> —– I don’t know what you guys are paying for gasoline…. But here in
> California we are also paying higher, up to $3.80 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 American
> corporations. 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 (http://sunoco.com/)
> Conoco/76………….0 barrels
> (http://p66conoco76.conocophillips.com/index.htm)
> Sinclair……………..0 barrels (http://www.sinclairoil.com/)
> BP/Phillips…………0 barrels (http://www.bp.com/home.do?categoryId=1)
> Hess………………..0 barrels (http://www.hess.com/index2.aspx)
> ARCO………………0 barrels
> (http://www.arco.com/modularhome.do?categoryId=6740&contentId=7022827)
>
> If you go to the  gas station’s websites, 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.
>
> Now, don’t wimp out at this point…. keep reading and I’ll explain how
> simple it is to reach millions of people!!
>
> I’m sending this note to about thirty people.  If each of you send it  to
> at
> least ten more (30 x 10 = 300) … and those 300 send it to at least ten
> more (300 x 10 = 3,000) and so on, by the time the message reaches the
> sixth
> generation of people, we will have reached over THREE MILLION
> consumers!!!!!!!  If those three million get e xcited and pass this on to
> ten friends each, then 30 million people will have been contacted!
>
> If it goes one level further, you guessed it…..THREE HUNDRED MILLION
> PEOPLE!!!
> Again, all you have to do is send this to 10 people. How long would all
> that
> take?
>
>
>
>