Needed gas for the chainsaw so I stopped at the gas station last night. The first station I stopped at is a bit easier to get my truck into and out of. It is usually not as busy as the nearest gas station to the house and this station has diesel. I used to stop there frequently for diesel but have stopped because the diesel pumps have had constant problems most of the year. Pumps either not working or working slow. Slow as in 30 minutes to fill up.
Then the station changed the amount of money you could put on a charge card so you had to swipe the card 2-3 times to pay or walking into the store twice to pay. So I stopped using the station for diesel.
Last night I stopped for a single gallon of gas. Figured they could handle it.
I was wrong. Got the can ready to go, put in my credit card and the pump beeped and said see the clerk. I said see ya.
Went to the gas station near the house and the card worked just fine. So I guess I will just not use the station with diesel anymore. I tried. I get fuel for the truck and tractor at a place out side of town. The owner sits at the register. Nice guy.
I still have to walk in to pay but at least I do not have to walk in twice. Nor swipe the card a gabillion times to fill up.
Now the point of all of this is not my issue with walking in to the store twice. Or having to swipe the card a bunch of times which then requires me to add up a bunch of number to figure out my costs and MPG.
I just had to get that off my chest.
The gas station that would not take my card had 10% Ethanol in the gas. Maybe. Those were their words on the pump. It might have 10% Ethanol.
The station near the house did not have such a sign. I thought all the gas in my area had Ethanol so either they don't or they don't have a sign.
Later,
Dan