No - I’m not talking about a way to avoid paying too much for gas.  For the longest time, I’ve been plagued by the inability to get the nozzle out of the car’s receptacle without dripping gas down the side of the car.  Perhaps you have the same problem.  No matter how long you wait to pull out the nozzle, somehow gas drips off and creates a mess.

Well, I’ve discovered that if you wait until you think all the gas dripped off (just like normal) and then turn the nozzle 90 degrees just before you pull it out, you avoid the drip.  Or, if you get a drip, it’s delayed enough that it doesn’t land on the side of the car.  I’m not sure why it works…it might be the small hole at the bottom edge of some of the nozzles was causing the gas to drip and by turning the nozzle away from the hole, you get drip avoidance.  It might be that enough gas is left pooling at the bottom of the nozzle and the backward motion is enough to cause it to come free - thereby turning it 90 degrees displaces the gas enough that it has not re-pooled in time to cause problems when the nozzle is pulled back.  Who knows - I just know it’s been working for me.  Maybe it will work for you.

 J