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GAS RIP OFFS
Folks, I
recently (May 2008) got ripped off at a 'On The Run' station in Nashville,
TN. It's a big one, right on Broadway, near the interstate
entrance/exits. Since I am boycotting The People's Republic of TN, I try
not to buy gas or ANYTHING else in that state. They don't like my smoke
(statewide ban), so I figure they don't like ANY of MY money, either. www.aalf.ws/SMOKERS-BOYCOTT/
. I did a bit of cruising there on the day after Memorial Day, on the way
home from my holiday cruise in Gatlinburg with my Liberty Van www.hosanna1.com/LibertyVan/
.
I have a
nifty button in my Nissan Quest (I will NEVER BUY ANOTHER ONE DUE TO NO ASH TRAYS
and NO CIG LIGHTER - Poetic Justice - this van is known world wide as the
SMOKER'S RIGHTS VAN : ). Pushing this button shows me my average miles per
gallon, and also DTE - Distance Till Empty. I was running low, and knew I
need at least 100 miles (DTE) to be SURE I make it to the Kentucky border, where
I usually fill up at Exit 2 (Franklin, KY). My DTE was showing 85
just before I was going to get on I 40 to head home, so I swung into the On The
Run (EXXON) to get ONE gallon, which should have been enough for my needs.
I pumped exactly one gallon on my credit card, then as I was entering the
on-ramp, I hit the DTE button. I nearly jumped, as it said 85!
I paid nearly $4 for a gallon, and DID NOT GET
ANYTHING.
What to
do? I was already in Interstate traffic, and took me awhile to find
another exit to get off. Decided to discuss this with a police
officer. Took awhile to find one - geesh, they are EVERYWHERE when I don't
need them. He suggested calling dispatch non-emergency number and having
an officer meet me at the station. I didn't want to tip them off, though,
so I waited for him. When he didn't show up pretty quick, I went back to
that ExXon station, and tried to pump another gallon - to see if it happened
again. Apparently the woman working had been alerted, as she kept
canceling my transaction - so I kept moving to another pump, and trying
again. Switching cards worked. I did put another single gallon on a
different card, and AGAIN - before pumping DTE was 66, and after was ALSO
66. The officer finally showed up then, and I explained all to him, and
got a case number. He talked to the people in the station, but I doubt it
did anything. The officer explained to me that if I pumped a gallon, and
did not pay, THAT is a CRIME - but apparently, if the STORE RIPPS YOU off, that
is a CIVIL matter! Geesh, I'm supposed to go pay for a lawyer, and SUE
them for taking my money and not giving me any gas??? I am going to
repudiate the charges on my credit card for these two gallons of gas. On
my way out of town, I stopped at a Mapco station and bought TWO gallons, as
that's what I needed then after all this extra running around. My DTE that
time went from 52 to 105! There is NOTHING WRONG with my DTE button - the ONLY reasonable explanation for this is I got ripped off!
I did for sure get ripped off at the ExXon - On The
Run station on Broadway, in Nashville, TN, on the day after Memorial Day
2008! Not sure how they are doing it, but pump apparently starts running,
but is not delivering any gas for at least the FIRST gallon. Please read below,
there are MORE EXAMPLES of GAS RIP OFFS. Lynda Farley - owner of The
Liberty Van
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Gas Rip Offs
I am
sending this story on because I am certain it happened to me.? I
had
allowed my car to go to totally empty by the time I drove into a
Four
Brothers station here in Wilkesboro on 4/26, then filled it up.? I
have a
20 gallon capacity tank, usually takes only 18,
and my
receipt showed 23 gallons when I stopped the fill up at $75?? lmc
#1
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 Georgia Agriculture
Department, (or what ever state you
are from) and direct your comments to
Tommy Irvin, Commissioner. In
other states contact proper authorities.
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 hones
rates.
#2
We were talking to some people at the Flea
market, they mentioned that
their neighbor was very upset. The police
came to her door, saying that
she had gone to the gas station, and
didn't pay for her gas. She hadn't
been out of the house all day.
They got investigating, they discovered
that her license plate had
been stolen. Apparently, used by the thieves.
They had put it on
their car, then got gas, and drove off. Knowing that
the camera would
shoot the pic of the license, and someone else would be
liable. Keep
a eye on your license plate!!!. True
story.
Folks, it makes me VERY angry that so many people are getting robbed like this! Gas is so high now, that virtually EVERYONE is suffering from the negative economic consequences. Please forward and cross post this, and let's all wake up, pay attention, and STOP this.
On another note, now non-smokers who DRIVE can begin to feel how smokers feel about extortion cigarette taxes
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Lynda
Farley
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