Pumping gas-good to know

Here are some tricks to help you get your money's worth:


1. Fill up your car or truck in the morning when the temperature is still cool. Remember that all service stations have their storage tanks buried below ground; and the colder the ground, the denser the gasoline. When it gets warmer gasoline expands, so if you're filling up in the afternoon or in the evening, what should be a gallon is not exactly a gallon. In the petroleum business, the specific gravity and temperature of the fuel (gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, ethanol and other petroleum products) are significant. Every truckload that we load is temperature-compensated so that the indicated gallon age is actually the amount pumped.

A one-degree rise in temperature is a big deal for businesses, but service stations don't have temperature compensation at their pumps.

2. If a tanker truck is filling the station's tank at the time you want to buy gas, do not fill up; most likely dirt and sludge in the tank is being stirred up when gas is being delivered, and you might be transferring that dirt from the bottom of their tank into your car's tank.

3. Fill up when your gas tank is half-full (or half-empty), because the more gas you have in your tank the less air there is and gasoline evaporates rapidly, especially when it's warm. (Gasoline storage tanks have an internal floating 'roof' membrane to act as a barrier between the gas and the atmosphere, thereby minimizing evaporation.)

4. If you look at the trigger you'll see that it has three delivery settings: slow, medium and high. When you're filling up do not squeeze the trigger of the nozzle to the high setting. You should be pumping at the slow setting, thereby minimizing vapors created while you are pumping.

Hoses at the pump are corrugated; the corrugations act as a return path for vapor recovery from gas that already has been metered. If you are pumping at the high setting, the agitated gasoline contains more vapors, which is being sucked back into the underground tank, so you're getting less gas for your money.

Hope this will help ease your 'pain' at the pump.

5. Do not top off your gas tank, when the pump shuts off, do not keep trying to add more gas..................a friend who owns a gas station says that by doing this, you are actually giving the next customer a $1.00 worth of gas. The gas you pump stays in the hose and never makes it to your tank...........good to know.

Thanks Dack, you made my day!

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The human body is a machine that is full of wonder. This collection
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Some more good helpful hints, enjoy using the remedy........



Who knew?!!!!


1. To remove a bandage painlessly,

saturate the bandage with vodka.

The stuff desolves adhesive.


2. To clean the caulking around bathtubs and showers,

fill a trigger-spray bottle with vodka, spray the caulking,

let set five minutes and wash clean.

The alcohol in the vodka kills mold and mildew.


3. To clean your eyeglasses,

simply wipe the lenses with a soft,

clean cloth dampened with vodka.

The alcohol in the vodka cleans the glass and kills germs.


4. Prolong the life of razors by filling a cup with vodka

and letting your safety razor blade

soak in the alcohol after shaving.

The vodka disinfects the blade and prevents rusting.


5. Spray vodka on wine stains,

scrub with a brush, and then blot dry.


6. Using a cotton ball, apply vodka to your face

as an astringent to cleanse the skin and tighten pores.


7. Add a jigger of vodka to a 12-ounce bottle of shampoo.

The alcohol cleanses the scalp,removes toxins from hair,

and stimulates the growth of healthy hair.


8. Fill a sixteen-ounce trigger-spray bottle with vodka

and spray bees or wasps to kill them.


9 Pour one-half cup vodka

and one-half cup water into a Ziploc freezer bag

and freeze for a slushy, refreshing ice pack for aches,

pain or black eyes.


10. Fill a clean, used mayonnaise jar

with freshly packed lavender flowers,

fill the jar with vodka, seal the lid tightly

and set in the sun for three days.

Strain liquid through a coffee filter,

then apply the tincture to aches and pains.


11. To relieve a fever, use a washcloth

to rub vodka on your chest and back as a liniment.


12. To cure foot odor,

wash your feet with vodka.


13 Vodka will disinfect

and alleviate a jellyfish sting.


14. Pour vodka over an area affected with poison ivy

to remove the urushiol oil from your skin.


15. Swish a shot of vodka over an aching tooth.

Allow your gums to absorb some of the alcohol to numb the pain.








And silly me!

I've only been drinking the stuff.

Me too DD. I guess we've got our priorities screwed up. lol.

Now I know this is a manipped Jen from Big Brother 8
cause it was posted on Evel Dick Danato's Blog
But I guess it's Jen or Evel Dick playing Tricks

Talk about a 'gender bender'! LOL

I'm really thinking This is a scam - warn your friends!

Here's a translation poster:-