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"Janet Oswald" <m-w-t-oswald@sbcglobal.net> 05/28/08 7:40 PM >>>







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 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 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 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
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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?

It's worth a shot.