Oshkosh 2003 Redux

The rest of the story turned out well, however. I'm standing at the fuel
payment booth waiting my turn, while some guy is giving them hell for
charging
too much, accused them of false advertising, etc., etc. generally making a
pain of himself, and they finally call the boss who caves in and gives him
the
1.99 price to make him happy. Well, I step up to the window and calmly ask
them if I have to pay more for being a nice guy, and she looks at me and
says,
"you know, you make a very good point", and calls her boss and gets the
1.99
price for me too. So, I'd say, yes, it was misrepresented at first, but
competition is a good thing, and Orion is trying to make a go of it, so
power
to 'em.

Good job, Mike. Now I wish I had been more of a pain!

Oh well -- if they use that extra $8.00 I paid to survive until next July,
it'll be worth it...
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

FWIW, when I was waiting for someone to show up at flightline security
shack so I could volunteer, I noticed a memo on a table. It was a list
of what the fuel suppliers could or could not do, such as they could not
"chase" new arrivals hoping to make a sale, nor could they block the
competitors trucks, or otherwise intimidate the competition, and a few
other things. This was apperently the result of complaints the previous
few days.

All the prices on the trucks I saw were 1.99. Wisconsin law says that
the lowest shelf price must be honored. IOW, if the truck you are
getting fuel from says 1.99 on the sign for the gas you get, you pay
1.99, not 2.10.

John

I only saw those signs on Basler's trucks.

Same here.

TECHNICALLY Orion was correct in charging me $2.10/gallon. But their driver
never corrected my erroneous observation about "everyone being a buck
ninety-nine...", either.

Oh well -- I'm still glad they're there.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"