us out," said Dave. "Chuck here has just pumped about 15 gallons of diesel into his holding tank." "No way," was the first response. "I can't put diesel into my sewage tank, I wouldn't be able to discharge it." "I have a plan," said Dave. I'll truck one of my waste oil recycling barrels out here to the dock, you disconnect your hose from your sewer tank and pump into the barrel. We'll flush the hose with a few gallons of soapy water, and put that into the barrel as well, and then rinse it all out with some lake water- also into the barrel." "Well, OK" said the sani-system guy. We pumped the holding tank into the recycle barrel. (The tank itself was pretty empty before I added the diesel). Then we dumped some TSP cleaner and water into the tank and sucked that into the barrel as well. Finally, we flushed the hose with lake water, and the ridiculous screw up was corrected. And so the dumbest guy in the NG, and certainly the dumbest guy actually out on a boat in Seattle (there wasn't much traffic) this afternoon was rescued from his own stupidity by a couple of guys who didn't really *have* to do anything. I paid the pump out guy for his time and trouble, but the Dave didn't charge me anything for the extra trouble, or for staying past closing time to get me squared away. I am on the hook for $2 per gallon to recyle the contaminated diesel when the guy comes around to pick it up, but I'll be glad to get off so cheaply. "Good thing that wasn't gasoline," we all agreed. "And good thing it wasn't your water tank," commented Dave. "This happens more often than you'd think, and a lot of times people put fuel into their potable water tanks. About the only real cure for that is to replace the tank, and maybe some of the lines if any of the fuel gets pumped through. You're getting off for under a hundred bucks all said, all done, while a water tank replacement could cost $1000 or more." So round up the doo-wop group; "dum, dum, dum dum, dum de de de diddly, dum dum doo wah....." ? :-)- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Both bronze plates are the same size and are unlabeled. The word "Diesel" is cast into the collar around the fuel fill, while the collar around the pump out cap is plain. It was hard to tell them apart in the dark, but there was no excuse for the mistake after owning the boat for as many years as I have. It was simply a mistake,,,,,,,,,and anybody can make one. I'm thinking of painting the fuel fill plate green, to match the diesel hose. |
Dumbest Guy in the NG.......
On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 22:47:13 -0800 (PST), Chuck Gould
wrote: I'm thinking of painting the fuel fill plate green, to match the diesel hose. Perhaps it might be better if you installed a small deck light near the fittings for this type of situation. Not to worry and welcome to the club. I could tell you stories... :) |
Dumbest Guy in the NG.......
Chuck Gould wrote:
Don't know about most days, but today there is no doubt just who's the dumbest guy in the NG. Yours truly. Thought I'd move the boat from my covered slip over to the yacht club dock this afternoon. About a half hour's run. En route, I began calculating how long it had been since last taking on a load of fuel. "I'm probably OK," I thought. "But maybe I'll stop off at the fuel dock and get 20 gallons or so just for insurance. I'll fuel up seriously next time I'm outside the locks and can get B20." Pulled up to the local fuel dock. $3.99 per gallon for diesel. No big deal, $80 bucks worth and I'll be certain of having more than enough aboard for the upcoming lighted boats parades. "In fact", I thought, "I'll put it all in the starboard tank. The trim is a little heavy to port right now, and that will level things off quite nicely." "Hello, Chuck" says the fuel dock guy. "Hi, Dave. I'm only going to put 20 gallons or so in the starboard tank, just to make sure I've got enough to do the Special People's Cruise and the parade." "No problem." I uncrew the deck plate and begin filling the tank. At about 14 or 15 gallons, I'm hearing fuel in the vent line. "Impossible! I need a lot more fuel than that, I've got to be down at least 100 gallons in this 150-gallon tank what the heck?" Oh.......*That's* the heck! In the gathering late afternoon darkness, I had unscrewed the deck cap for the holding tank pump out.......immediately next to the fuel tank filler. I had just topped off my holding tank with diesel. Dumb, Dumb, Dumb. "Don't feel too badly," said Dave. "The Argosy (huge commercial charter boat) did exactly the same thing here not long ago. But of course they took on well oer 100 gallons before they realized what they had done." "What did they do about it?" I asked. "We hooked up my oil change pump and sucked it out. Only problem is, I need a new hose for my oil change pump so I don't dare try to evacuate your holding tank. I know I'd have diesel leaking into the water for sure. Frankly, I don't know what we can do for you tonight, I'm getting ready to close and go home." They say Providence looks after kids and idiots, and just then this idiot got a break. Putt, putt, putting along the canal was one of the local "Sani-system" boats. A unique group of businessmen make a living by running small boats with pumps and several hundred gallon holding tanks into our local marinas where they pump out the holding tanks for liveaboards. It normally costs about $25 to have a holding tank pumped. Dave waved the guy over to the fuel dock. "Maybe you can help us out," said Dave. "Chuck here has just pumped about 15 gallons of diesel into his holding tank." "No way," was the first response. "I can't put diesel into my sewage tank, I wouldn't be able to discharge it." "I have a plan," said Dave. I'll truck one of my waste oil recycling barrels out here to the dock, you disconnect your hose from your sewer tank and pump into the barrel. We'll flush the hose with a few gallons of soapy water, and put that into the barrel as well, and then rinse it all out with some lake water- also into the barrel." "Well, OK" said the sani-system guy. We pumped the holding tank into the recycle barrel. (The tank itself was pretty empty before I added the diesel). Then we dumped some TSP cleaner and water into the tank and sucked that into the barrel as well. Finally, we flushed the hose with lake water, and the ridiculous screw up was corrected. And so the dumbest guy in the NG, and certainly the dumbest guy actually out on a boat in Seattle (there wasn't much traffic) this afternoon was rescued from his own stupidity by a couple of guys who didn't really *have* to do anything. I paid the pump out guy for his time and trouble, but the Dave didn't charge me anything for the extra trouble, or for staying past closing time to get me squared away. I am on the hook for $2 per gallon to recyle the contaminated diesel when the guy comes around to pick it up, but I'll be glad to get off so cheaply. "Good thing that wasn't gasoline," we all agreed. "And good thing it wasn't your water tank," commented Dave. "This happens more often than you'd think, and a lot of times people put fuel into their potable water tanks. About the only real cure for that is to replace the tank, and maybe some of the lines if any of the fuel gets pumped through. You're getting off for under a hundred bucks all said, all done, while a water tank replacement could cost $1000 or more." So round up the doo-wop group; "dum, dum, dum dum, dum de de de diddly, dum dum doo wah....." :-) Chuck, I am sure you are the only one stupid enough to do such a thing, but I have seen fuel and fresh water caps, that had different spacing on the holes in the top, so you needed to use different "keys" to open them. Your problem was a minor one, can you imagine if someone pumped diesel into your fresh water system. |
Dumbest Guy in the NG.......
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 22:47:13 -0800 (PST), Chuck Gould wrote: I'm thinking of painting the fuel fill plate green, to match the diesel hose. Perhaps it might be better if you installed a small deck light near the fittings for this type of situation. Not to worry and welcome to the club. I could tell you stories... :) As a charter member of the occasionally dumb club, I can confidently say that no further action is necessary. It is very doubtful it will ever happen again. Eisboch |
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Chuck Gould wrote:
On Nov 29, 9:52�pm, "William Andersen" wrote: So, why aren't the deck plates identified? I've read about these mistakes before and never understood why things aren't clearly labeled, especially when having enough money to own a boat doesn't mean you have any technical aptitude or interest. "Chuck Gould" wrote in message ... Don't know about most days, but today there is no doubt just who's the dumbest guy in the NG. �Yours truly. Thought I'd move the boat from my covered slip over to the yacht club dock this afternoon. About a half hour's run. En route, I began calculating how long it had been since last taking on a load of fuel. "I'm probably OK," I thought. "But maybe I'll stop off at the fuel dock and get 20 gallons or so just for insurance. I'll fuel up seriously next time I'm outside the locks and can get B20." Pulled up to the local fuel dock. $3.99 per gallon for diesel. No big deal, $80 bucks worth and I'll be certain of having more than enough aboard for the upcoming lighted boats parades. "In fact", I thought, "I'll put it all in the starboard tank. The trim is a little heavy to port right now, and that will level things off quite nicely." "Hello, Chuck" says the fuel dock guy. "Hi, Dave. I'm only going to put 20 gallons or so in the starboard tank, just to make sure I've got enough to do the Special People's Cruise and the parade." "No problem." I uncrew the deck plate and begin filling the tank. At about 14 or 15 gallons, I'm hearing fuel in the vent line. "Impossible! I need a lot more fuel than that, I've got to be down at least 100 gallons in this 150-gallon tank what the heck?" Oh.......*That's* the heck! Both bronze plates are the same size and are unlabeled. The word "Diesel" is cast into the collar around the fuel fill, while the collar around the pump out cap is plain. It was hard to tell them apart in the dark, but there was no excuse for the mistake after owning the boat for as many years as I have. It was simply a mistake,,,,,,,,,and anybody can make one. I'm thinking of painting the fuel fill plate green, to match the diesel hose. Early last season a professional captain was delivering a new $350,000 express cruiser with 10 hours on the three engines to its owners in another port. He filled up the tanks with gasoline before leaving. Whoops. He filled up the water tanks with gasoline. The selling dealer and the captain paid for replumbing the entire fresh water system in the boat, to the tune of $35,000, but the smell was still there and their lawyers suggested a full settlement. So the insurance companies ended up replacing the boat with a brand new one. The boat with the smell was sold off recently for about $75,000, presumably to someone with a less sensitive sniffer. |
Dumbest Guy in the NG.......
On Nov 30, 6:34 am, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote: Chuck Gould wrote: Don't know about most days, but today there is no doubt just who's the dumbest guy in the NG. Yours truly. Thought I'd move the boat from my covered slip over to the yacht club dock this afternoon. About a half hour's run. En route, I began calculating how long it had been since last taking on a load of fuel. "I'm probably OK," I thought. "But maybe I'll stop off at the fuel dock and get 20 gallons or so just for insurance. I'll fuel up seriously next time I'm outside the locks and can get B20." Pulled up to the local fuel dock. $3.99 per gallon for diesel. No big deal, $80 bucks worth and I'll be certain of having more than enough aboard for the upcoming lighted boats parades. "In fact", I thought, "I'll put it all in the starboard tank. The trim is a little heavy to port right now, and that will level things off quite nicely." "Hello, Chuck" says the fuel dock guy. "Hi, Dave. I'm only going to put 20 gallons or so in the starboard tank, just to make sure I've got enough to do the Special People's Cruise and the parade." "No problem." I uncrew the deck plate and begin filling the tank. At about 14 or 15 gallons, I'm hearing fuel in the vent line. "Impossible! I need a lot more fuel than that, I've got to be down at least 100 gallons in this 150-gallon tank what the heck?" Oh.......*That's* the heck! In the gathering late afternoon darkness, I had unscrewed the deck cap for the holding tank pump out.......immediately next to the fuel tank filler. I had just topped off my holding tank with diesel. Dumb, Dumb, Dumb. "Don't feel too badly," said Dave. "The Argosy (huge commercial charter boat) did exactly the same thing here not long ago. But of course they took on well oer 100 gallons before they realized what they had done." "What did they do about it?" I asked. "We hooked up my oil change pump and sucked it out. Only problem is, I need a new hose for my oil change pump so I don't dare try to evacuate your holding tank. I know I'd have diesel leaking into the water for sure. Frankly, I don't know what we can do for you tonight, I'm getting ready to close and go home." They say Providence looks after kids and idiots, and just then this idiot got a break. Putt, putt, putting along the canal was one of the local "Sani-system" boats. A unique group of businessmen make a living by running small boats with pumps and several hundred gallon holding tanks into our local marinas where they pump out the holding tanks for liveaboards. It normally costs about $25 to have a holding tank pumped. Dave waved the guy over to the fuel dock. "Maybe you can help us out," said Dave. "Chuck here has just pumped about 15 gallons of diesel into his holding tank." "No way," was the first response. "I can't put diesel into my sewage tank, I wouldn't be able to discharge it." "I have a plan," said Dave. I'll truck one of my waste oil recycling barrels out here to the dock, you disconnect your hose from your sewer tank and pump into the barrel. We'll flush the hose with a few gallons of soapy water, and put that into the barrel as well, and then rinse it all out with some lake water- also into the barrel." "Well, OK" said the sani-system guy. We pumped the holding tank into the recycle barrel. (The tank itself was pretty empty before I added the diesel). Then we dumped some TSP cleaner and water into the tank and sucked that into the barrel as well. Finally, we flushed the hose with lake water, and the ridiculous screw up was corrected. And so the dumbest guy in the NG, and certainly the dumbest guy actually out on a boat in Seattle (there wasn't much traffic) this afternoon was rescued from his own stupidity by a couple of guys who didn't really *have* to do anything. I paid the pump out guy for his time and trouble, but the Dave didn't charge me anything for the extra trouble, or for staying past closing time to get me squared away. I am on the hook for $2 per gallon to recyle the contaminated diesel when the guy comes around to pick it up, but I'll be glad to get off so cheaply. "Good thing that wasn't gasoline," we all agreed. "And good thing it wasn't your water tank," commented Dave. "This happens more often than you'd think, and a lot of times people put fuel into their potable water tanks. About the only real cure for that is to replace the tank, and maybe some of the lines if any of the fuel gets pumped through. You're getting off for under a hundred bucks all said, all done, while a water tank replacement could cost $1000 or more." So round up the doo-wop group; "dum, dum, dum dum, dum de de de diddly, dum dum doo wah....." :-) Chuck, I am sure you are the only one stupid enough to do such a thing, but I have seen fuel and fresh water caps, that had different spacing on the holes in the top, so you needed to use different "keys" to open them. Your problem was a minor one, can you imagine if someone pumped diesel into your fresh water system.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Chuck doesn't have this problem I hope, but I did leave my transom plug out once. So I got it on plane and pulled the plug and sucked the boat dry, put back the plug, and just went fishin'. |
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On Nov 30, 7:58 am, HK wrote:
wrote: On Nov 30, 6:34 am, "Reginald P. Smithers III" wrote: Chuck Gould wrote: Don't know about most days, but today there is no doubt just who's the dumbest guy in the NG. Yours truly. Thought I'd move the boat from my covered slip over to the yacht club dock this afternoon. About a half hour's run. En route, I began calculating how long it had been since last taking on a load of fuel. "I'm probably OK," I thought. "But maybe I'll stop off at the fuel dock and get 20 gallons or so just for insurance. I'll fuel up seriously next time I'm outside the locks and can get B20." Pulled up to the local fuel dock. $3.99 per gallon for diesel. No big deal, $80 bucks worth and I'll be certain of having more than enough aboard for the upcoming lighted boats parades. "In fact", I thought, "I'll put it all in the starboard tank. The trim is a little heavy to port right now, and that will level things off quite nicely." "Hello, Chuck" says the fuel dock guy. "Hi, Dave. I'm only going to put 20 gallons or so in the starboard tank, just to make sure I've got enough to do the Special People's Cruise and the parade." "No problem." I uncrew the deck plate and begin filling the tank. At about 14 or 15 gallons, I'm hearing fuel in the vent line. "Impossible! I need a lot more fuel than that, I've got to be down at least 100 gallons in this 150-gallon tank what the heck?" Oh.......*That's* the heck! In the gathering late afternoon darkness, I had unscrewed the deck cap for the holding tank pump out.......immediately next to the fuel tank filler. I had just topped off my holding tank with diesel. Dumb, Dumb, Dumb. "Don't feel too badly," said Dave. "The Argosy (huge commercial charter boat) did exactly the same thing here not long ago. But of course they took on well oer 100 gallons before they realized what they had done." "What did they do about it?" I asked. "We hooked up my oil change pump and sucked it out. Only problem is, I need a new hose for my oil change pump so I don't dare try to evacuate your holding tank. I know I'd have diesel leaking into the water for sure. Frankly, I don't know what we can do for you tonight, I'm getting ready to close and go home." They say Providence looks after kids and idiots, and just then this idiot got a break. Putt, putt, putting along the canal was one of the local "Sani-system" boats. A unique group of businessmen make a living by running small boats with pumps and several hundred gallon holding tanks into our local marinas where they pump out the holding tanks for liveaboards. It normally costs about $25 to have a holding tank pumped. Dave waved the guy over to the fuel dock. "Maybe you can help us out," said Dave. "Chuck here has just pumped about 15 gallons of diesel into his holding tank." "No way," was the first response. "I can't put diesel into my sewage tank, I wouldn't be able to discharge it." "I have a plan," said Dave. I'll truck one of my waste oil recycling barrels out here to the dock, you disconnect your hose from your sewer tank and pump into the barrel. We'll flush the hose with a few gallons of soapy water, and put that into the barrel as well, and then rinse it all out with some lake water- also into the barrel." "Well, OK" said the sani-system guy. We pumped the holding tank into the recycle barrel. (The tank itself was pretty empty before I added the diesel). Then we dumped some TSP cleaner and water into the tank and sucked that into the barrel as well. Finally, we flushed the hose with lake water, and the ridiculous screw up was corrected. And so the dumbest guy in the NG, and certainly the dumbest guy actually out on a boat in Seattle (there wasn't much traffic) this afternoon was rescued from his own stupidity by a couple of guys who didn't really *have* to do anything. I paid the pump out guy for his time and trouble, but the Dave didn't charge me anything for the extra trouble, or for staying past closing time to get me squared away. I am on the hook for $2 per gallon to recyle the contaminated diesel when the guy comes around to pick it up, but I'll be glad to get off so cheaply. "Good thing that wasn't gasoline," we all agreed. "And good thing it wasn't your water tank," commented Dave. "This happens more often than you'd think, and a lot of times people put fuel into their potable water tanks. About the only real cure for that is to replace the tank, and maybe some of the lines if any of the fuel gets pumped through. You're getting off for under a hundred bucks all said, all done, while a water tank replacement could cost $1000 or more." So round up the doo-wop group; "dum, dum, dum dum, dum de de de diddly, dum dum doo wah....." :-) Chuck, I am sure you are the only one stupid enough to do such a thing, but I have seen fuel and fresh water caps, that had different spacing on the holes in the top, so you needed to use different "keys" to open them. Your problem was a minor one, can you imagine if someone pumped diesel into your fresh water system.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Chuck doesn't have this problem I hope, but I did leave my transom plug out once. So I got it on plane and pulled the plug and sucked the boat dry, put back the plug, and just went fishin'. I've done that, but on a boat with a deck, so I had to head to shore real fast to screw the plug in from the outside of the transom. I've also pumped a few gallons of gasoline into the rod holder, thinking it was the fuel fill. Fortunately, the last time I did that was in Florida, many years ago.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Now that's good... |
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Chuck Gould wrote: Don't know about most days, but today there is no doubt just who's the dumbest guy in the NG. ?Yours truly. A while back I posted a picture of this boat that was for sale here at Kingman. http://www.eisboch.com/downeast.jpg Well, somebody bought it and had it surveyed stem to stern, along with a full mechanic's inspection. The result of the inspections generated a list of maintenence and other recommendations that, in the opinion of the surveyor and mechanic, should be accomplished before the new owner took the boat south per his plan. After spending the money for the inspections, the new owner chose to ignore the recommendations.. He had a friend or some totally unqualified person do a couple of things I am told, but decided to postpone any other work until he arrived at his southern destination. I found out yesterday that the boat caught on fire somewhere in the Delaware River. Eisboch |
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On Thu, 29 Nov 07, "William Andersen" wrote:
So, why aren't the deck plates identified? I've read about these mistakes before and never understood why things aren't clearly labeled Do you read the on/0ff label on a light switch every time you constatly use it? Labels are fine for people who've never used the "whatever" device before. But after the first use, it takes something else to get your attention. And btw, years ago when gas stations had attendants, I had one pump a few gallons down a rod holder before my screaming got his attention. Not my mistake but I've made worse. Rick |
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On Nov 30, 7:53 am, wrote:
On Nov 30, 6:34 am, "Reginald P. Smithers III" wrote: Chuck Gould wrote: Don't know about most days, but today there is no doubt just who's the dumbest guy in the NG. Yours truly. Thought I'd move the boat from my covered slip over to the yacht club dock this afternoon. About a half hour's run. En route, I began calculating how long it had been since last taking on a load of fuel. "I'm probably OK," I thought. "But maybe I'll stop off at the fuel dock and get 20 gallons or so just for insurance. I'll fuel up seriously next time I'm outside the locks and can get B20." Pulled up to the local fuel dock. $3.99 per gallon for diesel. No big deal, $80 bucks worth and I'll be certain of having more than enough aboard for the upcoming lighted boats parades. "In fact", I thought, "I'll put it all in the starboard tank. The trim is a little heavy to port right now, and that will level things off quite nicely." "Hello, Chuck" says the fuel dock guy. "Hi, Dave. I'm only going to put 20 gallons or so in the starboard tank, just to make sure I've got enough to do the Special People's Cruise and the parade." "No problem." I uncrew the deck plate and begin filling the tank. At about 14 or 15 gallons, I'm hearing fuel in the vent line. "Impossible! I need a lot more fuel than that, I've got to be down at least 100 gallons in this 150-gallon tank what the heck?" Oh.......*That's* the heck! In the gathering late afternoon darkness, I had unscrewed the deck cap for the holding tank pump out.......immediately next to the fuel tank filler. I had just topped off my holding tank with diesel. Dumb, Dumb, Dumb. "Don't feel too badly," said Dave. "The Argosy (huge commercial charter boat) did exactly the same thing here not long ago. But of course they took on well oer 100 gallons before they realized what they had done." "What did they do about it?" I asked. "We hooked up my oil change pump and sucked it out. Only problem is, I need a new hose for my oil change pump so I don't dare try to evacuate your holding tank. I know I'd have diesel leaking into the water for sure. Frankly, I don't know what we can do for you tonight, I'm getting ready to close and go home." They say Providence looks after kids and idiots, and just then this idiot got a break. Putt, putt, putting along the canal was one of the local "Sani-system" boats. A unique group of businessmen make a living by running small boats with pumps and several hundred gallon holding tanks into our local marinas where they pump out the holding tanks for liveaboards. It normally costs about $25 to have a holding tank pumped. Dave waved the guy over to the fuel dock. "Maybe you can help us out," said Dave. "Chuck here has just pumped about 15 gallons of diesel into his holding tank." "No way," was the first response. "I can't put diesel into my sewage tank, I wouldn't be able to discharge it." "I have a plan," said Dave. I'll truck one of my waste oil recycling barrels out here to the dock, you disconnect your hose from your sewer tank and pump into the barrel. We'll flush the hose with a few gallons of soapy water, and put that into the barrel as well, and then rinse it all out with some lake water- also into the barrel." "Well, OK" said the sani-system guy. We pumped the holding tank into the recycle barrel. (The tank itself was pretty empty before I added the diesel). Then we dumped some TSP cleaner and water into the tank and sucked that into the barrel as well. Finally, we flushed the hose with lake water, and the ridiculous screw up was corrected. And so the dumbest guy in the NG, and certainly the dumbest guy actually out on a boat in Seattle (there wasn't much traffic) this afternoon was rescued from his own stupidity by a couple of guys who didn't really *have* to do anything. I paid the pump out guy for his time and trouble, but the Dave didn't charge me anything for the extra trouble, or for staying past closing time to get me squared away. I am on the hook for $2 per gallon to recyle the contaminated diesel when the guy comes around to pick it up, but I'll be glad to get off so cheaply. "Good thing that wasn't gasoline," we all agreed. "And good thing it wasn't your water tank," commented Dave. "This happens more often than you'd think, and a lot of times people put fuel into their potable water tanks. About the only real cure for that is to replace the tank, and maybe some of the lines if any of the fuel gets pumped through. You're getting off for under a hundred bucks all said, all done, while a water tank replacement could cost $1000 or more." So round up the doo-wop group; "dum, dum, dum dum, dum de de de diddly, dum dum doo wah....." :-) Chuck, I am sure you are the only one stupid enough to do such a thing, but I have seen fuel and fresh water caps, that had different spacing on the holes in the top, so you needed to use different "keys" to open them. Your problem was a minor one, can you imagine if someone pumped diesel into your fresh water system.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Chuck doesn't have this problem I hope, but I did leave my transom plug out once. So I got it on plane and pulled the plug and sucked the boat dry, put back the plug, and just went fishin'.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - You must be the only one who's ever done that...... Well, you, me, and about a million others! |
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"Chuck Gould" wrote in message ... Don't know about most days, but today there is no doubt just who's the dumbest guy in the NG. Yours truly. snip... Nice to know that even the 'pros' make mistakes....... wonder if WayneB ever has? Those little screw off stainless steel deck plates should have a better way of marking what they are. Maybe a reflective coloured symbol rather than words etched or stamped into the metal. |
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wrote in message ... Chuck doesn't have this problem I hope, but I did leave my transom plug out once. So I got it on plane and pulled the plug and sucked the boat dry, put back the plug, and just went fishin'. Second time I put the Yukon in the water, I forgot the plug. The boat was still on the trailer when I noticed it. Didn't have to worry about $%$# plugs with the sailboat. |
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On Nov 30, 8:26 am, " JimH" ask wrote:
"Chuck Gould" wrote in message ... We pumped the holding tank into the recycle barrel. (The tank itself was pretty empty before I added the diesel). Then we dumped some TSP cleaner and water into the tank and sucked that into the barrel as well. Finally, we flushed the hose with lake water, and the ridiculous screw up was corrected. Glad things turned out OK. Hey, remember that they still put erasures on pencils for a reason. ;-) you perform "erasures" with an eraser. |
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JimH wrote:
"Chuck Gould" wrote in message ... We pumped the holding tank into the recycle barrel. (The tank itself was pretty empty before I added the diesel). Then we dumped some TSP cleaner and water into the tank and sucked that into the barrel as well. Finally, we flushed the hose with lake water, and the ridiculous screw up was corrected. Glad things turned out OK. Hey, remember that they still put erasures on pencils for a reason. ;-) Um, those're "erasers". They're used to perform erasures. ;-) DT |
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wrote in message ... On Nov 30, 8:26 am, " JimH" ask wrote: "Chuck Gould" wrote in message ... We pumped the holding tank into the recycle barrel. (The tank itself was pretty empty before I added the diesel). Then we dumped some TSP cleaner and water into the tank and sucked that into the barrel as well. Finally, we flushed the hose with lake water, and the ridiculous screw up was corrected. Glad things turned out OK. Hey, remember that they still put erasures on pencils for a reason. ;-) you perform "erasures" with an eraser. You also capitalize the beginning of a sentence. |
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Eisboch wrote:
Chuck Gould wrote: Don't know about most days, but today there is no doubt just who's the dumbest guy in the NG. ?Yours truly. A while back I posted a picture of this boat that was for sale here at Kingman. http://www.eisboch.com/downeast.jpg Well, somebody bought it and had it surveyed stem to stern, along with a full mechanic's inspection. The result of the inspections generated a list of maintenence and other recommendations that, in the opinion of the surveyor and mechanic, should be accomplished before the new owner took the boat south per his plan. After spending the money for the inspections, the new owner chose to ignore the recommendations.. He had a friend or some totally unqualified person do a couple of things I am told, but decided to postpone any other work until he arrived at his southern destination. I found out yesterday that the boat caught on fire somewhere in the Delaware River. Eisboch I bet he won't make that mistake again. ;) |
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On Nov 30, 11:14 am, wrote:
On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 09:48:41 -0600, dt wrote: JimH wrote: "Chuck Gould" wrote in message ... We pumped the holding tank into the recycle barrel. (The tank itself was pretty empty before I added the diesel). Then we dumped some TSP cleaner and water into the tank and sucked that into the barrel as well. Finally, we flushed the hose with lake water, and the ridiculous screw up was corrected. Glad things turned out OK. Hey, remember that they still put erasures on pencils for a reason. ;-) Um, those're "erasers". They're used to perform erasures. ;-) DT "those're"?- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Yes, Fritz. Like youse, thanx, gubmint, and on and on, get it? |
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On Nov 30, 11:00 am, "BillP" wrote:
wrote in message ... On Nov 30, 8:26 am, " JimH" ask wrote: "Chuck Gould" wrote in message ... We pumped the holding tank into the recycle barrel. (The tank itself was pretty empty before I added the diesel). Then we dumped some TSP cleaner and water into the tank and sucked that into the barrel as well. Finally, we flushed the hose with lake water, and the ridiculous screw up was corrected. Glad things turned out OK. Hey, remember that they still put erasures on pencils for a reason. ;-) you perform "erasures" with an eraser. You also capitalize the beginning of a sentence.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Awe, how cute. I've got a little puppy..... |
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"Don White" wrote in message ... wrote in message ... Chuck doesn't have this problem I hope, but I did leave my transom plug out once. So I got it on plane and pulled the plug and sucked the boat dry, put back the plug, and just went fishin'. Second time I put the Yukon in the water, I forgot the plug. The boat was still on the trailer when I noticed it. Didn't have to worry about $%$# plugs with the sailboat. I've Got a good one for you guys. The first time we put our 17' electric in the water she was very ass heavy. The water came up over 3" past the boot top. She looked like she was doing 50 sitting at the dock. So we redistributed the battery weight and took her back to the river. As my partner backed the boat into the water I noticed that she was sitting even lower in the transom than the first time we launched. Any body want to guess what the problem was? It was not the drain plug as it is forward under the front cockpit floorboard. We forgot to remove the rear stabilizer strap on the trailer. The boat was actually floating the trailer!!! We pulled her out and removed the strap amid much laughter around the boat ramp. This was a very nice late summer Saturday with lots of people around. Do I get into the club? Tom |
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wrote in message ... On Nov 30, 11:00 am, "BillP" wrote: wrote in message ... On Nov 30, 8:26 am, " JimH" ask wrote: "Chuck Gould" wrote in message ... We pumped the holding tank into the recycle barrel. (The tank itself was pretty empty before I added the diesel). Then we dumped some TSP cleaner and water into the tank and sucked that into the barrel as well. Finally, we flushed the hose with lake water, and the ridiculous screw up was corrected. Glad things turned out OK. Hey, remember that they still put erasures on pencils for a reason. ;-) you perform "erasures" with an eraser. You also capitalize the beginning of a sentence.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Awe, how cute. I've got a little puppy..... Lucky you! How would you like to have an old mangy flea ridden mutt following you around? (see Dingy Dan) |
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"Eisboch" wrote in message ... "Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 22:47:13 -0800 (PST), Chuck Gould wrote: I'm thinking of painting the fuel fill plate green, to match the diesel hose. Perhaps it might be better if you installed a small deck light near the fittings for this type of situation. Not to worry and welcome to the club. I could tell you stories... :) As a charter member of the occasionally dumb club, I can confidently say that no further action is necessary. It is very doubtful it will ever happen again. Eisboch My father in law had his sailboat in an airline fly and rent program. Had an Atomic 4 gas motor and the renters filled the water tank with gasoline. Was a stainless tank, so was able to be cleaned, but cost renters big bucks. |
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"Calif Bill" wrote in message ... There are only 2 types of boaters. Those who have forgotten the plug, and those who lie about forgetting the plug. There's a third type. Those that are going to forget the plug. Similar to running the East Coast ICW. There's those that have run aground. There's those that lie about never running aground. And those that will run aground, but haven't yet. Eisboch |
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On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:14:51 -0800, "Calif Bill"
wrote: There are only 2 types of boaters. Those who have forgotten the plug, and those who lie about forgetting the plug. I did that once with the Ranger. I launched the boat, pulled the trailer up and parked it and as I was walking back to the ramp, some woman was screaming. They had come in to recover, beached next to the Ranger and the 900 GPM bilge pump was merrily shooting water out right into this woman's lap. :) Whoops... |
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So round up the doo-wop group; "dum, dum, dum dum, dum de de de diddly, dum dum doo wah....." :-) This guy has you beat: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2d_m2OVa_g |
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On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 13:34:14 -0500, wrote:
On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 10:21:09 -0800 (PST), wrote: On Nov 30, 11:14 am, wrote: On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 09:48:41 -0600, dt wrote: JimH wrote: "Chuck Gould" wrote in message ... We pumped the holding tank into the recycle barrel. (The tank itself was pretty empty before I added the diesel). Then we dumped some TSP cleaner and water into the tank and sucked that into the barrel as well. Finally, we flushed the hose with lake water, and the ridiculous screw up was corrected. Glad things turned out OK. Hey, remember that they still put erasures on pencils for a reason. ;-) Um, those're "erasers". They're used to perform erasures. ;-) DT "those're"?- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Yes, Fritz. Like youse, thanx, gubmint, and on and on, get it? Usually, when trying to correct someone's spelling or grammar, or to make a technical point, slang would not be used. "Those're" ain't gud englitch. Am two. |
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Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
wrote: On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 13:29:41 -0800, "Calif Bill" wrote: wrote in message ... On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:14:51 -0800, "Calif Bill" wrote: "HK" wrote in message . .. wrote: On Nov 30, 6:34 am, "Reginald P. Smithers III" wrote: Chuck Gould wrote: Don't know about most days, but today there is no doubt just who's the dumbest guy in the NG. Yours truly. Thought I'd move the boat from my covered slip over to the yacht club dock this afternoon. About a half hour's run. En route, I began calculating how long it had been since last taking on a load of fuel. "I'm probably OK," I thought. "But maybe I'll stop off at the fuel dock and get 20 gallons or so just for insurance. I'll fuel up seriously next time I'm outside the locks and can get B20." Pulled up to the local fuel dock. $3.99 per gallon for diesel. No big deal, $80 bucks worth and I'll be certain of having more than enough aboard for the upcoming lighted boats parades. "In fact", I thought, "I'll put it all in the starboard tank. The trim is a little heavy to port right now, and that will level things off quite nicely." "Hello, Chuck" says the fuel dock guy. "Hi, Dave. I'm only going to put 20 gallons or so in the starboard tank, just to make sure I've got enough to do the Special People's Cruise and the parade." "No problem." I uncrew the deck plate and begin filling the tank. At about 14 or 15 gallons, I'm hearing fuel in the vent line. "Impossible! I need a lot more fuel than that, I've got to be down at least 100 gallons in this 150-gallon tank what the heck?" Oh.......*That's* the heck! In the gathering late afternoon darkness, I had unscrewed the deck cap for the holding tank pump out.......immediately next to the fuel tank filler. I had just topped off my holding tank with diesel. Dumb, Dumb, Dumb. "Don't feel too badly," said Dave. "The Argosy (huge commercial charter boat) did exactly the same thing here not long ago. But of course they took on well oer 100 gallons before they realized what they had done." "What did they do about it?" I asked. "We hooked up my oil change pump and sucked it out. Only problem is, I need a new hose for my oil change pump so I don't dare try to evacuate your holding tank. I know I'd have diesel leaking into the water for sure. Frankly, I don't know what we can do for you tonight, I'm getting ready to close and go home." They say Providence looks after kids and idiots, and just then this idiot got a break. Putt, putt, putting along the canal was one of the local "Sani-system" boats. A unique group of businessmen make a living by running small boats with pumps and several hundred gallon holding tanks into our local marinas where they pump out the holding tanks for liveaboards. It normally costs about $25 to have a holding tank pumped. Dave waved the guy over to the fuel dock. "Maybe you can help us out," said Dave. "Chuck here has just pumped about 15 gallons of diesel into his holding tank." "No way," was the first response. "I can't put diesel into my sewage tank, I wouldn't be able to discharge it." "I have a plan," said Dave. I'll truck one of my waste oil recycling barrels out here to the dock, you disconnect your hose from your sewer tank and pump into the barrel. We'll flush the hose with a few gallons of soapy water, and put that into the barrel as well, and then rinse it all out with some lake water- also into the barrel." "Well, OK" said the sani-system guy. We pumped the holding tank into the recycle barrel. (The tank itself was pretty empty before I added the diesel). Then we dumped some TSP cleaner and water into the tank and sucked that into the barrel as well. Finally, we flushed the hose with lake water, and the ridiculous screw up was corrected. And so the dumbest guy in the NG, and certainly the dumbest guy actually out on a boat in Seattle (there wasn't much traffic) this afternoon was rescued from his own stupidity by a couple of guys who didn't really *have* to do anything. I paid the pump out guy for his time and trouble, but the Dave didn't charge me anything for the extra trouble, or for staying past closing time to get me squared away. I am on the hook for $2 per gallon to recyle the contaminated diesel when the guy comes around to pick it up, but I'll be glad to get off so cheaply. "Good thing that wasn't gasoline," we all agreed. "And good thing it wasn't your water tank," commented Dave. "This happens more often than you'd think, and a lot of times people put fuel into their potable water tanks. About the only real cure for that is to replace the tank, and maybe some of the lines if any of the fuel gets pumped through. You're getting off for under a hundred bucks all said, all done, while a water tank replacement could cost $1000 or more." So round up the doo-wop group; "dum, dum, dum dum, dum de de de diddly, dum dum doo wah....." :-) Chuck, I am sure you are the only one stupid enough to do such a thing, but I have seen fuel and fresh water caps, that had different spacing on the holes in the top, so you needed to use different "keys" to open them. Your problem was a minor one, can you imagine if someone pumped diesel into your fresh water system.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Chuck doesn't have this problem I hope, but I did leave my transom plug out once. So I got it on plane and pulled the plug and sucked the boat dry, put back the plug, and just went fishin'. I've done that, but on a boat with a deck, so I had to head to shore real fast to screw the plug in from the outside of the transom. I've also pumped a few gallons of gasoline into the rod holder, thinking it was the fuel fill. Fortunately, the last time I did that was in Florida, many years ago. There are only 2 types of boaters. Those who have forgotten the plug, and those who lie about forgetting the plug. You forgot at least one other type: Those whose boats don't have a plug. \ They most likely owned a boat with a plug at one time. I have owned boats with a plug, but I honestly never had a problem remembering to install it when needed. So I guess that makes a 4th group! After I left the plug out, I would always clip the plug onto my boat key ring. I do the same thing with my engine block plugs when I winterize the engine. I put them in a plastic zip lock bag, and attach them to the key ring. Whaddya know, you are a perfect a**hole. |
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HK wrote:
After I left the plug out, I would always clip the plug onto my boat key ring. I do the same thing with my engine block plugs when I winterize the engine. I put them in a plastic zip lock bag, and attach them to the key ring. Whaddya know, you are a perfect a**hole. Harry, Are you going to follow me around and make your childish comments after each of my posts? |
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Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
HK wrote: After I left the plug out, I would always clip the plug onto my boat key ring. I do the same thing with my engine block plugs when I winterize the engine. I put them in a plastic zip lock bag, and attach them to the key ring. Whaddya know, you are a perfect a**hole. Harry, Are you going to follow me around and make your childish comments after each of my posts? I dunno, you do it all the time. Does it work for you? |
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HK wrote:
Reginald P. Smithers III wrote: HK wrote: After I left the plug out, I would always clip the plug onto my boat key ring. I do the same thing with my engine block plugs when I winterize the engine. I put them in a plastic zip lock bag, and attach them to the key ring. Whaddya know, you are a perfect a**hole. Harry, Are you going to follow me around and make your childish comments after each of my posts? I dunno, you do it all the time. Does it work for you? The difference is, I just ask you questions, you make yourself look foolish on your own. I never run around using Asshole, thinking that is cute. |
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Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
HK wrote: Reginald P. Smithers III wrote: HK wrote: After I left the plug out, I would always clip the plug onto my boat key ring. I do the same thing with my engine block plugs when I winterize the engine. I put them in a plastic zip lock bag, and attach them to the key ring. Whaddya know, you are a perfect a**hole. Harry, Are you going to follow me around and make your childish comments after each of my posts? I dunno, you do it all the time. Does it work for you? The difference is, I just ask you questions, you make yourself look foolish on your own. I never run around using Asshole, thinking that is cute. What is this, your Herring imitation? How's your grandmother? |
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