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Only in this case, it locks the nozzle open to keep the gas flowing, so you can attend to other customers at the same time.That's what she's talking about, Juan. :rolleyes Jeez, WW, here I am getting frustrated *for you! 
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That's what she's talking about, Juan. :rolleyesWell, duuuuh! I was just pointing out in semantic comparison that locks usually close or seal things.  And Dub-Dub...you poor baby, standin' out there for all of five minutes in the cold...I remember working a whole shift at night in a blizzard in February! [rolleyes-e]
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mighty messes in the days before computerized timers
They always had some kind of pressure thingie that would cause them to kick out when the gas started backing up in the tube that fed into the tank. They do the same thing if you just hold them in your hand.
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I have never heard the name of the gadget. I know ;they have a clever arrongement that
when a very small amount of gas blocks a small airhole, that triggers the shut off. But they
can fail. It used to give me fits to see a woman with a carfull of small kids set the thing and
then go into the store. Though not likely, an oveflow of gas could ignite and fry her kids.
She also had left the motor running!
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They always had some kind of pressure thingie that would cause them to kick out when the gas started backing up in the tube that fed into the tank. They do the same thing if you just hold them in your hand.
Yeah, but you couldn't trust 'em...they didn't always work.
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We magnolia blossom, fried chicken, Southern spoonbread types warn't bred for this kind of weather!
Amen, sister.
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We don't have'em here
Bean! nozzle locks? sure we do! I only just started using 'em recently though - they're dandy for when you want to multi-task (clean windscreen and rear window and check oil while filling tank!)....Never thought of getting back inna my car while using a nozzle lock though....But I totally understand the frustration - I tanked up somewhere that didn't have one, or it had broken off, and I was ANNOYED! - wanted to be rushing round preparing for long drive, and couldn't!
Thanks for the new term, WO'N! it kinda sez it all.
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On nozzle locks not always working:
Oh, the nozzle locks usually hold okay, except for once in a while when one would break and then you'd have to stand there and hold the cold metal nozzle for the entire fill (and, no, it was hard to manage with gloves on, so you'd take the pump hand glove off, and you didn't want to soak your glove with gas either)....it's the safety shut-off valve that's supposed to kick-off when the tank is full that has a habit of failing.
And here's a tip for all you self-service pumpers...it's a good idea to stand off to the side, and not in front of the tank opening, while you're pumping, and especially when you start to pump, because a lot of model's tanks have a way of burping up a nice splash of gas at the outset, especially if you release too fast a flow at the outset which most folks are prone to do. Gas baths are no fun...believe me.
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We don't have'em here
Bean! nozzle locks? sure we do!
When was the last time you filled up a car in Newfoundland? Or Winnipeg, or Calgary, or Vancouver, or Regina? We don't have 'em here, and by here I mean any place where I've ever filled up a car. Remember, Newfoundland is most definitely NOT the same as Toronto. In oh so many ways.
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