Supply and demand create pain at pump

                   
postcrescent.com     May 12, 2008            

When gasoline first hit $3 a gallon, nobody worried about the cost of the drive from New York to Los Angeles. ... The $3 per gallon, in fact, is the cost adjusted for inflation. The actual cost at the pump back then was 26 cents per gallon. Regular unleaded was going for... [read full story]                

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Old gas pumps can't handle rising prices

nwcn.com     May 13, 2008          

Mom-and-pop service stations are running into a problem as gasoline marches toward $4 a gallon: Thousands of old-fashioned pumps can't register more than $3.99 on their spinning mechanical dials. ... AP Chip Colville, owner of Colville's, Inc., checks the mechanical...                

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Gas Prices Make Some Old Pumps Obsolete

theledger.com     May 13, 2008          

REARDAN, Wash. | Mom-and-pop service stations are running into a problem as gasoline marches toward $4 a gallon: Thousands of old-fashioned pumps can't register more than $3.99 on their spinning mechanical dials. ... As many as 8,500 of the nation's 170,000 service...                

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Old gas pumps can't handle ever-rising prices

ksl.com     May 13, 2008          

By JOHN K. WILEY Associated Press Writer REARDAN, Wash. (AP) - As many as 8,500 of the nation's 170,000 service stations have old-style meters that need to be fixed _ about 17,000 individual pumps, said Bob Renkes, executive vice president of the Petroleum Equipment...                

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Are you getting your money's worth at the gas pump?

dallasnews.com     May 13, 2008          

Are you getting your money’s worth at the pump? Since Sept. 1, 2007, Texas Department of Agriculture inspections found problem pumps at more than 2,000 Texas fuel stations. The TDA monitors the state’s weighing and measuring devices. Interactive map: Problem pumps “Every...                

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Old Pumps Can't Handle $4 Gas

aol.com     May 13, 2008          

REARDAN, Wash. (AP) - Mom-and-pop service stations are running into a problem as gasoline marches toward $4 a gallon: Thousands of old-fashioned pumps can't register more than $3.99 on their spinning mechanical dials. ... REARDAN, Wash. (May 12) - Also See: Oil Closes...                

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CNN - Old Gas Pumps Unable To Register High Prices

foxreno.com     May 13, 2008          

Read Full Story For Latest Details. ... Many old-fashioned pumps can't register more than $3.99 on their spinning dials Demand for upgrades has backlogged companies that make, rebuild old meters For some station owners, upgrading or replacing pumps would be too costly...                

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Some gas pumps cheat customers

dallasnews.com     May 13, 2008          

Sometimes pumps short customers. Since Sept. 1, 2007, Texas Department of Agriculture inspections found problem pumps at more than 2,000 Texas fuel stations. The TDA monitors the state’s weighing and measuring devices. Interactive map: Problem pumps “Every time we see a...                

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Some Gas Pumps Can't Handle High Prices

11alive.com     May 13, 2008          

Thousands of old-fashioned pumps can't register more than $3.99 on their spinning mechanical dials. ... Chip Colville, owner of Colville's, Inc., checks the mechanical meters on a diesel fuel dispenser at his Chevron service station, Friday, April 25, 2008, in Reardan,...                

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$4 gas might stump old pumps

jsonline.com     May 13, 2008          

Reardan, Wash. - Mom-and-pop service stations are running into a problem as gasoline marches toward $4 a gallon:... ... Mechanical dials need costly retrofit By JOHN K. WILEY Associated Press Reardan, Wash. - As many as 8,500 of the nation's 170,000 service stations have...                

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