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29-11-2006, 04:07 PM
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Apart from knowing a metric rear end load of tradies, police and random people who are full of information/cheap deals/life stories/etc. You actually learn that the stereotpyed "Habib" does exist. & you have some extremelly funny work mates.
For those of you who can’t read cursive: How it started no one knows but the fire was angry that day my friends. With flames touching the coat tails of Gods, a towering inferno by any standards. With my beautiful assistant Cassie (one of the kids who clean) by my side, all my years of training cut in and with the Caltex motto ringing in my ears HE WHO RUNS FIRST WINS I leaped out the door, with fire extinguishers in both hands and proceeded to fight the blazing inferno with all my might. I fought a tough fight for what seemed like hours, as my life flashed before my eyes and I had the inferno under control in two seconds. After I had put out the fire in pump 3 and had calmed down the customers I rang Trevor (our boss/manager) and in true Caltex style, passed the buck. PS: This is a true and accurate account of the fire at seaview downs, to the best of my recollection. I was ****ing myself when I read this, the guy is in his 50’s and Scottish and extremely funny… The funnier thing is… my bosses also have a sense of humour, and they sent this to the business manager for South Australia as the actual report!! (along with a “proper” one). It was only a “small” fire… enough to scorch the pumps, it started because of a jerry can (tin one, and yes legal) so nothing is be safe... all of you take this as a warning. There was nothing in the way of safety people out… if this were at BP/Mobil there’d have been people everywhere… it doesn’t matter how big the fire is, a fire is a fire at a servo… Better add he took out a CO2 extinguisher and a water one... he didn't feel like chilling his drinks so the H20 was the go.  Last edited by FordFan86; 29-11-2006 at 04:20 PM. |
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29-11-2006, 04:18 PM
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Lol. Very funny, i agree.... but are you meant to be sharing such stories???
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29-11-2006, 04:20 PM
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29-11-2006, 04:28 PM
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Prob not a bad idea. Hell have no wrath like an employer scorned.
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29-11-2006, 04:30 PM
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29-11-2006, 05:16 PM
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I used to use to live in Seaview Downs. That Caltex charges like a wounded bull ! Nice people in there though.
BTW, where are the pics ??? |
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29-11-2006, 05:38 PM
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When did all that happen?
I drive past there almost every afternoon on the way to my girlfriends and often see your cars out the front. |
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29-11-2006, 07:57 PM
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The Guy You Love To Hate
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Thats funny.
I once saved a servo from burning down. A fire started at one of the bowsers while the servo was being refilled by a petrol tanker! The indian bloke couldnt work the safety lock to release the fire extinguisher and ran around like a headless chook so i got the emergency hose and doused the fire. My good deed for the night done! |
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29-11-2006, 07:59 PM
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I think it must have been funnier before the post was edited......
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29-11-2006, 08:06 PM
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What's green is gold
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i want my 2 minutes back...
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29-11-2006, 08:37 PM
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Fuel Fire = C02 extinguisher, no?
Water + Fuel = fire spreads on fuel floating ontop of water.
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29-11-2006, 08:45 PM
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The reference for chilling drinks was that... CO2 is cold.. and yeah... |
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29-11-2006, 08:47 PM
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Agree gammaboy. I wonder about the use of the hose on fuel!
No fire but I was pulling out from a servo at Wodonga after filling up once when I heard dreadful sounds behind me. The tanker that had just finsihed filling the tanks was pulling out and his back wheels went over one of the cars stopped there to fill up. Turned it into a sardine tin. The driver was inside paying but I wasn't going to stay to offer advice, I've seen enough Hollywood special effects to know the best course of action was speedy exit. The opposite of the courage demonstrated in the posts above I guess!
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29-11-2006, 08:53 PM
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yeah.... not too funny.... we need pics i think?
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29-11-2006, 10:24 PM
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meow
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Pics was just a diary note and a handwritten piece of paper...
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30-11-2006, 08:14 AM
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30-11-2006, 08:08 PM
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just a quick question, is that the Caltex on secombe road in adelaide? If so thats the one i always fill up at and i know your car too
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This is why I like working in a servo...
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