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Rank: Elder Joined: 3/31/2008 Posts: 7,081 Location: Kenya
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 12/9/2010 Posts: 894 Location: Nairobi
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my rule is to always alight from the car before giving my order. That way i avoid being swindled easily. Don't wait for the Last Judgment. It happens every day. ~Albert Camus, The Fall, 1956
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Rank: User Joined: 1/24/2012 Posts: 1,675 Location: In Da Hood
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Tommy wrote:my rule is to always alight from the car before giving my order. That way i avoid being swindled easily. how will that work ?
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Rank: Elder Joined: 2/26/2012 Posts: 15,980
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Magigi wrote:dnn wrote:
This has happened again at a shell station(near panafrc). Compared to my usual similar top-ups, this purchase was surprisingly 'less' both distance-wise and at the dashboard meter. Are they standardized??
I raised the question here a few months back why I fill my 60 liter tank with 65-67 liters and I did not get a satisfactory answer. Something is wrong. I have opted to fill always at Total because the difference is usually immense as compared to when I fill at other petrol stations. What time do u fill ..... I discovered doing it in the morning saves alot, since petroleum expands when its hot "There are only two emotions in the market, hope & fear. The problem is you hope when you should fear & fear when you should hope: - Jesse Livermore
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Rank: Elder Joined: 2/26/2012 Posts: 15,980
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mawinder wrote:I own a gas station and I can tell u for sure to survive in the business some of us calibrate our pumps to dispense 90% of the fuel bought leaving us with proper margins.Our pump attendants do steal from customers at times.for instance if the previous buyer purchased fuel worth 800 and u want 2000 worth of fuel u get 1200 worth of fuel coz they will simply keep the pump running.as for kebs they are taken care of well.
Ooh God...when will you people introduce the do it your self nozzles? "There are only two emotions in the market, hope & fear. The problem is you hope when you should fear & fear when you should hope: - Jesse Livermore
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Rank: Elder Joined: 2/7/2007 Posts: 11,935 Location: Nairobi
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Other than pump calibration,there are obvious figures which are easy to manipulate......so a gas station owner calls a Tech and asks him to manipulate 500,1000,1500,2000,2500,3000....The obvious figures.Anybody who attempts filling at this prices will not get the right quantity of fuel.How to beat the cheats out of their game????......SIMPLE.Always have some loose coins/notes with you and whenever you request for a re-fill,make sure the attendant understands.Ask,say for fuel of Kshs 1045...1736,2023,3007.....Two things will happen,the attendant will act surprised or will salute you.......after you have left. Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
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Rank: Member Joined: 8/11/2009 Posts: 302
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Njung'e wrote:Other than pump calibration,there are obvious figures which are easy to manipulate......so a gas station owner calls a Tech and asks him to manipulate 500,1000,1500,2000,2500,3000....The obvious figures.Anybody who attempts filling at this prices will not get the right quantity of fuel.How to beat the cheats out of their game????......SIMPLE.Always have some loose coins/notes with you and whenever you request for a re-fill,make sure the attendant understands.Ask,say for fuel of Kshs 1045...1736,2023,3007.....Two things will happen,the attendant will act surprised or will salute you.......after you have left.
Njunge you cracked me ujp there. I once did "weka 2533, na usijali aboput change nina coins kibao". The guy was visibly shaken, I didin't know why...maybe this is the reason. But would the pump attendants be in the know about the pump tampering. I think it would be a preserve of the station owner and manager.
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Rank: Member Joined: 7/16/2010 Posts: 158 Location: world
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mawinder[color=red wrote:]I own a gas station and I can tell u for sure to survive in the business some of us calibrate our pumps to dispense 90% of the fuel bought leaving us with proper margins[/color].Our pump attendants do steal from customers at times.for instance if the previous buyer purchased fuel worth 800 and u want 2000 worth of fuel u get 1200 worth of fuel coz they will simply keep the pump running.as for kebs they are taken care of well.
Now I understand why there was hate at first sight between you and @ Tony Stark.
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Rank: Member Joined: 2/20/2008 Posts: 84
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Njung'e wrote:Other than pump calibration,there are obvious figures which are easy to manipulate......so a gas station owner calls a Tech and asks him to manipulate 500,1000,1500,2000,2500,3000....The obvious figures.Anybody who attempts filling at this prices will not get the right quantity of fuel.How to beat the cheats out of their game????......SIMPLE.Always have some loose coins/notes with you and whenever you request for a re-fill,make sure the attendant understands.Ask,say for fuel of Kshs 1045...1736,2023,3007.....Two things will happen,the attendant will act surprised or will salute you.......after you have left.
 kweli Njung'e...truly a jack of all trades from now on that will be my new model in fueling...ati weka mafuta ya 1,862/= Life and beer are very similar........chill for best results.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 3/2/2009 Posts: 26,331 Location: Masada
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Njung'e wrote:Other than pump calibration,there are obvious figures which are easy to manipulate......so a gas station owner calls a Tech and asks him to manipulate 500,1000,1500,2000,2500,3000....The obvious figures.Anybody who attempts filling at this prices will not get the right quantity of fuel.How to beat the cheats out of their game????......SIMPLE.Always have some loose coins/notes with you and whenever you request for a re-fill,make sure the attendant understands.Ask,say for fuel of Kshs 1045...1736,2023,3007.....Two things will happen,the attendant will act surprised or will salute you.......after you have left.
My rocal pump station where I fuel 80% of the time uses manual/analog pumps and I bet this @guka skill may not work coz there is nothing digital to play with, its only gears and cams-rollers. I stand collected though.  Portfolio: Sold
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