On Thu Jul-19-2012 06:10, Roy Witt (1:387/22) wrote to Roger Nelson:

 RW> 17 Jul 12 06:17, Roger Nelson wrote to Richard Webb:
[...]

 RN> And some places here, there are the independant owners still selling
 RN> non-ethanol gas at about $3.40 per gallon.

 RW> That would be nice. Can't find any all petrol gasoline around
 RW> here... 

But the question in my mind is are they being totally truthful?

[...]

 RN> I haven't seen those.  Down here, you swipe your card and enter your
 RN> pin number; then select the grade of gas you want.

 RW> We have the option of swiping the card and then answering the
 RW> question; Credit or Debit. If credit, they ask for your zip code if
 RW> debit, they ask for your pin. Then they ask questions like, do you
 RW> want to add a car wash to your purchase, or a gasoline additive for
 RW> more fuel economy, yes or no. Finally they ask, would you like a
 RW> reciept? I always answer Yes in every instance on the
 RW> receipt...then, after your card is approved, they tell you to lift
 RW> the pump handle and select the grade of gas you want. Wait a few
 RW> seconds and the selected fuel numbers change to all zeros and
 RW> you're ready to pump...

Some places are like that and most of them read the card as issued.  In my
case, I always use my debit card and the reader at the pump where I go, like
most of the gas stations here, recognize the card for what it is.  So, the
only questions it prompts me for is my pin number, what grade of gas I want
and if I want a receipt or not.

Getting back to those independant owners, many of them close on weekends.(?)


Regards,

Roger 
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