Isn't this a state law? The stickers are plastered on gas pumps.Seems like they're just following the lead of the state legistlature.
Allen Graetz Lowry Hill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Emilie Quast" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, October 04, 2004 4:13 PM Subject: [Mpls] Mpls police falling for urban legends? > I just got a notice from my church administrator (University Lutheran > Church of Hope in SE Minneapolis) that the Minneapolis Police Department > just sent out a notice to turn off cell phones when you are pumping gas, > because of the danger of explosion. I am not sure what's going on in the > MPD, but snopes.com (among other debunkers) points out that thorough > investigation of these incidents have pretty well placed the blame on other > sources--the cell phone stuff comes from untrained passers-by. Trained > investigators say, "Nope." > > I'm not saying you SHOULD be yakking away on the phone. I am saying this > is a debunked urban legend that doesn't need passing along and more. > > Check Snopes, but only if you're willing to read all the way to the end: > > http://www.snopes.com/autos/hazards/gasvapor.asp > > Emilie Quast > SE Como > > REMINDERS: > 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. > 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. > > For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html > For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract > ________________________________ > > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy > Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls > REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
