Tips On Pumping Gas And Do Not Buy Gas From The Middle East

[Goshawk]

From Betsy




TIPS ON PUMPING GAS
>
> I don't know what you guys are paying for gasoline.... but here in
> California we are also paying higher, up to $3.50 per gallon. But my
> line of work is in petroleum for about 31 years now, so here are some
> tricks to get more of your money's worth for every gallon..
>
> Here at the Kinder Morgan Pipeline where I work in San Jose , CA we
> deliver about 4 million gallons in a 24-hour period thru the
pipeline.
> One day is diesel the e next day is jet fuel, and gasoline, regular
and
> premium grades. We have 34-storage tanks here with a total capacity
of>
16,800,000 gallons.
>
> Only buy or fill up your car or truck in the early morning when the
> ground temperature is still cold. Remember that all service stations
> have their storage tanks buried below ground. The colder the ground
> the more dense the gasoline, when it gets warmer gasoline expands, so
> buying in the afternoon or in the evening....your gallon is not
> exactly a gallon. In the petroleum business, the specific gravity and
> the temperature of the gasoline, diesel and jet fuel, ethanol and
other
> petroleum products plays an important role.
>
> A 1-degree rise in temperature is a big deal for this business. But
the
> service stations do not have temperature compensation at the pumps.
>
> When you're filling up do not squeeze the trigger of the nozzle to a
> fast mode. If you look you will see that the trigger has three
> (3)stages: low, middle, and high. In slow mo de you should be pumping
on
> low speed, thereby minimizing the vapors that are created while you
are
> pumping. All hoses at the pump have a vapor return. If you are
> pumping on the fast rate, some other liquid that goes to your tank
> becomes vapor. Those vapors are being sucked up and back into the
> underground storage tank so you're getting less worth for your money.
>
>
> One of the most important tips is to fill up when your gas tank is
HALF
> FULL or HALF EMPTY. The reason for this is, the more gas you have in
> your tank the less air occupying its empty space. Gasoline evaporates
> faster than you can imagine. Gasoline storage tanks have an internal
> floating roof. This roof serves as zero clearance between the gas and
> the atmosphere, so it minimizes the evaporation. Unlike service
> stations, here where I work, every truck that we load is temperature
> compensated so that every g allon is actually the exact amount.
>
> Another reminder, if there is a gasoline truck pumping into the
storage
> tanks when you stop to buy gas, DO NOT fill up--most likely the
gasoline
> is being stirred up as the gas is being delivered, and you might pick
> up some f the dirt that normally settles on the bottom. Hope this
will
> help you get the most value for your money.
>
> DO SHARE THESE TIPS WITH OTHERS!
>
> WHERE TO BUY USA GAS, THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT TO KNOW. READ ON
>
> Gas rationing in the 80's worked even though we grumbled about it. It
> might even be good for us! The Saudis are boycotting American goods.
We
> should return the favor.
>
> An interesting thought is to boycott their GAS.
>
> Every time you fill up the car, you can avoid putting more money into
> the coffers of Saudi Arabia. Just buy from gas companies that don't
> import their oil from the Saudis.
>
> Nothing is more frustrating than the feeling that every time I
fill-up
> the tank, I am sending my money to people who are trying to kill me,
my
> family, and my friends.
>
> I thought it might be interesting for you to know which oil companies
> are the best to buy gas from and which major companies import Middle
> Eastern oil.
>
> These companies import Middle Eastern oil:
>
> Shell........................... 205,742,000 barrels
>
> Chevron/Texaco......... 144,332,000 barrels
>
> Exxon /Mobil............... 130,082,000 barrels
>
> Marathon/Speedway... 117,740,000 barrels
>
> Amoco............................62,231,000 barrels
>
> Citgo gas is from S outh America, from a Dictator who hates
Americans.
If
> you do the math at $30/barrel, these imports amount to over $18
BILLION!
> (oil is now $90 - $100 a barrel
>
> Here are some large companies that do not import Middle Eastern oil:
>
> Sunoco..................0 barrels
>
> Conoco..................0 barrels
>
> Sinclair.................0 barrels
>
> B P/Phillips............0 barrels
>
> Hess.......................0 barrels
>
> ARC0....................0 barrels
>
> If you go to Sunoco. com, you will get a list of the station locations
> near you.
>
> All of this information is available from the Department of Energy
and
> each is required to state where they get their oil and how much they
are
> importing.
>
> But to have an impact, we need to reach literally millions of gas
> buyers. It's really simple to do.
&g t;
> Now, don't wimp out at this point.... keep reading and I'll explain
how
> simple it is to reach millions of people

[Snuffy]

Thanks for the info if I could give ya some rep for this I would but it says I have to spread the love around a little

[HellRazur]

I gave some rep to him from both of us

[jamman]

Originally Posted by Snuffy

Thanks for the info if I could give ya some rep for this I would but it says I have to spread the love around a little

trook care of it for ya. Snuff

[J-B]

but this has been on the net for the last 3 years. I've seen it before.

Urban Legends Reference Pages: Saudi Gas Boycott

[hymie]

most people are pumping 87 octane ,i have to use 91 or better according to my owners manual. how much 87 is in that hose before the higher octane that i want is going in the tank? around here we have 87-89+93 so i put 93 in,only put in a couple gallons at a time so half of it could be the lower octane.anyone savvy on how gas pumps work?

[NoTolerance]

Originally Posted by J-B

but this has been on the net for the last 3 years. I've seen it before.

Urban Legends Reference Pages: Saudi Gas Boycott

"You need to spread some rep around blah, blah, blah..."

The first part of the email (tips for pumping) is probably true, though.

[tcspannerwrench]

Originally Posted by NoTolerance

The first part of the email (tips for pumping) is probably true, though.

i work with Vinyl Chloride and we have temp compensator caculations that takes into acount for expantion so when we pump 16,000 gallons we get 16,000 gallons so that part is true (i belive)

we also recover 100% of our vapor, the vapor is sent through a condenser and turned back to liquid the tank the liquid is in fills up fast and we pump it back to be used again so, (i belive) the vapor part is true also

[LagerDrinker]

I usually pump gas in the morning cause i wanna get home early and usually get gas either from BP or Hess because they usually have the cleanest stations around. My dad worked for sunoco(assholes) so i rufuse to buy gas from them, i dont care what their price.

[pquirk]

Company Level Imports

If ya want the data on who buys from whom click the link above and open the .xls file. You can sort it in lots of interesting ways to find out what you want to know. I don't know about the fill-up technique issues, but the other stuff is public information (for whatever that's worth).