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
>> lineof 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 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 mode 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 gallon 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 of 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
South 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
>>
>> BP/Phillips.............0 barrels
>>
>> Hess......................0 barrels
>>
>> ARC0.....................0 barrels
>>
>> If you go to <http://sunoco.com/> 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.
>>
>> Now, don't wimp out at this point.... keep reading and I'll explain
how
>> simple it is to reach millions of people!!
>>
>> I'm sending this note to about thirty people. If each of you send it
to
>> at least ten more (30 x 10 = 300)...and those 300 send it to at least
ten
>> more (300 x 10 = 3,000) .. and so on, by the time the message reaches
the
>> sixth generation of people, we will have reached over THREE MILLION
>> consumers!!!!!!! If those three million get excited and pass this on
to
>> ten friends each, then 30 million people will have been contacted!
>>
>> If it goes one level further, you guessed it ..... THREE HUND RED
MILLION
>> PEOPLE!!!
>>
>> Again, all you have to do is send this to 10 people. How long would
all
>> that take?
>> Dave Imeson
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