I tried once at the local Marathon station but the nozzle was too fat to fit.
On Wed, May 11, 2022 at 2:08 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < [email protected]> wrote: > I liked it back in the old days when car diesel pumps were way off by > themselves separate from the regular gas pumps. You could pull in and out > easy. Now days diesel pumps are right there with the gas pumps and you have > gas car people pulling into the line where the diesel pumps are rather than > pulling to the lines where there are no diesel pumps causing diesel drivers > to wait. In the meantime nobody is in line at all at the gas only islands. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On May 11, 2022, at 10:31 AM, M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > I had an amusing incident at a truck stop while refueling my 1968 220D > back > > in the last century. When another driver asked where my rig was, I > pointed > > out the miniscule /8 amongst the huge rigs. We both got a good chuckle > > out of it... :) > > > > -MMM- > > > > On Wed, May 11, 2022 at 10:19 AM Rick Knoble via Mercedes < > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > >>> Where? > >> > >> Anywhere commercial vehicles are fueled. > >> > >>> What are big boy pumps? > >> > >> The fuel island pumps reserved for semi articulating tractor trailers. > The > >> nozzles are larger than that for automobiles, and the pump moves fuel > at a > >> much higher rate. If you were to use one, you would be creating a toxic > >> waste spill within seconds. You would be labeled as a gross emitter of > >> toxic environmental pollution, and as such you would become a pariah to > all > >> things "green". In effect, you would lose your "green" card. > >> > >>> Can I rent an extra axle to get the discount? > >> > >> In a word, no. However, if it were possible, you would be using extra > fuel > >> to drag the extra axle around, thereby causing more noxious emissions, > also > >> negating your "green" status. > >> > >> > >> Rick > >> _______________________________________ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >> > >> > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
