Tom Thumb at 331/98 is open, but won't have gas ...

Such a bummer. Living on Bay Dr, that is the closest place for me to get gas now we have to drive a ways for it :( The girl at the counter told me yesterday that they were redoing the pumps and the parking lot and it would be over 3 months! I hope she was wrong, 3 weeks is better than 3 months.

I thought the station was undergoing retrofit because of the widening of Hwy 331.

Tom Thumb at 331/98 is open, but won't have gas until the tanks are replaced. One employee said it would take 3 weeks to have gas pumping again. I believe this is part of the mandatory upgrade for all stations to have double-walled tanks to help stop leaking.

Thats horse Sheet!!!! They are bull sheeting you. They are not making any money off the gas so they are just not selling it just like Sally's and all those places in Atlanta. Those tanks were replaced not to long ago and you will see everyone going to cash only. ;-)

Thats horse Sheet!!!! They are bull sheeting you. They are not making any money off the gas so they are just not selling it just like Sally's and all those places in Atlanta. Those tanks were replaced not to long ago and you will see everyone going to cash only. ;-)

Yea! That is the only Tom Thumb not making money so that is the only Tom Thumb that is going to stop selling gas. These conspiracies can no longer hide now that we have the internet.

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Yea! That is the only Tom Thumb not making money so that is the only Tom Thumb that is going to stop selling gas. These conspiracies can no longer hide now that we have the internet.

:lolabove:

No they are making money but they are probably tired of being tax collectors by selling gas. You keep believing that! Have you ever been a small business owner(Tax Collector)? My Grandfather owned a Chevy Dealership gas stations and inconvenient stores and my father and myself have both worked for him so we know the drill!:wave:

I was just guessing that the tanks are being replaced. I could be wrong. Right now, that Tom Thumb is probably mostly a beer and cigarette station.

No they are making money but they are probably tired of being tax collectors by selling gas. You keep believing that! Have you ever been a small business owner(Tax Collector)? My Grandfather owned a Chevy Dealership gas stations and inconvenient stores and my father and myself have both worked for him so we know the drill!:wave:

My family owned an automobile dealership for several years in which I worked. I own a retail computer store in DeFuniak Springs and a marketing company. So yes, I understand as most of what I do earn seems to go to the government, and I expect to be significantly more in the coming years.

The problem with your theory though is it is only one Tom Thumb. If it were all of them, I would find it more credible.

Thats horse Sheet!!!! They are bull sheeting you. They are not making any money off the gas so they are just not selling it just like Sally's and all those places in Atlanta. Those tanks were replaced not to long ago and you will see everyone going to cash only. ;-)

The profit margin of the fuel sold by any store is very very low. They do not make a whole lot of fuel sales. Most of a store's revenue comes from being able to suck you inside to buy stuff...

Sorry...should say "They do not make a whole lot off of fuel sales."

I can't edit posts for some reason from this laptop...

Just returned from Moosy Head, and stopped by. They are putting in new pumps and more tanks! So they won't run out of gas nearly as fast. I gandered at the permit there while the wifey talked to some building department guys and got the story. The folks kinda working there were not real happy about the whole gas situation because it is such a pain in the ars for them. Don't confuse the already confused. Mr. Robert which store? I'm in the Yack all the time. The Health Dept. folks really love me----NOT!:bang:

I have been wondering when they would upgrade the pumps at the 331 TT to the ones installed a few years ago in Seagrove. I am sure that the entire store is getting a much needed renovation since it has been a long time since I have seen anything done there. And it seems like I do remember reading about mandatory compliance for underground tanks a while back. The roof was being replaced a week or so ago and now the new pumps/parking lot. I am just glad the work is being done this time of year and not in July and that they are anticipating the traffic/construction that will no doubt make it even more of a pain to navigate once the widening begins. But a little FYI... the one in Seagrove has gas and it went down to $3.15 for regular today.
EDIT: Just found that the date for the secondary containment compliance is 12/31/09.

The gas station at 331 and 98 is a very, very busy station that sells an above average amount of fuel. When the cost of fuel goes up and down to the station as much as it has been it is much easier to earn extra margins off fuel. With stable wholesale fuel prices many stations earn just 3 cents per gallon on Regular and 12 to 15 cents per gallon on higher octane. With prices moving up and down you can bet some stations are earning 3 to 5 times as much as usual on their regular unleaded. In that business you can also count on each station Owner knowing the price of every competitor's price as it changes in near real time.

Many of the local stations are owned by the same people and it is not uncommon for one of their other stations to pick up much of the lost business during retrofit.

I paid $2.99 a gallon today for gas!

It is at the three week mark for the gas tanks at the TT 331 so it is looking like 3 months was more accurate :bang: Now I have to drive to Seagrove or Dune Allen for gas which sucks since my daily route is from Bay drive then down 331.