Profits?

I think nowdays when almost all gas stations are "convenience stores" rather than "service stations" they either don't check or are pinching penneys too much to care to pump the water out of their tanks.

Back when I was fresh out of high school I pumped gas at a Philips 66 station right off the interstate, we had to measure the fuel tanks with the stick at the end of shift and used some stuff that came in a tube to smear the first 6" of the stick, if there was water it would turn bright green. Once the tank had "x" inches of water it would be pumped out. Of course that was 1972 when regular was 29.9/gal and Hi-test was 30.9/gal, we cleaned the windshield, asked if they wanted the oil and trans fluids checked and topped up the windshield washer fluid and checked tire pressure. Gawd this sounds like an old Texaco ad, "Trust your car to the man who wears the star"

I try to follow a few simple rules, if there is a tanker delivering fuel, drive on by. Dropping 3000 or 6000 gallons stirs ups all the water and sludge in the underground tank. If your around town find a good station and stick to it, there is allways a good reason someone is undercutting the price, not much you can do if traveling.

Gas line anti-freeze is nothing more than alcohol, alcohol "likes" water so adding it to your tank will absorb some water and mix with the alcohol so your car does not gulp pure H2O.

Today with the EPA all over everyone, I can imagine the cost to dispose of water pumped out of a storage tank. I am almost sure back in 72' the pumped water was probably dumped off down in the Meadowlands off of NJ Rt 3. I can only imagine it being sealed in double lined drums and buried in Utah today.