I never really understood how people used the wrong fuel besides being careless. Maybe it's because I'm mechanically minded and make sure what I'm pouring in is from the right can and has some color to it knowing the possible results of a mistake?
Mistakes can always happen. But I think the general public has no desire to learn how things work. Not even at a superficial “just enough to know how to be dangerous” level.
Vernon was wrong: fat, drunk and stupid IS a way to get through life. Quite a few people are quite happy pursuing life that way.
I never really understood how people used the wrong fuel besides being careless. Maybe it's because I'm mechanically minded and make sure what I'm pouring in is from the right can and has some color to it knowing the possible results of a mistake?
It is. I've experienced things similar to this and my only explanation is that they aren't mechanically oriented, they are apathetic about these things and just are not aware of their surroundings.
Even my wife, who worked on generators in the army has gotten brain dead about some things.. but that's because I've basically facilitated it. I have to make sure I explicitly explain and label things like 2 stroke fuel or it's not a 100% that she'll get the right stuff. She does at least make an attempt to figure/investigate sometimes but her methods can be a bit....