Originally Posted by
swwhite
Then, I had this gas can I did not need. I didn't know how to dispose of it, so one day I just left it outside the back door of our apartment building, and the next day it was gone. There are people who will steal anything.
A lot of shooters tend to mix up Ed's Red (a homebrew solvent/degreaser with a fair amount of acetone in it) in gas cans. More than one has had a can stolen, and found it near a broken down vehicle a mile or two from their home.