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They can get $500/gallon for diesel fuel this way....(c;

Last check at the local gas station showed me that that they're damn near
close to that for diesel *oil* right now. Pricing for grading on my projects
has skyrocketed due to diesel costs.

--Mike

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I give up. What the hell is friction proofer?



diesel fuel in a can with a checkered flag on it.

They can get $500/gallon for diesel fuel this way....(c;



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On Fri, 30 May 2008 21:24:08 -0400, DK wrote:

Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
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John H. wrote:


The scam at the Toyota dealer's is to 'suggest' that every auto be
serviced
every 3000 instead of 5000 miles, regardless of usage. And then they
have
about $25 worth of 'extra dealer items', such as 'friction proofer' and
other additives that are routinely added, unless they're told up
front not
to do it.

I'm very careful to tell them I want the 'book' service when I go in.

I give up. What the hell is friction proofer?


It goes by many names: Pixie Dust, Snake Oil ; fairy dust; Mystery
Oil, Slick 50 etc.

It is a very effective way to quickly and easily, with very little
friction to lube money from your wallet into their wallet.


OK. I thought Slick 50 was sued out of existence.


Billy Joe sold it to his brother Billy Bob who changed the name and raised
the price.
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On Sat, 31 May 2008 02:15:41 +0000, Larry wrote:

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I almost told her to go marry Elliot.
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If Elliot talked her into all that stuff....she may ALREADY be married to
Elliot, as he might have talked her into other things....??


Now don't be puttin' no bad thoughts in my head.
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Last check at the local gas station showed me that that they're

damn
near close to that for diesel *oil* right now. Pricing for grading

on
my projects has skyrocketed due to diesel costs.

--Mike



$4.69/gallon in Charleston, SC. Sure glad all my diesels, 2 Mercedes
cars and a Chevy 6.2L diesel stepvan run on used frying oil from
Chinese restaurants....

I also have a Chinese 1 cyl diesel genset that runs fine on a mixture
of twenty gallons of vegoil mixed with a quart of mineral spirits.
That's the mixture I'm running in the unmodified cars.

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On Fri, 30 May 2008 20:28:26 -0700, "Mike" wrote:

They can get $500/gallon for diesel fuel this way....(c;


Last check at the local gas station showed me that that they're damn near
close to that for diesel *oil* right now. Pricing for grading on my projects
has skyrocketed due to diesel costs.


Five hundred a gallon? Remind me to stay away.

Casady


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Five hundred a gallon? Remind me to stay away.

Well, it was really a joke. Diesel has gotten so high that it sure seems
like 500/gal!

--Mike

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On Fri, 30 May 2008 20:28:26 -0700, "Mike" wrote:

They can get $500/gallon for diesel fuel this way....(c;


Last check at the local gas station showed me that that they're damn near
close to that for diesel *oil* right now. Pricing for grading on my
projects
has skyrocketed due to diesel costs.


Five hundred a gallon? Remind me to stay away.

Casady



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Well, it was really a joke. Diesel has gotten so high that it sure seems
like 500/gal!

--Mike



I watched a not-too-smart-boat-owner sidle his dual V8 gas engined 40-
something foot cruiser up to the Ashley Marina gas dock and charge $5300 to
his VISA card, today.

He had that "for sale look" on his face.....

Hope he wasn't a doctor. I don't wanna see his patients suffer more than
usual.....

Even the 8 nice bikini'd honeys showing off to the cute college boy dock
hand didn't make up for the fuel cost this week.....

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OUCH! That makes my 50gal tank look beautiful.

--Mike

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Well, it was really a joke. Diesel has gotten so high that it sure seems
like 500/gal!

--Mike



I watched a not-too-smart-boat-owner sidle his dual V8 gas engined 40-
something foot cruiser up to the Ashley Marina gas dock and charge $5300
to
his VISA card, today.

He had that "for sale look" on his face.....

Hope he wasn't a doctor. I don't wanna see his patients suffer more than
usual.....

Even the 8 nice bikini'd honeys showing off to the cute college boy dock
hand didn't make up for the fuel cost this week.....



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"Mike" wrote in :

Well, it was really a joke. Diesel has gotten so high that it sure seems
like 500/gal!

--Mike


I watched a not-too-smart-boat-owner sidle his dual V8 gas engined 40-
something foot cruiser up to the Ashley Marina gas dock and charge $5300 to
his VISA card, today.


A 40 something footer with a thousand gallon tank. Gee Larry, I don't
think so.


Maybe he filled his freshwater and blackwater tanks and the bilge, too.
I'll bet that boat has one hell of a range!
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