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The Bear II


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Have any of you noticed the pumps at the gas stations seem to run at a slower speed ?

I noticed this about 2 years ago when the gas prices approached $5.00 per gallon it seemed like the stations had turned down the speed on the pumps.  

Are they trying to convince us we were getting more for our money ?  Just like the restaurants that began using plates or plastic trays with bulges in the center so it looked like we were getting more food.

Today I stopped to fill up my car and it took so long that I stopped before the tank was full so I wouldn't be late to work.  The tank is a 15 gallon tank and I was near empty.  I stopped after 3 minutes.  That's less than 5 gallons per minute flow rate.

The shower in my RV flows faster than that....

 



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Lucky Mike


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I have the opposite problem up here.....they kick on and pump so fast they kick out the safety constantly......wish it would pump slower.....filling the rig with 300.00 worth of gas in a couple minutes really breaks my heart and wallet......you would think they would come out and check the oil and wash the winshield , even throw in a free cup of coffee for that kind of money!!!!!





Guess the flow rate co-insides with the flowing cash rate of my wallet!!!!.....(real Fast)

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I too filled up today, $100 almost filled it, it took about 5-6 minutes... The better (not good) news is that it was $3.81 a gallon.

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I want to buy fuel where you guys do!!!! It takes almost $1000 to fill mine!

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MarkS wrote:

I want to buy fuel where you guys do!!!! It takes almost $1000 to fill mine!

 32 gal not 300!



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Oh... Nevermind.

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Taking it slow really makes you feel like you are getting your money`s worth !!! LOL

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It is a bit easier to get that last couple gallons when the pump is slow like at the RV isles of Flying J. We have had some $500 fill ups with our 150 gallon tank.

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Terry and Jo


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All this is to prove that with slow pumps, it is especially benefiial to remember to shut off the RV's engine before filling.

Sorry, I just couldn't resist that.

Terry



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