I remember that as well, although not in WI. I had a chance to enter the water chemistry graduate program on the Madison campus Bacak in The Day. Did I go wrong in enrolling at the U of Minn and pursuing geology instead?
On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 3:23 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > When I was a poor college student at UW Madison, I ran out of gas just a > couple blocks from a gas station, so I hiked over to get some gas. I found > that either the city or the state has passed a law outlawing the practice > of gas stations loaning out gas cans to stranded motorists. Apparently one > too many WI citizens had removed themselves from the gene pool, spilling > gasoline and then catching fire, so they passed a law to "fix that". > Result: all gas stations sold gas cans, so I had to spend a few bucks > (precious funds better spent on beer) to purchase a gas can and then a buy > the gallon of gas to get rolling again. I'm sure that this law prevented > all future self-immolation events....or maybe it just enriched gas station > owners? > > ------------- > Max > Charleston SC > > On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 1:11 PM, G Mann via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com > > > wrote: > > > Contrary to the royal edicts of the Peoples Republic of Kookifornia, you > > can not legislate common sense. > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
