Get The Most Out Of Your Tank Of Gas

Here are a few timely tips to help you get the most out of
your gas purchases. These suggestions come from a long time
employee of the Kinder-Morgan Pipeline in San Jose, California.

Only buy or fill up your car or truck in the early morning
when the ground temperature is still cold.

Remember that all service stations have their storage tanks
buried below ground. The colder the ground the more dense the
gasoline, when it gets warmer gasoline expands, so buying in
the afternoon or in the evening....your gallon is not exactly
a gallon.

In the petroleum business, the specific gravity and the temperature
of the gasoline, diesel and jet fuel, ethanol and other petroleum
products plays an important role. A 1-degree rise in temperature
is a big deal for this business. But the service stations do not
have temperature compensation at the pumps.

When you're filling up do not squeeze the trigger of the nozzle
in the fast mode. If you look you will see that the trigger has
three (3) stages: low, middle, and high. In slow mode you should
be pumping on low speed, thereby minimizing the vapors that are
created while you are pumping.

All hoses at the pump have a vapor return. If you are pumping at
the fast rate, some of the liquid that goes to your tank becomes
vapor. Those vapors are being sucked up and back into the under-
ground storage tank so you're getting less worth for your money.

One of the most important tips is to fill up when your gas tank
is HALF FULL. The reason for this is, the more gas you have in
your tank the less air occupying its empty space.

Gasoline evaporates faster than you can imagine. Gasoline storage
tanks have an internal floating roof. This roof serves as zero
clearance between the gas and the atmosphere, so it minimizes the
evaporation. Unlike service stations, here where I work, every
truck that we load is temperature compensated so that every gallon
is actually the exact amount.

Another reminder, if there is a gasoline truck pumping into the
storage tanks when you stop to buy gas, DO NOT fill up--most likely
the gasoline is being stirred up as the gas is being delivered,
and you might pick up some of the dirt that normally settles on the
bottom.

Hopefully, this information will help you get the most out of your
gas dollars in these times of skyrocketing gas prices.

February Civic League Meeting

The Stonebridge Crossing Civic League will meet
Monday February 18, 2008.

Time: 6:30 pm.

Location: Second Calvary Baptist Church
2940 Corprew Ave

We will be discussing matters that affect our
neighborhood and ways to add visual appeal to
our properties. Your ideas and information can
help to make our community better.

Please take time to come out and support your
community.

President: Richmond Baker (757)6222555

Vice President: Walter Hunt

email:sbccivicleague@gmail.com

Happy New Year SBC

Greetings fellow residents!

Here's hoping everyone has a happy and prosperous new year,
and that you are succesfull in acheiving at least one of the
resolutions you made.

Now is the time to get all of your tax documents together for
filing your returns as early as possible. Try not to be one of
those who drive to the post office at 11:00 p.m. on April 15th.

During the display of your holiday decorations,did you have
the outdoor electrical cords gnawed on by small animals?
Most likely the culprit was a raccoon.

We lost two extention cords and one decoration cord as a result.
On the upside, one raccoon was electrocuted. Check your GFI reset
buttons if you have lost power to an outlet over the holidays.

Please leave a comment regarding this matter so that it can be
determined how pervasive this problem is.

Finally, check out the recent issue of Norfolk Quarterly, page 2
for info on The Citizens Police Academy, Community Response Teams,
Neighborhood University, Home Security Survey, and Norfolk Alert.

These are valuable free programs that can help you and our community.

Thanks for reading,
SBC