Have you ever noticed that the green gas pump handles are for diesel? Everywhere you go the green handles are for diesel! Right?
This past Sunday (November, 28 2004) I was on the last leg of my trip to Chicago and I was deeply engaged in a story on CD when I needed diesel in my pickup. A set of gas stations appeared on the right side of Interstate 55 and I tapped the brake slowing down from my cruise control speed of 70 mph and made the exit to the station, still engaged in my story.
As I turned right off the Interstate I saw a big green sign Diesel $2.08 so I turned in stopped in front of the pump with the green handle,took off my head phone, and filled up both tanks, $50+. Inside I ordered a Burger King Whopper, no cheese, to go, paid for my fuel, and pulled around to the back of the station to eat my lunch. The wind-chill was in the 20s so I kept the pickup running while I enjoyed the Whopper and drank my water.
About half way through my hamburger the engine sputtered, ran rough for a few seconds and died! I was 80 miles from Chicago.
I finished my hamburger wondering what caused the engine to die. I tried to start it again and all I got was 10 seconds of sputter and cough. I wondered if I could have picked up the wrong gas nozzle so I looked at my receipt, checked the gas pump number, and walked back around to the front of the station to check.
I was right, I used the green handle, but when I looked closer I saw the green handle on all the islands were for regular gas!
What? I said, to myself. Nowhere in the 11 western states is there a gas nozzle with a green handle! I always look for the green handle!
I went in inside, explained my problem to the manager. He said they did not sell diesel and that the sign I saw was for the station across the street. He also went on to say that his station used to be an AMACO station and they had blue handles on the regular gas pump. AMACO was bought out by British Petroleum (BP) and they put green on the regular gas nozzles to match their yellow-green color scheme. He also said they had never had any problems with gas in diesel vehicles until last week and they had two people make the same mistake – I was the second.
He was a nice fellow and he called a station a mile away (in town) and made an appointment for me at 8 AM Monday morning; there was a Motel 8 across the street and I checked in for the night. The wrecker came promptly at 8am and I was on the road again in two hours and $150 dollars later.
I won’t be fueling up every again at one of those BP stations with their big green letters!
Monday, November 29, 2004
Gas Pump Green Handles
Thursday, November 25, 2004
e-sword.net "The Word of the Lord -- with and electronic edge"
One of the things I’m thankful for this Thanksgiving is Rick Meyers’ contribution to computer Bible Study.
If you want to study the Bible the easy, quick, and complete way then I encourage you to go to
www.e-sword.net
and download the FREE Bible Study software that Rick Meyers has written. Over 2 million people have downloaded that software and it is used in every country in the Western Hemisphere and most of them in the Eastern Hemisphere.
You can see a verse in 10 Bible versions and compare 12 commentaries and a half dozen Bible dictionaries on that verse with just a click of the mouse!
I can’t say enough good things about this amazing Bible Study tool. The following is a copy of the first screen at www-esword.net. It is really worth looking at!
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"Without payment you have received; without payment you are to give." (Mat 10:8 ISV) Jesus told us that since we've been blessed we should bless others. For years I have been on the receiving end of His glorious riches, and I am happy to provide this blessing to others in the form of free Bible study software!
As a Bible student and teacher I have experienced the necessary work involved in searching the Scriptures for the competent preparation of a Bible study, Sunday school lesson, or a sermon. There are volumes of books available as study tools (and the Christian community is indebted to the various authors' perseverance and scholarship), but there is not enough time, money, or shelf space to properly take advantage of these resources. Computer software has changed the way we can study the Word of GOD. With a simple search or click of the mouse button, we now have access to these same volumes of scholarship within seconds! e-Sword is a fast and effective way to study the Bible. e-Sword is feature rich and user friendly with more capabilities than you would expect in a free software package. The fact that e-Sword is free is just one of the blessings and does not speak of the quality of the software. I make my living writing software and I believe I have put forth my best effort in this endeavor. The real work, however, was put in by the godly men and women who devoted countless years creating the texts that have been made available for our benefit.
In His service, Rick Meyers
If you want to study the Bible the easy, quick, and complete way then I encourage you to go to
www.e-sword.net
and download the FREE Bible Study software that Rick Meyers has written. Over 2 million people have downloaded that software and it is used in every country in the Western Hemisphere and most of them in the Eastern Hemisphere.
You can see a verse in 10 Bible versions and compare 12 commentaries and a half dozen Bible dictionaries on that verse with just a click of the mouse!
I can’t say enough good things about this amazing Bible Study tool. The following is a copy of the first screen at www-esword.net. It is really worth looking at!
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"Without payment you have received; without payment you are to give." (Mat 10:8 ISV) Jesus told us that since we've been blessed we should bless others. For years I have been on the receiving end of His glorious riches, and I am happy to provide this blessing to others in the form of free Bible study software!
As a Bible student and teacher I have experienced the necessary work involved in searching the Scriptures for the competent preparation of a Bible study, Sunday school lesson, or a sermon. There are volumes of books available as study tools (and the Christian community is indebted to the various authors' perseverance and scholarship), but there is not enough time, money, or shelf space to properly take advantage of these resources. Computer software has changed the way we can study the Word of GOD. With a simple search or click of the mouse button, we now have access to these same volumes of scholarship within seconds! e-Sword is a fast and effective way to study the Bible. e-Sword is feature rich and user friendly with more capabilities than you would expect in a free software package. The fact that e-Sword is free is just one of the blessings and does not speak of the quality of the software. I make my living writing software and I believe I have put forth my best effort in this endeavor. The real work, however, was put in by the godly men and women who devoted countless years creating the texts that have been made available for our benefit.
In His service, Rick Meyers
Tuesday, November 23, 2004
Sunny Arizona
The weather -- sunny Arizona is not so sunny this morning. Both Chicago and Mission Viejo are warmer than Tucson!
We are 43 degrees, overcast, and rain with 93% humidity.
The forecast is for a cool Thanksgiving also.
Bummer!
Ray
We are 43 degrees, overcast, and rain with 93% humidity.
The forecast is for a cool Thanksgiving also.
Bummer!
Ray
Monday, November 22, 2004
Let's have some fun and keep in touch
I've created this Blog site for the whole Sammons family to post wherever it interesting to them: papers written in school, interesting things you've found on the Web, some personal thoughts on any subject (our pastor had a great sermon this week I'd like to summarize), whever!
In addition you can put up pictures of the happens in your household.
It is a place for us to meet and keep in touch on the Web.
It will only work if we each contribute something at least every week or so.
Try it, let's keep in touch and have some fun!
Ray
In addition you can put up pictures of the happens in your household.
It is a place for us to meet and keep in touch on the Web.
It will only work if we each contribute something at least every week or so.
Try it, let's keep in touch and have some fun!
Ray
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