Spiritwalker, your story reminds me of an incident that happened some years ago to me. I was working on my mother-in-laws car and i was of the opinion that it was not getting fuel to the carb. (remember those, prior to fuel injection). It was a very hot midwestern day and while i was undoing the fuel line, my mother-in-law brought me out a glass of iced tea. I took a couple of drinks and set the glass on the manifold while I finished undoing the fuel line.
Then I placed a can at the end of the fuel line to catch any fuel that might come out and got inside the car and turned the key to activate the starter to see if the fuel pump would pump any fuel.
I got out and although there was a smell of fuel, I only saw a tiny bit. I absentmindedly reached over and picked up my drink and took a big swig. It was nearly all fuel. It had shot right past the can I placed there and went straight into my glass.
A quick trip to the emergency room ensued. The doctor on duty told me that the worst thing would be to vomit it up as you might aspirate it into your lungs, and end up with chemical pneumonia. He gave me something to make it bearable to keep in my stomach. I think it was milk of magnesia. His parting words were: "if you smoke, DONT. I felt terrible all night and the taste and smell was almost unbearable, but by morning I was alright.
Moral of the story: Don't have drinks and fuel anywhere in the same proximity. Learn from Spiritwalker and my mistakes. Apparently we both spent really miserable nights.