[AT] OT: Gas story

[Mike Sloane]

The "downside" of the "mom & pop" places is that it is more likely that 
the fuel has been sitting there a while and has accumulated more 
moisture and "crud". I would say that a station that gets deliveries 
once or twice a week is probably your best bet - the gas sits there long 
enough to cool down but not long enough to get "stale". And if you see a 
delivery truck in the driveway, find another station - when the fuel 
drops out of the tanker, it comes out very, very fast, and it stirs up 
all the junk in the underground tank. It all usually settles in an hour 
or two, so you can probably come back later and fill up with no problem.

At least that's how it was at my station. I used to request night 
deliveries to avoid all of those problems, and the delivery company 
didn't seem to mind at all.

Mike



Danny Tabor wrote:
>         It wasn't until I got fuel some place else did
> I realize our local Flying J was ripping me off. With
> the "J" fuel I was just barely getting 5 MPG's then I
> stopped at little local place and with their fuel I
> got better than 6 out of my Mack. Same thing with
> other fuel stops, then back to Flying J and a dramatic
> decrease again.
>         I'm certain its because the Flying J goes
> through so much fuel (1 or 2 tankers there almost
> constantly delivering) that the fuel doesn't sit long
> enough to cool down. Now I try to stay clear from big
> truck stops and get my fuel from little stores or mom
> and pop shops. Even though often Flying J's prices are
> a few cents less than smaller stores. After the fuels
> pumped and the mileage is figured in I'm not saving
> anything by getting fuel from them.
> 
> Danny Tabor
>