Swallowing gas

ANOTHER annoying story from the old days

"When I was a kid" maybe 14 I needed gas for the lawn mower. The "usual cans" in the garage were empty so I decided to siphon some out of the '60 Ponch. No see-through hose of course and NO way we had a nice safe siphon pump. Bear in mind I am not "new" to siphoning gas. But the siphon gods were angry that day, and I got a big bunch in my mouth, and before I could stop the microsecond reflex, I'd swallowed it--a good big mouthful. I felt sick the rest of the day, I remember that.

That of course was back in the days of leaded. "High test" leaded.