dmp777 Wrote:
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> agreed, the V shops sure were the simpliest of any
> gas shop I have encountered.
When the station is clean and well-maintained, yes, those audits are the simplest. Unfortunately, I had one with many, many "no" answers that took a little under an hour on-site and quite a while to debrief due to numerous photo uploads. The next time I was contacted to audit that particular station, I made sure to ask for a significant bonus.
James Bond 007.5 Wrote:
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> I have 6 gas station shops coming up on Wednesday
> where I need to pump 2 gallons and time it. I'm
> going to have to be careful about not going over
> too much. My car has a 12 gallon tank and gets 30
> mpg.
I'm pretty sure you've done these before and have a system down already, but just in case, here's what works for me: stopwatch in one hand, fuel pump in the other. When you hit two gallons, push the stopwatch button and let go of the fuel pump right at the same time. I usually get within .05 gallons of that two-gallon mark, which is good because I have a similar situation with my vehicle and can't afford to go over. I really wish they would allow us to use fuel containers on those shops!
Speaking of fuel timings, I usually record audio as a backup, so I can listen to the fuel pump run and get my time from that if I mess up the stopwatch part.