Fueling/Flying J discounts/other fuel discount cards

[mbulriss]

Re the recent topics above, I am surprised that any BB drivers use the
RV lanes at Flying J since, as Bruce said, they are typically very
tight, usually backed up and have the slow (typically 5-10 gpm
depending on pump setting and age) passenger car pump nozzles. I
personally use the truck islands with the high speed (up to 30 gpm)
fuel nozzles and spend 10 minutes fueling rather than half an hour or
more. Besides, the one time I pulled into a spacious Flying J RV
island (just to top off) when the RV pumps were all empty and the
truck islands were all backed up, the manager came running out shaking
his head and waving me over to the truck pumps! I personally have
never seen a Flying J (or any other real truck stop) restrict fuel
purchases to any dollar amount at the truck pumps.

As an example of why not to use passenger car pumps, I recently filled
up at a grocery store near the house that was 20 cents/gal lower than
the truck stops and it took ~45 minutes to get 200 gallons using the
passenger car pumps! The attendant was kind enough to ask if we
needed a larger $ limit before we started. She set it at $300 and
then re-set it again when we maxed that out. Oh yeah, got a call from
the credit card fraud department before I got home regarding the
back-to-back purchases. I gave them my cell phone number and they
usually call me immediately after I buy fuel for the Bird! I actually
appreciate them checking.

The Flying J RV card I have was sent to me as part of my FMCA
membership. It does a couple of things. It allows you to receive the
cash price even when using a credit card (3 cents per gallon
discount). And then they give you the 1 cent per gallon discount on
top of that. As someone else mentioned, that discount supposedly
can grow depending on total monthly purchases, but I've not seen it.

FYI, no one has mentioned gas discount cards, but we also pay for all
of our fuel purchases with the Discover 'Gas Card' which then gives us
a 5% cash rebate. That's way better than the 1 cent. The Discover
Gas Card is a separate program from the regular Discover cards. I
saved about $200 on fuel last year using that card. Yes, that's a lot
of fuel.....

FWIW,
Mike Bulriss
1991 WB40 "Texas Minivan"
San Antonio, TX

[Leroy Eckert]

I use the truck lanes when I fuel.

Leroy Eckert
1990 WB-40
Niceville, FL





----- Original Message -----
From: mbulriss
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, September 16, 2006 4:28 PM
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Fueling/Flying J discounts/other fuel discount
cards


Re the recent topics above, I am surprised that any BB drivers use the
RV lanes at Flying J since, as Bruce said, they are typically very
tight, usually backed up and have the slow (typically 5-10 gpm
depending on pump setting and age) passenger car pump nozzles. I
personally use the truck islands with the high speed (up to 30 gpm)
fuel nozzles and spend 10 minutes fueling rather than half an hour or
more. Besides, the one time I pulled into a spacious Flying J RV
island (just to top off) when the RV pumps were all empty and the
truck islands were all backed up, the manager came running out shaking
his head and waving me over to the truck pumps! I personally have
never seen a Flying J (or any other real truck stop) restrict fuel
purchases to any dollar amount at the truck pumps.

As an example of why not to use passenger car pumps, I recently filled
up at a grocery store near the house that was 20 cents/gal lower than
the truck stops and it took ~45 minutes to get 200 gallons using the
passenger car pumps! The attendant was kind enough to ask if we
needed a larger $ limit before we started. She set it at $300 and
then re-set it again when we maxed that out. Oh yeah, got a call from
the credit card fraud department before I got home regarding the
back-to-back purchases. I gave them my cell phone number and they
usually call me immediately after I buy fuel for the Bird! I actually
appreciate them checking.

The Flying J RV card I have was sent to me as part of my FMCA
membership. It does a couple of things. It allows you to receive the
cash price even when using a credit card (3 cents per gallon
discount). And then they give you the 1 cent per gallon discount on
top of that. As someone else mentioned, that discount supposedly
can grow depending on total monthly purchases, but I've not seen it.

FYI, no one has mentioned gas discount cards, but we also pay for all
of our fuel purchases with the Discover 'Gas Card' which then gives us
a 5% cash rebate. That's way better than the 1 cent. The Discover
Gas Card is a separate program from the regular Discover cards. I
saved about $200 on fuel last year using that card. Yes, that's a lot
of fuel.....

FWIW,
Mike Bulriss
1991 WB40 "Texas Minivan"
San Antonio, TX





[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Joe Hagan]

I drive tour buses in my retirement years - reliving my career of the
50's and 60's (Continental Trailways). I've talked to RV drivers who
are driving diesel pushers (SOB usually)and they tell me that they
thought they had to use the pumps where the signs specify RV fueling.
I've convinced many that they are welcome at the truck/bus pumps.

They find it much easier and quicker - plus, it's less confining.
Most truck fueling bays have attendants who can be most helpful to
those who feel a little unfamiliar and perhaps somewhat intimidated
with all those rigs surrounding them...and there is plenty of overhead
clearence. :-) Sorry I haven't posted in a while - still a Wannabe
and don't want to intrude. Great discussions in this group - one of
the best I've seen.

Joe (Pappy) Hagan
St. George, UT
LX Wannabe



- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Leroy Eckert"
wrote:
>
> I use the truck lanes when I fuel.
>
> Leroy Eckert
> 1990 WB-40
> Niceville, FL
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: mbulriss
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Saturday, September 16, 2006 4:28 PM
> Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Fueling/Flying J discounts/other fuel
discount cards
>
>
> Re the recent topics above, I am surprised that any BB drivers use the
> RV lanes at Flying J since, as Bruce said, they are typically very
> tight, usually backed up and have the slow (typically 5-10 gpm
> depending on pump setting and age) passenger car pump nozzles. I
> personally use the truck islands with the high speed (up to 30 gpm)
> fuel nozzles and spend 10 minutes fueling rather than half an hour or
> more. Besides, the one time I pulled into a spacious Flying J RV
> island (just to top off) when the RV pumps were all empty and the
> truck islands were all backed up, the manager came running out shaking
> his head and waving me over to the truck pumps! I personally have
> never seen a Flying J (or any other real truck stop) restrict fuel
> purchases to any dollar amount at the truck pumps.
>
> As an example of why not to use passenger car pumps, I recently filled
> up at a grocery store near the house that was 20 cents/gal lower than
> the truck stops and it took ~45 minutes to get 200 gallons using the
> passenger car pumps! The attendant was kind enough to ask if we
> needed a larger $ limit before we started. She set it at $300 and
> then re-set it again when we maxed that out. Oh yeah, got a call from
> the credit card fraud department before I got home regarding the
> back-to-back purchases. I gave them my cell phone number and they
> usually call me immediately after I buy fuel for the Bird! I actually
> appreciate them checking.
>
> The Flying J RV card I have was sent to me as part of my FMCA
> membership. It does a couple of things. It allows you to receive the
> cash price even when using a credit card (3 cents per gallon
> discount). And then they give you the 1 cent per gallon discount on
> top of that. As someone else mentioned, that discount supposedly
> can grow depending on total monthly purchases, but I've not seen it.
>
> FYI, no one has mentioned gas discount cards, but we also pay for all
> of our fuel purchases with the Discover 'Gas Card' which then gives us
> a 5% cash rebate. That's way better than the 1 cent. The Discover
> Gas Card is a separate program from the regular Discover cards. I
> saved about $200 on fuel last year using that card. Yes, that's a lot
> of fuel.....
>
> FWIW,
> Mike Bulriss
> 1991 WB40 "Texas Minivan"
> San Antonio, TX
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

[Henry Jay Hannigan]

---George:

You sure live in a nice town..very green when we came through last
month....looks like a nice place to live..near Vegas ..great....
Also..plenty of LX's FOR SALE at the BIRD NEST at the bird
factory...probably some good deals too..The factory is selling birds
direct now..


LOL
Hank Hannigan
90SP36 for sale in Vegas
80FC31 for dale in Florida






In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Joe Hagan"
wrote:
>
> I drive tour buses in my retirement years - reliving my career of
the
> 50's and 60's (Continental Trailways). I've talked to RV drivers
who
> are driving diesel pushers (SOB usually)and they tell me that they
> thought they had to use the pumps where the signs specify RV
fueling.
> I've convinced many that they are welcome at the truck/bus pumps.
>
> They find it much easier and quicker - plus, it's less confining.
> Most truck fueling bays have attendants who can be most helpful to
> those who feel a little unfamiliar and perhaps somewhat intimidated
> with all those rigs surrounding them...and there is plenty of
overhead
> clearence. :-) Sorry I haven't posted in a while - still a Wannabe
> and don't want to intrude. Great discussions in this group - one of
> the best I've seen.
>
> Joe (Pappy) Hagan
> St. George, UT
> LX Wannabe
>
>
>
> - In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Leroy Eckert"
> wrote:
> >
> > I use the truck lanes when I fuel.
> >
> > Leroy Eckert
> > 1990 WB-40
> > Niceville, FL
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: mbulriss
> > To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Saturday, September 16, 2006 4:28 PM
> > Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Fueling/Flying J discounts/other
fuel
> discount cards
> >
> >
> > Re the recent topics above, I am surprised that any BB drivers
use the
> > RV lanes at Flying J since, as Bruce said, they are typically
very
> > tight, usually backed up and have the slow (typically 5-10 gpm
> > depending on pump setting and age) passenger car pump nozzles.
I
> > personally use the truck islands with the high speed (up to 30
gpm)
> > fuel nozzles and spend 10 minutes fueling rather than half an
hour or
> > more. Besides, the one time I pulled into a spacious Flying J
RV
> > island (just to top off) when the RV pumps were all empty and
the
> > truck islands were all backed up, the manager came running out
shaking
> > his head and waving me over to the truck pumps! I personally
have
> > never seen a Flying J (or any other real truck stop) restrict
fuel
> > purchases to any dollar amount at the truck pumps.
> >
> > As an example of why not to use passenger car pumps, I
recently filled
> > up at a grocery store near the house that was 20 cents/gal
lower than
> > the truck stops and it took ~45 minutes to get 200 gallons
using the
> > passenger car pumps! The attendant was kind enough to ask if we
> > needed a larger $ limit before we started. She set it at $300
and
> > then re-set it again when we maxed that out. Oh yeah, got a
call from
> > the credit card fraud department before I got home regarding
the
> > back-to-back purchases. I gave them my cell phone number and
they
> > usually call me immediately after I buy fuel for the Bird! I
actually
> > appreciate them checking.
> >
> > The Flying J RV card I have was sent to me as part of my FMCA
> > membership. It does a couple of things. It allows you to
receive the
> > cash price even when using a credit card (3 cents per gallon
> > discount). And then they give you the 1 cent per gallon
discount on
> > top of that. As someone else mentioned, that discount
supposedly
> > can grow depending on total monthly purchases, but I've not
seen it.
> >
> > FYI, no one has mentioned gas discount cards, but we also pay
for all
> > of our fuel purchases with the Discover 'Gas Card' which then
gives us
> > a 5% cash rebate. That's way better than the 1 cent. The
Discover
> > Gas Card is a separate program from the regular Discover
cards. I
> > saved about $200 on fuel last year using that card. Yes,
that's a lot
> > of fuel.....
> >
> > FWIW,
> > Mike Bulriss
> > 1991 WB40 "Texas Minivan"
> > San Antonio, TX
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
>

[Leroy Eckert]

Hey Pappy:
How's St. George and Hurricane coming along. I love it in your area, Utah's
Dixie. My good friend owns Grassy Meadows Sky Ranch South of Hurricane and owns
lots of land around or near the new reservoir. Hope to get back out there next
summer.

Leroy Eckert
1990 WB-40
Niceville, FL






----- Original Message -----
From: Joe Hagan
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2006 12:05 AM
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Fueling/Flying J discounts/other fuel discount
cards


I drive tour buses in my retirement years - reliving my career of the
50's and 60's (Continental Trailways). I've talked to RV drivers who
are driving diesel pushers (SOB usually)and they tell me that they
thought they had to use the pumps where the signs specify RV fueling.
I've convinced many that they are welcome at the truck/bus pumps.

They find it much easier and quicker - plus, it's less confining.
Most truck fueling bays have attendants who can be most helpful to
those who feel a little unfamiliar and perhaps somewhat intimidated
with all those rigs surrounding them...and there is plenty of overhead
clearence. :-) Sorry I haven't posted in a while - still a Wannabe
and don't want to intrude. Great discussions in this group - one of
the best I've seen.

Joe (Pappy) Hagan
St. George, UT
LX Wannabe

- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Leroy Eckert"
wrote:
>
> I use the truck lanes when I fuel.
>
> Leroy Eckert
> 1990 WB-40
> Niceville, FL
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: mbulriss
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Saturday, September 16, 2006 4:28 PM
> Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Fueling/Flying J discounts/other fuel
discount cards
>
>
> Re the recent topics above, I am surprised that any BB drivers use the
> RV lanes at Flying J since, as Bruce said, they are typically very
> tight, usually backed up and have the slow (typically 5-10 gpm
> depending on pump setting and age) passenger car pump nozzles. I
> personally use the truck islands with the high speed (up to 30 gpm)
> fuel nozzles and spend 10 minutes fueling rather than half an hour or
> more. Besides, the one time I pulled into a spacious Flying J RV
> island (just to top off) when the RV pumps were all empty and the
> truck islands were all backed up, the manager came running out shaking
> his head and waving me over to the truck pumps! I personally have
> never seen a Flying J (or any other real truck stop) restrict fuel
> purchases to any dollar amount at the truck pumps.
>
> As an example of why not to use passenger car pumps, I recently filled
> up at a grocery store near the house that was 20 cents/gal lower than
> the truck stops and it took ~45 minutes to get 200 gallons using the
> passenger car pumps! The attendant was kind enough to ask if we
> needed a larger $ limit before we started. She set it at $300 and
> then re-set it again when we maxed that out. Oh yeah, got a call from
> the credit card fraud department before I got home regarding the
> back-to-back purchases. I gave them my cell phone number and they
> usually call me immediately after I buy fuel for the Bird! I actually
> appreciate them checking.
>
> The Flying J RV card I have was sent to me as part of my FMCA
> membership. It does a couple of things. It allows you to receive the
> cash price even when using a credit card (3 cents per gallon
> discount). And then they give you the 1 cent per gallon discount on
> top of that. As someone else mentioned, that discount supposedly
> can grow depending on total monthly purchases, but I've not seen it.
>
> FYI, no one has mentioned gas discount cards, but we also pay for all
> of our fuel purchases with the Discover 'Gas Card' which then gives us
> a 5% cash rebate. That's way better than the 1 cent. The Discover
> Gas Card is a separate program from the regular Discover cards. I
> saved about $200 on fuel last year using that card. Yes, that's a lot
> of fuel.....
>
> FWIW,
> Mike Bulriss
> 1991 WB40 "Texas Minivan"
> San Antonio, TX
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>





[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Wallace Craig]

Mike, is the discover "gas" discount card widely accepted? Does it allow for
other things than gas, oil, snacks, etc? I share your view, always go to truck
lanes; I would never even try rv lane.

mbulriss <mbulriss@...> wrote: Re the recent topics above, I am surprised
that any BB drivers use the
RV lanes at Flying J since, as Bruce said, they are typically very
tight, usually backed up and have the slow (typically 5-10 gpm
depending on pump setting and age) passenger car pump nozzles. I
personally use the truck islands with the high speed (up to 30 gpm)
fuel nozzles and spend 10 minutes fueling rather than half an hour or
more. Besides, the one time I pulled into a spacious Flying J RV
island (just to top off) when the RV pumps were all empty and the
truck islands were all backed up, the manager came running out shaking
his head and waving me over to the truck pumps! I personally have
never seen a Flying J (or any other real truck stop) restrict fuel
purchases to any dollar amount at the truck pumps.

As an example of why not to use passenger car pumps, I recently filled
up at a grocery store near the house that was 20 cents/gal lower than
the truck stops and it took ~45 minutes to get 200 gallons using the
passenger car pumps! The attendant was kind enough to ask if we
needed a larger $ limit before we started. She set it at $300 and
then re-set it again when we maxed that out. Oh yeah, got a call from
the credit card fraud department before I got home regarding the
back-to-back purchases. I gave them my cell phone number and they
usually call me immediately after I buy fuel for the Bird! I actually
appreciate them checking.

The Flying J RV card I have was sent to me as part of my FMCA
membership. It does a couple of things. It allows you to receive the
cash price even when using a credit card (3 cents per gallon
discount). And then they give you the 1 cent per gallon discount on
top of that. As someone else mentioned, that discount supposedly
can grow depending on total monthly purchases, but I've not seen it.

FYI, no one has mentioned gas discount cards, but we also pay for all
of our fuel purchases with the Discover 'Gas Card' which then gives us
a 5% cash rebate. That's way better than the 1 cent. The Discover
Gas Card is a separate program from the regular Discover cards. I
saved about $200 on fuel last year using that card. Yes, that's a lot
of fuel.....

FWIW,
Mike Bulriss
1991 WB40 "Texas Minivan"
San Antonio, TX







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Wallace Craig
95 WLWB 42
Azle, Texas


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Joe Hagan]

Leroy:
Sad to say, but both towns are out of control with development. Dixie
will soon be a major city with all that comes with it. But, isn't that
true of almost everywhere? I'll bet your friend in Hurricane has an
abundance of peach trees - they flourish there. Thanks for asking.

Joe (Pappy) Hagan
St. George, UT
Wannabe




-- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Leroy Eckert"
wrote:
>
> Hey Pappy:
> How's St. George and Hurricane coming along. I love it in your
area, Utah's Dixie. My good friend owns Grassy Meadows Sky Ranch
South of Hurricane and owns lots of land around or near the new
reservoir. Hope to get back out there next summer.
>
> Leroy Eckert
> 1990 WB-40
> Niceville, FL
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Joe Hagan
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2006 12:05 AM
> Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Fueling/Flying J discounts/other
fuel discount cards
>
>
> I drive tour buses in my retirement years - reliving my career of the
> 50's and 60's (Continental Trailways). I've talked to RV drivers who
> are driving diesel pushers (SOB usually)and they tell me that they
> thought they had to use the pumps where the signs specify RV fueling.
> I've convinced many that they are welcome at the truck/bus pumps.
>
> They find it much easier and quicker - plus, it's less confining.
> Most truck fueling bays have attendants who can be most helpful to
> those who feel a little unfamiliar and perhaps somewhat intimidated
> with all those rigs surrounding them...and there is plenty of overhead
> clearence. :-) Sorry I haven't posted in a while - still a Wannabe
> and don't want to intrude. Great discussions in this group - one of
> the best I've seen.
>
> Joe (Pappy) Hagan
> St. George, UT
> LX Wannabe
>
> - In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Leroy Eckert"
> wrote:
> >
> > I use the truck lanes when I fuel.
> >
> > Leroy Eckert
> > 1990 WB-40
> > Niceville, FL
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: mbulriss
> > To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Saturday, September 16, 2006 4:28 PM
> > Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Fueling/Flying J discounts/other fuel
> discount cards
> >
> >
> > Re the recent topics above, I am surprised that any BB drivers
use the
> > RV lanes at Flying J since, as Bruce said, they are typically very
> > tight, usually backed up and have the slow (typically 5-10 gpm
> > depending on pump setting and age) passenger car pump nozzles. I
> > personally use the truck islands with the high speed (up to 30 gpm)
> > fuel nozzles and spend 10 minutes fueling rather than half an
hour or
> > more. Besides, the one time I pulled into a spacious Flying J RV
> > island (just to top off) when the RV pumps were all empty and the
> > truck islands were all backed up, the manager came running out
shaking
> > his head and waving me over to the truck pumps! I personally have
> > never seen a Flying J (or any other real truck stop) restrict fuel
> > purchases to any dollar amount at the truck pumps.
> >
> > As an example of why not to use passenger car pumps, I recently
filled
> > up at a grocery store near the house that was 20 cents/gal lower
than
> > the truck stops and it took ~45 minutes to get 200 gallons using the
> > passenger car pumps! The attendant was kind enough to ask if we
> > needed a larger $ limit before we started. She set it at $300 and
> > then re-set it again when we maxed that out. Oh yeah, got a call
from
> > the credit card fraud department before I got home regarding the
> > back-to-back purchases. I gave them my cell phone number and they
> > usually call me immediately after I buy fuel for the Bird! I
actually
> > appreciate them checking.
> >
> > The Flying J RV card I have was sent to me as part of my FMCA
> > membership. It does a couple of things. It allows you to receive the
> > cash price even when using a credit card (3 cents per gallon
> > discount). And then they give you the 1 cent per gallon discount on
> > top of that. As someone else mentioned, that discount supposedly
> > can grow depending on total monthly purchases, but I've not seen it.
> >
> > FYI, no one has mentioned gas discount cards, but we also pay
for all
> > of our fuel purchases with the Discover 'Gas Card' which then
gives us
> > a 5% cash rebate. That's way better than the 1 cent. The Discover
> > Gas Card is a separate program from the regular Discover cards. I
> > saved about $200 on fuel last year using that card. Yes, that's
a lot
> > of fuel.....
> >
> > FWIW,
> > Mike Bulriss
> > 1991 WB40 "Texas Minivan"
> > San Antonio, TX
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

[mbulriss]

Hi Wallace!

How are things going? Yes, I thought the Discover "Gas" card was
useful info for our members with all the fuel we go through in our
Birds. I learned about the Discover gas card from McMahan, even
though I had a regular Discover card for years before. They kept it
pretty low key.

The Discover "Gas" card is a regular Discover credit card, so it is
accepted basically anywhere (assuming the merchant takes most major
credit cards) and can be used for any purchases. I have never had it
turned down for fuel purchases since most fuel stations take every
possible charge card in existence. The Discover "Gas" card just has a
focus on 5% cash rebates on fuel purchases as it's marketing strategy
in order to get it into your pocket. Their rebate on regular
purchases isn't that hot - a sliding scale from .25 to 1 percent of
total charge volume annually. A visit to
http://www.discovercard.com/apply/ will give you an overview of their
'affinity' cards. There are lots of 'affinity' cards that have rebate
hooks (GM Card, Ford, airlines, etc.) but they are usually really only
'credits' against future purchases of that particular brand. The
Discover program is one of a very few with cash rebate programs. They
also have a new business card with 5% fuel, 3% office supplies and 1%
all else that we received a flyer on, but I didn't see at their site.

One caveat: The "gas" card started about two years ago with no cap on
the rebates. I guess some of us burned them over the past two years
by charging large amounts of fuel and paying it off each month. I
believe a recent notice indicated they now have a cap of $150 or $200
in fuel rebates at the 5% level before going to the regular purchase
rebate. That's still a bunch of fuel purchases ($3-4k) before going
to another 5% rebate card. No cap on the sliding scale purchases.

HTH, YMMV, FWIW, etc.....

Mike Bulriss
1991 WB40 "Texas Minivan"
San Antonio, TX - awaiting the floods......


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Wallace Craig
wrote:
>
> Mike, is the discover "gas" discount card widely accepted? Does it
allow for other things than gas, oil, snacks, etc? I share your view,
always go to truck lanes; I would never even try rv lane.
>
> mbulriss <mbulriss@...> wrote: Re the recent topics above, I am
surprised that any BB drivers use the
> RV lanes at Flying J since, as Bruce said, they are typically very
> tight, usually backed up and have the slow (typically 5-10 gpm
> depending on pump setting and age) passenger car pump nozzles. I
> personally use the truck islands with the high speed (up to 30 gpm)
> fuel nozzles and spend 10 minutes fueling rather than half an hour or
> more. Besides, the one time I pulled into a spacious Flying J RV
> island (just to top off) when the RV pumps were all empty and the
> truck islands were all backed up, the manager came running out shaking
> his head and waving me over to the truck pumps! I personally have
> never seen a Flying J (or any other real truck stop) restrict fuel
> purchases to any dollar amount at the truck pumps.
>
> As an example of why not to use passenger car pumps, I recently filled
> up at a grocery store near the house that was 20 cents/gal lower than
> the truck stops and it took ~45 minutes to get 200 gallons using the
> passenger car pumps! The attendant was kind enough to ask if we
> needed a larger $ limit before we started. She set it at $300 and
> then re-set it again when we maxed that out. Oh yeah, got a call from
> the credit card fraud department before I got home regarding the
> back-to-back purchases. I gave them my cell phone number and they
> usually call me immediately after I buy fuel for the Bird! I actually
> appreciate them checking.
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> The Flying J RV card I have was sent to me as part of my FMCA
> membership. It does a couple of things. It allows you to receive the
> cash price even when using a credit card (3 cents per gallon
> discount). And then they give you the 1 cent per gallon discount on
> top of that. As someone else mentioned, that discount supposedly
> can grow depending on total monthly purchases, but I've not seen it.
>
> FYI, no one has mentioned gas discount cards, but we also pay for all
> of our fuel purchases with the Discover 'Gas Card' which then gives us
> a 5% cash rebate. That's way better than the 1 cent. The Discover
> Gas Card is a separate program from the regular Discover cards. I
> saved about $200 on fuel last year using that card. Yes, that's a lot
> of fuel.....
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> FWIW,
> Mike Bulriss
> 1991 WB40 "Texas Minivan"
> San Antonio, TX
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[Pete Masterson]

I have a "Chase Freedom" Mastercard with a 5% rebate on fuel and 1%
on everything else. It started out as a Shell Mastercard, that gave
the 5% rebate only on Shell products, but Shell changed their
arrangement and transferred to another card issuer. Chase then
changed the card name to "Freedom" and extended the fuel rebate to
any fuel purchases. It has a $200 cap. I don't know if it's available
to everybody or if it's just available to those who were formerly
Shell Mastercard holders.

I guess, if you're a full timer, you might want several fuel rebate
credit cards, if you can find them...

Pete Masterson
aeonix1@...
'95 Bluebird Wanderlodge WBDA 42'
El Sobrante, CA




On Sep 17, 2006, at 10:33 AM, mbulriss wrote:

> Hi Wallace!
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> How are things going? Yes, I thought the Discover "Gas" card was
> useful info for our members with all the fuel we go through in our
> Birds. I learned about the Discover gas card from McMahan, even
> though I had a regular Discover card for years before. They kept it
> pretty low key.
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[Leroy Eckert]

Pappy:
Yes growth is everywhere. In the Worlds Luckiest Fishing Village your can no
longer see our beautiful beaches because of the condos. The beaches are best
viewed from the air. I was up today looking at sharks swimming around. Beach
access is virtually non-existent and the wealthy property owners are fighting
about beach re-nourishment which is critical because of hurricane damage. Once
re-nourishment starts God forbid if you kill a turtle. This town is tourist
driven. Without the beach, condo values would be substantially reduced and
tourists would come visit your area. Go figure that out.

I know this isn't BB stuff, I just love SW Utah.
Thanks,

Leroy Eckert
1990 WB-40
Niceville, FL









----- Original Message -----
From: Joe Hagan
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2006 12:12 PM
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Fueling/Flying J discounts/other fuel discount
cards


Leroy:
Sad to say, but both towns are out of control with development. Dixie
will soon be a major city with all that comes with it. But, isn't that
true of almost everywhere? I'll bet your friend in Hurricane has an
abundance of peach trees - they flourish there. Thanks for asking.

Joe (Pappy) Hagan
St. George, UT
Wannabe

-- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Leroy Eckert"
wrote:
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> Hey Pappy:
> How's St. George and Hurricane coming along. I love it in your
area, Utah's Dixie. My good friend owns Grassy Meadows Sky Ranch
South of Hurricane and owns lots of land around or near the new
reservoir. Hope to get back out there next summer.
>
> Leroy Eckert
> 1990 WB-40
> Niceville, FL
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Joe Hagan
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2006 12:05 AM
> Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Fueling/Flying J discounts/other
fuel discount cards
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>
> I drive tour buses in my retirement years - reliving my career of the
> 50's and 60's (Continental Trailways). I've talked to RV drivers who
> are driving diesel pushers (SOB usually)and they tell me that they
> thought they had to use the pumps where the signs specify RV fueling.
> I've convinced many that they are welcome at the truck/bus pumps.
>
> They find it much easier and quicker - plus, it's less confining.
> Most truck fueling bays have attendants who can be most helpful to
> those who feel a little unfamiliar and perhaps somewhat intimidated
> with all those rigs surrounding them...and there is plenty of overhead
> clearence. :-) Sorry I haven't posted in a while - still a Wannabe
> and don't want to intrude. Great discussions in this group - one of
> the best I've seen.
>
> Joe (Pappy) Hagan
> St. George, UT
> LX Wannabe
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> - In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Leroy Eckert"
> wrote:
> >
> > I use the truck lanes when I fuel.
> >
> > Leroy Eckert
> > 1990 WB-40
> > Niceville, FL
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> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: mbulriss
> > To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Saturday, September 16, 2006 4:28 PM
> > Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Fueling/Flying J discounts/other fuel
> discount cards
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> >
> > Re the recent topics above, I am surprised that any BB drivers
use the
> > RV lanes at Flying J since, as Bruce said, they are typically very
> > tight, usually backed up and have the slow (typically 5-10 gpm
> > depending on pump setting and age) passenger car pump nozzles. I
> > personally use the truck islands with the high speed (up to 30 gpm)
> > fuel nozzles and spend 10 minutes fueling rather than half an
hour or
> > more. Besides, the one time I pulled into a spacious Flying J RV
> > island (just to top off) when the RV pumps were all empty and the
> > truck islands were all backed up, the manager came running out
shaking
> > his head and waving me over to the truck pumps! I personally have
> > never seen a Flying J (or any other real truck stop) restrict fuel
> > purchases to any dollar amount at the truck pumps.
> >
> > As an example of why not to use passenger car pumps, I recently
filled
> > up at a grocery store near the house that was 20 cents/gal lower
than
> > the truck stops and it took ~45 minutes to get 200 gallons using the
> > passenger car pumps! The attendant was kind enough to ask if we
> > needed a larger $ limit before we started. She set it at $300 and
> > then re-set it again when we maxed that out. Oh yeah, got a call
from
> > the credit card fraud department before I got home regarding the
> > back-to-back purchases. I gave them my cell phone number and they
> > usually call me immediately after I buy fuel for the Bird! I
actually
> > appreciate them checking.
> >
> > The Flying J RV card I have was sent to me as part of my FMCA
> > membership. It does a couple of things. It allows you to receive the
> > cash price even when using a credit card (3 cents per gallon
> > discount). And then they give you the 1 cent per gallon discount on
> > top of that. As someone else mentioned, that discount supposedly
> > can grow depending on total monthly purchases, but I've not seen it.
> >
> > FYI, no one has mentioned gas discount cards, but we also pay
for all
> > of our fuel purchases with the Discover 'Gas Card' which then
gives us
> > a 5% cash rebate. That's way better than the 1 cent. The Discover
> > Gas Card is a separate program from the regular Discover cards. I
> > saved about $200 on fuel last year using that card. Yes, that's
a lot
> > of fuel.....
> >
> > FWIW,
> > Mike Bulriss
> > 1991 WB40 "Texas Minivan"
> > San Antonio, TX
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