On 2021-05-13 4:17 a.m., Sqwertz wrote:
> On Wed, 12 May 2021 13:01:45 -0600, US Janet wrote:
>
>> 'Do not fill plastic bags with gasoline': US Consumer Product Safety
>> Commission weighs in on gas shortage in Southeast
>>
>> Really? If you have to tell people that, I say let'em go ahead and do
>> it. Just think, those people are out on the highway with you.
>
> Filling up plastic garbage cans with gas was a thing here during the
> gas crisis 6-7 years ago.
>
> But putting gas in plastic bags is practically a way of life in
> rural Alaska (they huff it).

It seems to be very popular in some communities. About 20 years ago
there was an epidemic of it in a remote native community. They sent the
kids to detox in Montreal and, being so far from home, the government
flew family members down to keep the keeps company. There would be at
least 4 adults sent down with each kid. My son was working at one of
the hotels where they were putting the people out. Ironically,
accompanying the kids to detox translated to bender time for their
escorts and people passing by would come in and ask him to call an
ambulance because there were people passed out on the sidewalk.