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CHEATING AT THE PUMP

ComSec

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I got this on a Bulletin on myspace, any of you herd anything.

CHEATING AT THE PUMP

Now, do you really think the lazy American public will go to that trouble when I heard the morons say on the radio?---We should have been paying more for gas like Europe long ago! I mean really! Big business should pour the oil on them and cheat them everytime they get a chance! They deserve it!!!!! They don't care enough to report it.

They will say--I just won't go to that gas station anymore!!!

Shelby

This is a true story, so read it carefully.

On April 24, 2008, I stopped at a Kangaroo BP gas station, located at
1325 Main Street, Cartersville, GA.

My truck's gas gauge was on 1/4 of a tank.

I use the mid-grade, which
Was priced at $3.71 per gallon. When my tank is at this point, it takes somewhere Around 14 gallon's to fill it up.

When the pump showed 14 gallons had been Pumped I began to slow it down, then to my surprise it went to 15, then 16.

I even looked under my truck to see if it was being spilled. It was not.

Then it showed 17 gallons had been pumped. It stopped at almost 18 gallons.This was very strange to me, since my truck has only an 18 gallon tank.

I went on my way a little confused, then on the evening news I heard a
Report that 1 out of 4 gas stations had calibrated their pumps to show
More gas had been pumped than a person actually got.

Here is how to check a pump to see if you are getting the right amount:
Whichever grade you are using, put EXACTLY 10 GALLONS in your tank,
Then look at the dollar amount, if the dollar amount is not EXACTLY 10 times
The price of the fuel you have chosen, then the pumps are rigged.

In my Case as I said the mid-grade was $3.71 9/10 per gallon, my dollar amount For 10 gallons should have been $37.19. If I had only checked the pump.

It Doesn't matter where you pump gas, please check the 10 gallon price.

If You do find a station that is cheating, contact the COMMISSIONER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES IN YOUR AREA

Please don't delete this until you have sent it to all people in your
Address book.

We need to put a stop to this outrageous cheating of
Customers.

The gas companies are making enough profits as it is.....!!!!
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Nathan
KC Gun Trader
 
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