Fueling/Flying J discounts/other fuel discount cards

[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.
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> 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.
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> 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:
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> > I use the truck lanes when I fuel.
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> > 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.
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> > 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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