[Nfbf-l] Cheating at the gas pumps!

Thu Jul 2 00:20:54 UTC 2009

ed, I also have checked out snopes as well and did you know that is simplya 
couple that only checks out half of there daata prior to making a report on 
it? They have been  been exposed  before for not even investigating there 
claims on topics but never would come forward to explain these claims of 
inpropriety. they have done this many times and should not be the end all of 
news! Sorry if I am not believing what they tell us as the blatant truth! I 
would suggest you check out other sites about information of truth or 
falsehoods as well as snopes before you use them as the end all of 
truthisms!! Your friend in the cause,  Kirk
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Ellsworth" <jellsworth1 at tampabay.rr.com>
To: "'NFB of Florida Listserv'" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 8:37 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Cheating at the gas pumps!


> 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
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf
> Of Kirk
> Sent: Saturday, June 27, 2009 11:06 AM
> To: fcb-l at acb.org; NFB of Florida Listserv
> 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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