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Old 05-13-2008   #1
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First, an anonymous caller tipped off the Georgia Department of Agriculture that one gas station was manipulating fuel pumps. Later, an investigation into three fueling stations that had been bought and sold three times in as many years showed that truck stop operators intentionally and repeatedly programmed pumps to ring up 5 percent more fuel than motorists were pumping into their vehicles.

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Old 05-14-2008   #2
 
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not surprised by this. many more are doing this , they are just one of the many to get caught. well if anybody is looking for a gas station to boycott or whatever here they are. just say no to citgo, they import venezeulan fuel anyways.
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i have my suspicions about several T/s's in wytheville it seems like it always takes 10 gallons more that I thought is should to fill up
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make a phone call and have them checked out.
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