Karla wrote in :

Jim Yanik wrote:
Tom Lachance wrote in
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Jim Yanik wrote:
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On Sat, 23 May 2009 04:50:29 -0700 (PDT), ransley
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On May 22, 11:15 pm, "Ed Pawlowski" wrote:
Saw this on another newsgroup.
Seems as though the big sellers of exchange tanks are not
filling them all the way now.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090522/...skimping_on_pr
opan e_2
Cheating, the oldest job known to man. Time for the billionth new
law? If gasolene pumps were not verified randomly you would be
cheated when you fill your car, how do you know the home fuel
delivery man doesnt cheat you, if you are not there.
The home fuel delivery man inserts a card in a meter that stamps
the beginning and end of the pumping cycle. It shows how many
gallons were pumped to the hundreths of a gallon. He leaves that
card stuck in your kitchen door.


who checks/verifies the truck's meter?

At least the State has inspections and calibrates the gas
pumps,puts a sticker on the pump right where you can see it.

Fuel delivery trucks are checked a yearly, at least, by the state
with a calibrated device, adjusted, and sealed.


but that's not what meters the gas going into your car's tank,and
determining how much you pay.

the delivery trucks are the stations concern,not the end consumer.

You are responding to posts about the "home fuel delivery man" who
brings a truck of fuel to a house. The meters on the delivery truck
going to the house are certainly of concern to the end consumer.


Oh,we went from exchange tanks to gasoline station pumps,to home propane
delivery.
Wow.

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