[mythtv-users] seagate giving refunds out

[Brian Wood]

Paul Mason wrote:
> 
> 
> On 10/12/2007, *jedi at mishnet.org <mailto:jedi at mishnet.org>*
> <jedi at mishnet.org <mailto:jedi at mishnet.org>> wrote:
> 
>     > Michael T. Dean wrote:
>     >
>     >>
>     >> Since when is the vendor responsible for misinterpretations of fact
>     >> caused by the consumer's ignorance?
>     >
>     > Since some lawyers figured out that they can get judges (also
>     lawyers)
>     > to go along with this sort of nonsense.
>     >
>     > I suspect you will find that the lawyers involved got a lot more
>     out of
>     > the "settlement" than any "misled" consumers will.
>     >
>     > Personally I suspect that no true consumer was really "harmed",
>     which is
>     > supposed to be the justification for legal action.
> 
>         Well, if all the petrol companies got together and decided to
>     redefine
>     the gallon I guess you really wouldn't be harmed by that either.
> 
> 
> Would that be a US or Imperial gallon?

And at what temperature?

US gas pumps are compensated for a temperature of 60 degrees F. In most
cases the actual temperature of the fuel is higher than that, resulting
in the customer paying more than the stated price for a standard gallon.

Of course, the fuel dealers claim it would cost far too much to replace
the pumps with temperature-compensated ones.

However, in Canada, where the average fuel temperature is actually below
that 60 degree figure, the fuel vendors insisted on using their own
money to purchase temperature-compensated pumps.

What a surprise.

beww