I was NEVER shy about adding more fuel. I've diverted several times ... never heard a word from Management.

Several lessons learned;

- Have the fueler call GOC for a credit card number for gas
- When I diverted to LIT they had never seen a DC-10 and didn't know how to fuel it (I did). The Fire Department came over just to look at us.

The biggest problem was getting paperwork for the next leg to a non-FDX station.

Each time I diverted I assumed we would get more gas, wait for the weather to clear and then fly to the original destination. More times than not we were sent to a hotel to crew rest and DH home.