Quincy contest/Tangerine Contest

Mon Aug 15 07:55:38 AKDT 2005

I don’t think it is much different now – the profit on the gas is very small – maybe the same 5 cents a gallon (upfront at least).  The dealers get rebates post-sale based on volumes.  In NJ, due to environmental liabilities, the major oil companies won’t even get involved with a station that is under 100,000 gallons per month.  The small stations make 90% of their money on the repairs and quick mart sales.

Dave
(environmental consultant during the day)

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> My dad was in the gas business, owned a service station and bulk delivery 
> back then. He had a profit margin back then 3-4 cents a gallon. The state 
> and feds got more in taxes and of course the rest went to the gas companies. 
> Wonder what the spread is now? 
> 
> Wayne 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ken Thompson" 
> To: 
> Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2005 8:45 PM 
> Subject: Re: Quincy contest/Tangerine Contest 
> 
> 
> > Dang Wayne, 
> > 
> > Today's prices must really tick you off!! I guess when you put it all in 
> > perspective, what we found wasn't really much of a war. 
> > 
> > Ken 
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "wgalligan" 
> > To: 
> > Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2005 9:30 PM 
> > Subject: Re: Quincy contest/Tangerine Contest 
> > 
> > 
> > > The last gas war that I remember(1969 or 70??) buying gas at had premium 
> > > at 
> > > 19 cents a gallon and regular was 23 cents. Gas was about 35 cents a 
> > > gallon 
> > > at home. It paid for us to drive to the next town to get gas, go back 
> home 
> > > and cruise all night, then go back and fill up before turning the keys 
> > > back 
> > > over to Pa. 
> > > 
> > > Wayne Galligan 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > From: "Ken Thompson" 
> > > To: 
> > > Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2005 8:02 PM 
> > > Subject: Re: Quincy contest/Tangerine Contest 
> > > 
> > > 
> > >> We have $ 2.55 to 2.59 all around here. One spot in Ohio was having a 
> > >> gas 
> > >> war so some of us patient ones got it for $ 2.36, Bob did a little 
> better 
> > > on 
> > >> Friday, gotta' love them gas wars!! 
> > >> 
> > >> Ken 
> > >> ----- Original Message ----- 
> > >> From: "Ron Van Putte" 
> > >> To: 
> > >> Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2005 8:40 PM 
> > >> Subject: Re: Quincy contest/Tangerine Contest 
> > >> 
> > >> 
> > >> > 
> > >> > On Aug 14, 2005, at 7:22 PM, Ken Thompson wrote: 
> > >> > 
> > >> >> About 20 min., and you can bet I squeezed every drop I could fit in 
> my 
> > >> >> tank, too!! I paid a little more than you did, but still a great 
> > > deal. 
> > >> > 
> > >> > I went to the Tangerine Contest down in Apopka, FL with Tony 
> Stillman. 
> > > We 
> > >> > paid $2.57/gallon on the way there. The cheapest gas was 
> $2.39/gallon 
> > > in 
> > >> > Apopka. Paid $2.56/gallon on the way back. 
> > >> > 
> > >> > BTW, we had a good time at the contest. 
> > >> > 
> > >> > They had one Sportsman pilot, one Intermediate pilot, two Advanced 
> > > pilots, 
> > >> > four Master pilots and NINE F3A pilots! If you can imagine this: 
> > >> > Jason 
> > >> > Shulman was there AND he competed with his World Championship 
> airplane! 
> > >> > Not only that, he let his brother, David, borrow his airplane so he 
> > > could 
> > >> > compete. I asked that at the pilots' meeting that Jason and David be 
> > >> > allowed to fly alone, so that Jason's airplane wouldn't be at risk, 
> and 
> > >> > that's the way it went until the fourth round, when my airplane was 
> > >> > airborne, and Jason took off. Can you imagine how conscious I was of 
> > >> > where Jason's airplane was during that flight? Can you believe that 
> it 
> > >> > was my highest scoring flight? I was amazed! 
> > >> > 
> > >> > Jason leaves for France on Monday. Go U.S.A.!!! 
> > >> > 
> > >> > Ron Van Putte 
> > >> > 
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