FWD: Money Saving Tips at the Gas Pump!

Money Saving Tips at the Gas Pump!

Please, READ AND PASS IT ON……

A gas can that has a marked capacity of one U.S. gallon or 0.8 Imperial gallons or 3.7 litres. This can was purchased near the U.S.-Canadian border. It was manufactured by the Midwest Can Company. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

With gas expected to reach $5 per gallon by summer (and it some areas it already has), these tips that I received from a friend might come in handy!

TIPS ON PUMPING GAS
I don’t know what you guys are paying for gasoline,but here in California we are paying up to $3.75 to $4.10 per gallon. My line of work, for about 31 years now, is in Petroleum.  Here at the Kinder Morgan Pipeline, where I work in San Jose, CA we deliver about 4 million gallons in a 24-hour period through 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.

So here are some tricks to get more of your money’s worth for every gallon:

Fill up in the Morning When Its Cold!
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.

Pump Your Gas In Low Mode!
When you’re filling up your tank do not squeeze the trigger of the nozzle to a fast mode. If you look you will see that the pump trigger has three (3) stages: Low, Middle, and High.

You should be pumping on Low mode, 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.

Fill Your Tank At Half Full, Not When Its On Empty!
One of the most important tips is to fill up when your gas tank is HALF FULL . 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.

Don’t Fill Up When Gas Is Being Delivered!
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.

To have an impact, we need to reach literally millions of gas buyers.  It’s really simple to do.  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 excited 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 it take?

SIGN OF THE PAST IS THIS ABANDONED GASOLINE PUMP WITH A PRICE OF 29.9 CENTS PER GALLON. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

FWD: Warnings On Cell Phones & Pumping Gas!

Warnings On Cell Phones & Pumping Gas!

A customer pumps gas (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Reminder For When Those ‘REALLY IMPORTANT’ PHONE CALLS COME IN!
Please send this information to ALL your family & friends, especially those who have kids in the car with them while pumping gas.  If this were to happen, they may not be able to get the children out in time.

Refueling Safety Alert!
Here are some reasons why we don’t allow cell phones in operating areas, Propylene oxide handling & storage area, propane, gas & diesel refueling areas.

The Shell Oil Company recently issued a warning after three incidents in which mobile phones (cell phones) ignited fumes during fueling operations.

Car Destroyed!
In the first case, the phone was placed on the car’s trunk lid during fueling; it rang and the ensuing fire destroyed the car and the gasoline pump.

Facial Burns!
In the second,an individual suffered severe burns to their face when fumes ignited as they answered a call while refueling their car!

Groin & Thigh Burns!
And in the third, an individual suffered burns to the thigh and groin as fumes ignited when
the phone, which was in their pocket, rang while they were fueling their car.

You should know that:

• Mobile Phones Can Ignite Fuel Or Fumes!
• Mobile phones that light up when switched on or when they ring release enough energy to provide a spark for ignition.
• Mobile phones should NOT be used in filling stations, or when fueling lawn mowers, boat, etc.
• Mobile phones should NOT be used, or should be turned off, around other materials that generate flammable or explosive fumes or dust!                  (I.e., solvents, chemicals, gases, grain dust, etc…)

Four Rules for Safe Gas Refueling:

1. Turn off your engine!
2. Don’t smoke!
3. Don’t use your cell phone – leave it inside the vehicle or turn it off!
4. Don’t re-enter your vehicle during fueling!

Petroleum Equipment Institute Study
Bob Renkes of Petroleum Equipment Institute is working on a campaign to try and make people aware of fires as a result to of ‘static electricity’ at gas pumps. His company has researched 150 cases of these fires.

His results were very surprising:

1. Out of 150 cases, almost all of them were women.
2. Almost all cases involved the person getting back in their vehicle while the nozzle was still pumping gas. When finished, they went back to pull the nozzle out and the fire started, as a result of static.
3. Most had on rubber-soled shoes.
4.  Most men never get back in their vehicle until completely finished.  This is why they are seldom involved in these types of fires.
5. Don’t ever use cell phones when pumping gas
6. It is the vapors that come out of the gas that cause the fire, when connected with static charges.
7. There were 29 fires where the vehicle was re-e entered and the nozzle was touched during refueling from a variety of makes and models. Some resulted in extensive damage to the vehicle, to the station, and to the customer.
8. Seventeen fires occurred before, during or immediately after the gas cap was removed and before fueling began.

Mr. Renkes stresses to NEVER get back into your vehicle while filling it with gas.

If you absolutely HAVE to get in your vehicle while the gas is pumping, make sure you get out, close the door TOUCHING THE METAL, before you ever pull the nozzle out This way the static from your body will be discharged before you ever remove the nozzle.

As I mentioned earlier, The Petroleum Equipment Institute, along with several other companies now, are really trying to make the public aware of this danger.

REMINDER:
Please send this information to ALL your family & friends, especially those who have kids in the car with them while pumping gas.   If this were to happen, they may not be able to get the children out in time.

Thanks for passing this along.
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