[FairfieldLife] Fueling Up Tips -- At These Prices, You Can't Afford To Miss These Tips
2007-11-20
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Samadhi Is Much Closer Than You Think -- Really! -- It's A No-Brainer. Who'd've Thunk It?
*Fueling tips at the pump from an industry insider.* -- TIP #1: 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 eveningyour 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. TIP #2: 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 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. TIP #3: 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. TIP #4: VERY IMPORTANT: 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, thus compromising your engine should you get some of that crap into your tank. Hope this will help you get the most value for your money. *They are educated who have learned much, remembered much, and make use of their knowledge in everyday life. And of these lessons integrated into their life, moral conscience is the most imperative to learn and convey to others. Their virtues give true meaning to education.*
RE: [FairfieldLife] Fueling Up Tips -- At These Prices, You Can't Afford To Miss These Tips
From a friend: i used to work in this business doing the same thing this guy does, loading and unloading millions of gallons of tanker and barge products. all the consumer-end pumps are accurately temperature compensated nowadays, so it doesn't matter when you fill up - morning, evening, winter, summer. there's little to no difference. very accurate temperature compensation to the consumer, but it's not compensated for the consumer benefit but for the government tax, to make sure consumers don't come out ahead. the pumps are frequently calibrated at every gas station in the country by certified technicians and no one else - guys that go around doing nothing but this for a living. tank bladders are only used on alcohols, not petroleum (at least not that i've ever heard of), and only because alcohol fumes are so dangerous they must be blanketed to prevent even a static spark from igniting the product. nitrogen blankets are as common as mechanical blankets, but it's for safety, not economy. it was determined by the people i worked for that you could fill up anytime anywhere and expect to get an accurate price per gallon, except on those rare occasions when the pump was out of calibration, which wouldn't be for long and wouldn't amount to much. you can have full confidence a gallon at the pump is what you pay for. bob No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.16.2/1142 - Release Date: 11/20/2007 5:44 PM
Re: [FairfieldLife] Fueling Up Tips -- At These Prices, You Can't Afford To Miss These Tips
2007-11-20
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Samadhi Is Much Closer Than You Think -- Really! -- It's A No-Brainer. Who'd've Thunk It?
Thanks for your insight, Rick. I used to work at a marina, I could witness first hand how the heat affects the spatial dispersion of gasoline, despite the tanks being deep in the ground. Fill a 5 US gallon tank in the heat of the day, let it sit overnight in the chill and humidity of very cold weather, then check to see how much gas was in the tank. Some times as much as a gallon had disappeared, out of being topped off at slightly more than 5 gallons in the hottest period of the day. I read something a few days ago that most or all tanks are regulated to be 60 feet into the ground, though in the context, I don't know if that was a federal mandate or a state mandate. I'm in Californicate. The person who sent me these tips works in the industry now and has for 30+ years. I'll ask her about the internal floating roof, both at her work and perhaps at gas stations. We may have state laws that mandate these. *Of all that anyone leading or teaching has to convey, the most valuable thing to cultivate and convey to others is a moral conscience. Only such persons deserve to lead others, in any capacity. Anything less is a menace to society. * ** On 11/20/07, Rick Archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: *From a friend:* i used to work in this business doing the same thing this guy does, loading and unloading millions of gallons of tanker and barge products. all the consumer-end pumps are accurately temperature compensated nowadays, so it doesn't matter when you fill up - morning, evening, winter, summer. there's little to no difference. very accurate temperature compensation to the consumer, but it's not compensated for the consumer benefit but for the government tax, to make sure consumers don't come out ahead. the pumps are frequently calibrated at every gas station in the country by certified technicians and no one else - guys that go around doing nothing but this for a living. tank bladders are only used on alcohols, not petroleum (at least not that i've ever heard of), and only because alcohol fumes are so dangerous they must be blanketed to prevent even a static spark from igniting the product. nitrogen blankets are as common as mechanical blankets, but it's for safety, not economy. it was determined by the people i worked for that you could fill up anytime anywhere and expect to get an accurate price per gallon, except on those rare occasions when the pump was out of calibration, which wouldn't be for long and wouldn't amount to much. you can have full confidence a gallon at the pump is what you pay for. bob No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.16.2/1142 - Release Date: 11/20/2007 5:44 PM -- Flourishingly, Dharma Mitra Helping you Say It With Panache! Because, how you say it can be, and often is, as important as what you want to convey, and what you have to say is very important to you. http://PROUT-Ananlysis-Synthesis.latest-info.com Copywriting - Editing - Publishing - Publicity I want every person to be complete in themselves. Your himsa has no place in my mission. Of all that anyone leading or teaching has to convey, the most valuable thing to cultivate and convey to others is a moral conscience. Only such persons deserve to lead others, in any capacity. Anything less is a menace to society.
