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[Surf_Pirate]

🙏
We are all relieved to see you back ARC..... Some of us were rallying up to go find you
We knew you were ok just away for a moment. Glad to hear you're good with replaceable damage. So nice to hear people coming together in times like this. It's what God is wanting from us. I just hate when the evil comes into the picture as luting and fake contractors stealing from the unfortunate
Anyway hope things will return back to normal soon

 

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[releventchair]

That’s surely not your picture RC is it 🤔….!! xx 😆

Ouch. That hurt me deeply.

 

[pepperj]

Wheew i am here.... sorta....

Some places ... a few downed tree limbs and debri only....
Others.... not so good.
There are displaced persons everywhere.... gas and food shortages.
Lines for gas for blocks and blocks.
Fights breaking out at pumps.
People getting a bit nutty.

Many have been flooded and flooding has begun again due to the rivers now... so the chaos is continuing,

Lots of videos showing up on the gas issue.

 

[oldmxrat]

Good morning from Coronado Island

 

[releventchair]

Lots of videos showing up on the gas issue.
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Well on the bright side their feet look dry.

Carpool and have a self imposed gracious (considerate of society)daily limit of five gallons per family per station per day. Or ten if people can que civilly instead of being idiots.

 

[robertk]

My thoughts are they assembled they engine and pumps before drop it in.
Engineering department is in cohoots with the mechanics.

I have no doubt that’s exactly right. I was going to put a new oil pan gasket on it when I did the timing chain, but I didn’t. To get the oil pan off you either have to pull the motor out or drop the front axle (it’s a 4WD). Insane.

 

[pepperj]

Well on the bright side their feet look dry.

Carpool and have a self imposed gracious (considerate of society)daily limit of five gallons per family per station per day. Or ten if people can que civilly instead of being idiots.

The whole gas shortage is just plain stupid.
Folks drive around with a minimum amount most of the time.
They knew a week ahead of this hurricane.
Yet they waited till the time they realized "Gee I have to gas"
Lame in so many ways.
Not properly educated in very simple life skills.
I have a weather event.
Fuel for a minimum if one week running 24/7.
When the spring comes that will have no time limit.

The urban and the rural think differently in many respects.
We don't have a food supply within walking distance.
Nearest gas station is 3 miles.
If it goes down then it's 15 miles.
Then it goes to over 20 miles away.
Food (that we consume) is nearly 30 miles away.
So one has supplies.
Cats have a 45 day supply. 🤣
Not that hungry yet.

 

[releventchair]

The whole gas shortage is just plain stupid.
Folks drive around with a minimum amount most of the time.
They knew a week ahead of this hurricane.
Yet they waited till the time they realized "Gee I have to gas"
Lame in so many ways.
Not properly educated in very simple life skills.
I have a weather event.
Fuel for a minimum if one week running 24/7.
When the spring comes that will have no time limit.

The urban and the rural think differently in many respects.
We don't have a food supply within walking distance.
Nearest gas station is 3 miles.
If it goes down then it's 15 miles.
Then it goes to over 20 miles away.
Food (that we consume) is nearly 30 miles away.
So one has supplies.
Cats have a 45 day supply. 🤣
Not that hungry yet.

Ol timer I knew told of running out of fuel in his V.W. wagon near a farm.
Hollered around the home and buildings but didn't fand anyone,
He did find the big tank on legs by an outbuilding though and helped himself to a gallon or so.
Said his engine coughed and smoked and sputtered but he made it to the distant gas station and fueled up.
Within the week (?) he stopped back to the farm and caught the owner about , told him what he had done and offered him some money for the gas.
Farmer chuckled and said keep the money. But that tank is my fly spray!

Waiting in line for fuel costs fuel and time.
I don't see an empty pump when looking to fill a tank I'll seldom stick around.
And in rough weather it's recreational fuel(Non-ethanol.) Tanks for it are usually distant from others. I'm wanting that more if emergency is a possibility.
But what is an emergency more than not being capable or prepared? When want becomes need , that need shouldn't be obtainable or not due to the whims of a crowd. Thats putting myself in a position I shouldn't be in.

 

[pepperj]

Ol timer I knew told of running out of fuel in his V.W. wagon near a farm.
Hollered around the home and buildings but didn't fand anyone,
He did find the big tank on legs by an outbuilding though and helped himself to a gallon or so.
Said his engine coughed and smoked and sputtered but he made it to the distant gas station and fueled up.
Within the week (?) he stopped back to the farm and caught the owner about , told him what he had done and offered him some money for the gas.
Farmer chuckled and said keep the money. But that tank is my fly spray!

Waiting in line for fuel costs fuel and time.
I don't see an empty pump when looking to fill a tank I'll seldom stick around.
And in rough weather it's recreational fuel(Non-ethanol.) Tanks for it are usually distant from others. I'm wanting that more if emergency is a possibility.
But what is an emergency more than not being capable or prepared? When want becomes need , that need shouldn't be obtainable or not due to the whims of a crowd. Thats putting myself in a position I shouldn't be in.

Wonder how the bugs did along the way when he went bye. 🤣
A few folks run the equipment on frier oil.
Nothing like an old tractor puffing French fries.
Colder weather not so great.
Marked diesel is a easy fix.
Put it out in the sun for a week or so.
The containers have to be a clearer plastic or glass.
The dyes leach out and it becomes clear to operate the vehicle on the roads.

Big fine up here for running marked on the highways.
$10K and so much per mile on the mileage meter

 

[releventchair]

Wonder how the bugs did along the way when he went bye. 🤣
A few folks run the equipment on frier oil.
Nothing like an old tractor puffing French fries.
Colder weather not so great.
Marked diesel is a easy fix.
Put it out in the sun for a week or so.
The containers have to be a clearer plastic or glass.
The dyes leach out and it becomes clear to operate the vehicle on the roads.

Big fine up here for running marked on the highways.
$10K and so much per mile on the mileage meter

I don't use off-road in the diesel tractor. A pain to find it for starters. Did locate a source however. Someone leaves tractor tracks there too!

Bio diesel from fryer oil there's competition for the oil.
With my luck I'd lure black bears in anyways.

Castrol brand 2-stroke oil ( ?) in the seventies used to smell a bit like burning soy.

Propane has scent added (as does natural gas) to tattle on leaks. In theory.
I pumped propane in vehicle tanks , recreational vehicle tanks. Hot air balloon tanks grill tanks torch tanks.. Well pumped a lot of grill tanks.
Guess what? Propane scent makes me hungry for grilled food still.

 

[Evan in CA]

Good morning all

Glad to see you back arc