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Fifty bucks says this guy isnt going to have any problem with looters.

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Decided to go get more gas cans. I had to go to three different places before finding any. That should tell you something. Sportsmans Warehouse has a boating department…alot of folks dont know that…and I was able to get another three 5-gallon plastic gas cans. Filling them was another story. Got on line at CostCo ($2.66/gal….up about $0.15 in the last three days) and the pumps ran dry as I got there. Seriously. No regular. no premium. They said theyd have a truck in at noon. Hmm. They close at nine, I’m thinking I might go up there around 8 and see what I can do. Waiting in a gas line and then seeing a trickle drip out of the nozzle is a very sobering experience. Dont know if other stations around town are dry, but they are $$$…About $2.80 at most places.

Im pretty confident this is all panic buying, so Im not too worried. I am, however, going to keep a close eye on things.

So….lotsa bike riding for the next week.

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  1. It’s well over $3 a gallon here in Atlanta, and half the stations I’ve passed are completely sold out. It may not be too bad in the long run, as we get much of our oil from the port of Savannah, but in the short-term, it’s sobering. I topped off and filled the jerry cans last weekend.

  3. It is strictly panic buying. There’s no actual reason for gas shortages in MT. They’re caused by the extra buying resulting in large demand increases that outstrip the routine ability to deliver product on the normal schedule. That’s a temporary spike unless there’s a real reason for reduced deliveries like there is in the southeast. The averaged demand will drop a little despite the initial jump.

    In any case, stocking up like you’re doing is good for short-term spikes only. There isn’t any good long-term gas storage solution. One more reason to switch to diesel.

  5. It’s designed as a “just-in-time” system to supply drivers who fill up when their tanks get to 1/4 full. If everyone starts filling up at 1/2 tank, the system crashes until it can catch up. The system does not like perturbations and is very crash-prone.

  7. How does one prepare diesel for long-term storage? Say, up to a year?

    Any additional concerns when using biodiesel (B100, made from transesterified[sp?] vegetable oil by a commercial outfit near here)?

    I’d like to have at least two 55-gallon drums around here (which is what the commercial outfit — actually a co-op in Berkeley — will deliver it for $3.06/gallon in drums. Petrodiesel is about $3.40/gallon here. If I had room or money for it, they’re selling 1,500 gallons in 300 gallon cubes for only $2.65 per gallon).

  8. Im a bit fuzzy on diesel, but its my understanding that one of the biggest considerations is preventing the growth of algae/mold and the formation of sediement/sludge. Treatments are available similiar to the gasoline treatments…matter of fact, the guys that make PRI-G for gas make PRI-D for diesel:

    Diesel, right off the bat, has a longer storage life than gasoline since it isnt as refined. Cant say about biodiesel since its kinda new and theres alot of unknowns.

    Also make sure you dont use untaxed diesel fuel (offroad fuel) or homeheating oil (also untaxed) if you do you’ll be cheating the .gov out of a good chunk of money per gallon. They’d probably never catch you so make sure you dont do it. Esp. if you were using it for generators and stuff that doesnt even hit the road. So dont do it.

  9. you need to ease your engine into using biodiesel if you just fill the tank with pure biodiesel it’ll blow all the carbon out of the engine at once possably causeing some major problems use a mix and work your way up if you want to convert.

  11. i want to say 10%bio/90%real and work you way up over the course of about 3 – 5 tanks. if you do a search you should be able to find a good amount of information.

  12. Good advice on the PRI-D. Not sure how it will work with biodiesel, but we’ll see. I asked them via email.

    Heaven forbid I ever use untaxed fuel. Now, the question is where could one find this fuel here in California? Also, where can one get 55-gallon drums? Not that I’d EVER combine the two…no, certainly not.

  13. Well, dont ask any snowmobile or 4-wheeler dealer because he might know. Lotsa farm-county gas stations have untaxed fuel for use in farm equipment… places like Cenex usually. And 55-gallon drums can be had from chemical equipment suppliers I think.

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