[Nfbf-l] Cheating at the gas pumps!

[Jim Ellsworth]

Kirk and all,

I highly recommend that people check out what they read in e mails and on
line by going to the Snopes.com web site themselves.  Anyone can easily put
the line in a fabricated story, "it's true I read it on the Snopes web
site."  I've posted the link to the main site and the link to the full story
about cheating at the gas pumps.  I would have to say that after reading the
full story that it probably isn't nearly so wide spread as the e mail might
imply, and may not really be happening at all.  Go there and read it for
yourselves.

http://www.snopes.com

I went to the site above and did a search for cheating at the gas pumps and
here is the link for the entire story.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/gasoline/cheating.asp

Thank you,
Jim Ellsworth

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Sent: Saturday, June 27, 2009 11:06 AM
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Subject: [Nfbf-l] Cheating at the gas pumps!

Hello all, I know this isn't a normal issue discussed on these sites,
however I thought that it was appropriate for all to be aware of! If any of
us have a family member that owns a vehicle, then we should let them know
about these abuses at the pumps so they can notify the correct authorities!
Your friend in the cause, Kirk Harmon
 

  

      According to Snopes.com this is a true story.


      Subject: Cheating at the gas pumps (PRINT OUT YOUR RECEIPTS!!!

      I received the following from a friend:


      This is true. It happened to them three weeks ago somewhere in
Lewiston on the way to Augusta . The pump should have totaled @ $38.00 (and
change). When the receipt was printed, and she checked it was $ 47.00 (and
change).

      She got mad, went inside the store, asked for a calculator and let
them do the math. They refunded her, she told them that if they cheat, they
had better make it right. Normally, her husband would skip printing the
receipt.. Not her...

      We saw on the news the other night that this is happening everywhere.

      Brian pumped exactly one gallon of gas. The price did not match the
cost
      of one gallon. It was higher. He went inside and complained, got a
refund.

      There is also a number on each pump that you can call and complain..

      This is a true story, so read it carefully.

      On March 24, 2009, I stopped at a gas station in Lewiston . My truck's
gas gauge was on 1/4 of a tank. I use the mid-grade, which was priced at
$2.21 per gallon. When my tank is at this point, it takes somewhere around
14 gallons 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 on the pump. It stopped at 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 $2.21 9/10 per gallon; my
dollar amount for 10 gallons should have been $22.19. I wish I had 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 state
Agriculture Department, and direct your comments to the Commissioner, the
info is on the gas pumps.

      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 at honest rates. 



Kirk Harmon
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Orlando, FL. 32812

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