Forwarded message of thanks to Shirley - Re: Tips On Pumping Gas

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A message of appreciation from in Florida -

"Great tips, thanks Shirley for sending them!"

>> > Thanks, Shirley, for sending in the following useful tips to share with> the group! Carlene> > > > TIPS ON PUMPING GAS> > I don't know what you guys are paying for gasoline.... but here in> California we are paying up to $3.75 to $4.10 per gallon. 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 Pipeline where I work in San , 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. You should be pumping on low mode,> 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 of the 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. 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.>