Some good INFO about GAS! (from within)

[xvoltm2]

If it's a repost then just disregard and close...


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 $4.50 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 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 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.

[jballer187]

Very informative, thanks for the tips.

[ojefferyo]

good info

[0720Steve]

thanks for the info

[xvoltm2]

happy to help

[mrhonduh]

snopes...

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[TcivicT3]

sweet man!

[IceWindius]

This has been around for awhile and its almost bunk as the gains are basically nill in comparison to other fuel saving tips, IE : Driving slower, coasting more, less hard accleration ect..ect..

[habitat]

Is this like spam or something? The same exact thing gets reposted over and over again...

[lovecheese]

How bout we tap into our own oil and bring gas back down to 99 cents a gallon?

[BiGGiE]

^^ you do that, ill buy from you

[My5tiC4L]

This is basically a bait and switch tactic. They start with an interesting subject just to draw you in. Once they have your attention, they move to their real motive as to where and who you should buy gas from. Don't be fooled.

[lovecheese]

I wonder where the military gets their gas from... or if it differs on a weekly/monthly basis.

I'd love to see an AAFES oil rig!

[lovecheese]

Originally Posted by BiGGiE

^^ you do that, ill buy from you

Done deal, wanna be my CEO? We'll go steal a couple billion barrels from Alaska!

[ryker]

almost all of our gas/oil comes from Canada, Mexico, and South America. Very little actually comes from Arab lands. That's not to say we are not at "war" for oil just that the oil and the profit from Iraq doesn't help the average American.

[truflip]

Im not sure if it's a lie or not but our pumps have notice saying all gas is corrected to 15C.. soo, night day, morning, I guess temp of gas is at 15C.

[liquidr1]

I dont give a damn where the hell the stuff comes from, Its all to ******* expensive.

[lovecheese]

Originally Posted by liquidr1

I dont give a damn where the hell the stuff comes from, Its all to ******* expensive.

[mischief316]

Originally Posted by xvoltm2

If it's a repost then just disregard and close...

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.

This same people that are trying to hurt you are working very "tight" with your leaders here in America.

Anyway great info, will certainly take the advise

[liquidr1]

Wouldn't it be nice if we were like Brazil. They rely on sugar cane ethanol. It grows year round so its pretty much limit-less

I was watching a special on cnn and they said by 2009 they hope to totally independent of foreign oil