Re: Cell phones cause gas pump fires...

"Jerry" <whaler@hollowbones.zzn.com> wrote in message
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> ...proven wrong, yet Connecticut lawmakers Andrea Stillman
> (Stillman@senatedems.ct.gov),
> and Ed Jutila (Ed.Jutila@cga.ct.gov) don't think so, and are trying to
> make it illegal.
>
>
> Please give these people a call, or email them
>
>
> Sen. Andrea Stillman, 20th Dist.
> E-mail: Stillman@senatedems.ct.gov
>
> Phone: 1-800-842-1420
>
> Address:
> Legislative Office Building
> Room 3200
> Hartford, CT 06106-1591
>
>
> Rep. Ed Jutila, 37th Dist.
> Legislative Office Building, Room 4048
> Hartford, CT 06106-1591
> (860) 240-8585
> 1-800-842-8267
> Ed.Jutila@cga.ct.gov
>
>
> S.B. No. 510
>
> AN ACT PROHIBITING THE USE OF A CELLULAR TELEPHONE WHILE PUMPING GASOLINE.
>
> To make it illegal to use a cellular telephone while pumping gasoline.

They certainly do not cause fires or explosions. The average car probably
has three or four really hot spots under the bonnet (hood) and several
unprotected sparks, cant see them banning vehicles from the forecourt!

However, cellular phones can interfere with some measuring equipment, such
as petrol pumps and drips in hospitals. Which is a more reasonable reason
for banning them.

Al

Thus spake Al:
<Snipped>
>> To make it illegal to use a cellular telephone while pumping
>> gasoline.
>
> They certainly do not cause fires or explosions. The average car
> probably has three or four really hot spots under the bonnet (hood)
> and several unprotected sparks, cant see them banning vehicles from
> the forecourt!
> However, cellular phones can interfere with some measuring equipment,
> such as petrol pumps and drips in hospitals. Which is a more
> reasonable reason for banning them.
>
> Al

The reason that hospitals ban mobile phone use is less to do with potential
interference & more to do with the mark-up on patients using bedside phones.
Doctors & staff probably refrain from their use in operating theatres & very
close to legacy equipment manufactured before EMC regulations came into
force that are known to be susceptible. Some probably refrain from frivolous
use in front of patients.

I had a short stay in hospital where I volunteered to switch mine off (some
distance away in a rucksack) before an MRI scan & was allowed to use mine in
a ward by a nurse. The food was expertly prepared to ensure patient's stays
were minimal. The FCC is considering their use on flights but don't hold
your breath.

The NHS in the UK is also considering allowing their use - probably in
wards, public places but possibly excluding areas around temporary warning
signs at a guess. A happy patient is someone who recovers quickly & uses
less resources - being able to contact friends, family & bosses with ease &
without inflated expense, lessens stress. Perhaps hospitals could charge for
the loan of chargers instead!

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"Paul Busby" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> Thus spake Al:
> <Snipped>
>>> To make it illegal to use a cellular telephone while pumping
>>> gasoline.
>>
>> They certainly do not cause fires or explosions. The average car
>> probably has three or four really hot spots under the bonnet (hood)
>> and several unprotected sparks, cant see them banning vehicles from
>> the forecourt!
>> However, cellular phones can interfere with some measuring equipment,
>> such as petrol pumps and drips in hospitals. Which is a more
>> reasonable reason for banning them.
>>
>> Al
>
> The reason that hospitals ban mobile phone use is less to do with
> potential interference & more to do with the mark-up on patients using
> bedside phones. Doctors & staff probably refrain from their use in
> operating theatres & very close to legacy equipment manufactured before
> EMC regulations came into force that are known to be susceptible. Some
> probably refrain from frivolous use in front of patients.
>
> I had a short stay in hospital where I volunteered to switch mine off
> (some distance away in a rucksack) before an MRI scan & was allowed to use
> mine in a ward by a nurse. The food was expertly prepared to ensure
> patient's stays were minimal. The FCC is considering their use on flights
> but don't hold your breath.
>
> The NHS in the UK is also considering allowing their use - probably in
> wards, public places but possibly excluding areas around temporary warning
> signs at a guess. A happy patient is someone who recovers quickly & uses
> less resources - being able to contact friends, family & bosses with ease
> & without inflated expense, lessens stress. Perhaps hospitals could charge
> for the loan of chargers instead!

I had a good laugh in the Critical Cardiac Care ward (lots of electronics!)
where the "Turn your mobile off!" warning sign was directly below a WiFi
access point....
ok, different frequency and power, but even so!