Here is an email that was sent to me, thought some of you may find it interesting.
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 $4.00 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 th
e 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 st 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 d
irt that normally settles on the bottom. Hope this will help you get the most
value for your money.
PLEASE, DO SHARE THESE
TIPS WITH OTHERS!
WHERE TO BUY USA GAS:
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
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 a
t this point.... keep reading and I'll explain how simple
it is to reach millions of people!!
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