Battery replacement time of the year.   
   Roy Witt (1:387/22)   
      
   RW> Depends(tm)...if you're in California, they use a cover on the pump   
   RW> nozzle   
   RW> to seal the nozzle to tank connection. Fumes don't flow as readily in   
   RW> that   
   RW> case.   
   RW>    
   RW> Texas pump nozzles don't have that feature, so yes, smoking could be   
   RW> detrimental to your health in more ways than one, as well as it is   
   RW> illegal to do here as well.   
      
   Here in Maryland, I have seen pumps with both setups.  All the new ones have   
   the nozzle seal setup, but there are still plenty of the older style that   
   don't have that rubber seal added.   
      
   - Mark   
        
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