How to Pump Gas

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TIPS ON PUMPING GAS (author unknown) http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/household/gastips.asp

"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 one-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."

[DevotedToAMC]

I have a trick to pump gas....eat many beans

[Cheap21]

I get gas in NJ and all gas stations are full service so I cant pump my own gas

[DevotedToAMC]

Lucky for you Cheap...I am shocked NJ would be that generous since I hear the people there are ruthless, money hungry, self centered, narcissistic boobs

[JackPeyton]

really. i lvoe everyone i met from NJ.

i would hate full service gas stations. hate it.

i also dont understand that pump then pay thing. but then again i am from cali and when people try to help me too much or have too much trust i am all "whats wrong with you?! what do you want from me?!" lol

[DevotedToAMC]

Well I have some friends from NJ, Jack....like RC here and another friend in Long Branch. But I have also met some really nasty people there.

It could be that the ones you know are in the southern part, which is a lot more friendlier. The middle and northern parts are where the snobs are.

[Solita]

I worked in NJ for several months last year and hated the 'I can't pump my own gas' thing. Kind of drove me nuts.....that along with 'NO left turns.' I got used to it though and filling an SUV every day, I kind of appreciated it. As for the 'NO left turns' thing, it's a freaking truck. Do what you should. Curbs be damned.

[Cheap21]

haha, Im not from NJ. I live in NY but I work in NJ so I get gas there. Gas is like $.35 - $.50 cheaper so its a no brainer for me. Its too expensive to get it in NY

[DevotedToAMC]

Yep everything is expensive in NY....that sounds like a reverse, Cheap. Most people I know live in NJ but work in NY. Ugh I don't know how you deal with those idiots (just the northern and central part...southern is alright)...I heard they got The Statue of Liberty taken off your license plate because it technically is in NJ...nevermind the fact that it is under New York's jurisdiction. Freaking idiots. They are just jealous that NYC and NY has everything while all they got is Atlantic City

NJ people would fit in well down in Los Angeles...both places have money hungry, stuck up, snotty, morons. The one difference is NJ peeps live in a bubble while LA folks tend to pay attention to current events