Say Anything Blog

You’ve gotta love this headline from the KC Star (McClatchy):

Part 1: Hot fuel for you means cold cash for big oil, retailers

(The heading on their main website left “retailers” off and only blames “Big Oil")

When gasoline gets hot, it expands. But U.S. fuel pumps don’t adjust for the bigger volume, and it’s costing American consumers about $2.3 billion a year.

So when retailers (both small & large, but rarely owned by “Big Oil") overcharge for fuel due to erroneous dispensing systems, then we should blame the large oil companies.

One could also draw the conclusion that, since the Bush administration invited energy companies to provide input regarding US energy policy, any overcharging of gas is Bush’s fault. Afterall, he and Cheney are in bed with “Big Oil”, right?

I figure that if you really care that much about this, quit buying fuel at stations with above ground storage tanks. If you’re smart enough to understand that hot fuel costs more, you should be smart enough to look around to determine if the statin uses above ground or subterranean tanks before buying fuel.

A database of fuel temperatures at 1,000 retail stations compiled by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, obtained by The Star, reveals that fuel in this country is sold at nearly 65 degrees when averaged year-round and across the entire country.

(vs. the 60 degree standard)