Re: [Biofuel] was...ANYONE know anything about this?

2006-06-14 Thread Mike Weaver
I used to put mothballs in the gas tank of my '69 Chevy Nova and it easily doubled the mileage and power. Then I put a magnet on the fuel line and tripled the power. Unfortunately with all this power I kept having to buy new rear tires., so I sold it. Now I use DSE and it works great. You

Re: [Biofuel] Prions and junk science

2006-06-14 Thread Mike Weaver
Nonsense. You're not trying hard enough: Alice laughed: There's no use trying, she said; one can't believe impossible things. I daresay you haven't had much practice, said the Queen. When I was younger, I always did it for half an hour a day. Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six

Re: [Biofuel] The Ethics of Eating Meat: A Radical View

2006-06-15 Thread Mike Weaver
We can't even keep our own currency up these days...the USD has steadily gone down. We're living on borrowed time (and money). What I can't understand is why a lot of the Commonwealth countries follow along by electing the pols the do - Oz, Canada and I don't know as much about the Kiwis -

[Biofuel] Late Night

2006-06-15 Thread Mike Weaver
// President Bush made a surprise visit to Iraq today. It lasted five hours. Five hours? That's longer than he stayed at any National Guard meetings. --Jay Leno The White House planned the whole trip in total secrecy. The prime minister of Iraq was not told. The press was not told. Even

Re: [Biofuel] was...ANYONE know anything about this?

2006-06-15 Thread Mike Weaver
What makes you think I have a job ;-) mark manchester wrote: Darling, for gawdsake, quit your dayjob, please. Jesse From: Mike Weaver [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2006 20:22:27 -0400 To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject: Re: [Biofuel

Re: [Biofuel] Prions and junk science

2006-06-15 Thread Mike Weaver
keep from rushing to the shore? ...it's just impossible! -Redler Mike Weaver wrote: Nonsense. You're not trying hard enough: Alice laughed: There's no use trying, she said; one can't believe impossible things. I daresay you haven't had much practice, said the Queen. When I was younger

Re: [Biofuel] 90 litre reactor details published.

2006-06-15 Thread Mike Weaver
You could post a copy of the plans on Ebay but offer it for a penny. That would put a stop to the ripoffs. Joe Street wrote: Hello everyone; I have finally published the details and construction manual for the 90 litre version of my system which I have upscaled from the 30 litre prototype.

Re: [Biofuel] 90 litre reactor details published.

2006-06-15 Thread Mike Weaver
No, but I think you can make a buy it now price of a penny. Joe Street wrote: I don't know anything about ebay or how it works. Could I auction it to the lowest bidder? ;) Joe Mike Weaver wrote: You could post a copy of the plans on Ebay but offer it for a penny. That would put a stop

Re: [Biofuel] 90 litre reactor details published.

2006-06-15 Thread Mike Weaver
. Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 14:30:14 -0400 I don't know anything about ebay or how it works. Could I auction it to the lowest bidder? ;) Joe Mike Weaver wrote: You could post a copy of the plans on Ebay but offer it for a penny. That would put a stop to the ripoffs. Joe Street wrote

Re: [Biofuel] castorbeans

2006-06-16 Thread Mike Weaver
It is used in the states as decorative plant Juan Boveda wrote: Hello Mike Redler. That crop is like a big bush, in this subtropical country it grows like a weed (no insecticides needed) but it needs a fertile dirt, water and a half-squared meter for its deep roots. I does not climbs, more

Re: [Biofuel] DIE MICRO$OFT!!!!

2006-06-17 Thread Mike Weaver
Look at CentOs and Ubuntu also... Michael Redler wrote: Go Jason Go! */Jason Katie [EMAIL PROTECTED]/* wrote: i finally cracked to the point where i went to bed angry last night. M$ is really tweaking my tail and ive decided to take on the Hat. Linux FEDORA, here i

Re: [Biofuel] DIE MICRO$OFT!!!!

2006-06-18 Thread Mike Weaver
Not cheap, but great machines chem.dd wrote: Dont go half way, relax and just buy a MAC. David - Original Message - From: Jason Katie [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Friday, June 16, 2006 7:40 PM Subject: [Biofuel] DIE MICRO$OFT i finally cracked to

Re: [Biofuel] Tanks for storing Biodiesel

2006-06-18 Thread Mike Weaver
I use 55 gal carwash drums; I clean them out well first and bu sure whay ever was in them was water-soluable DB wrote: I use my old methanol drums. If they are steel like mine then there is no lining. you can also use HDPE drums. But steel ones work just fine. I have been making bio-diesel

Re: [Biofuel] Lawn question off topic

2006-06-18 Thread Mike Weaver
I hate my lawn. Pointless, and the lawn owners are killing the Chesapeake bay w/ fertilizer robert and benita rabello wrote: JJJN wrote: Hello folks, any organic lawn experts out there? I have been encroaching out 75% of my lawn with food plants for both wildlife and humans, but I

[Biofuel] Since we're on the topic, ...Re: Lawn question off topic

2006-06-19 Thread Mike Weaver
I live in Virginia and my yard is infested with small red bugs - about the size of a lentil. Any idea what they are? Or, can someone point to a good resource for looking them up? robert and benita rabello wrote: Keith Addison wrote: Nicotine will kill everything else too, including the

Re: [Biofuel] Since we're on the topic, ...Re: Lawn question off topic

2006-06-19 Thread Mike Weaver
. Red bug bites itch worse than flea or mosquito (skeeter) bites. They are a mite. This site has a picture: http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/detail.asp?fotogID=606curPageNum=16recnum=IS0151 Also, http://beaufortusa.com/chigger.htm Is that it? On 6/19/06, Mike Weaver [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I

[Biofuel] Meanwhile in the free world...

2006-06-21 Thread Mike Weaver
Republicans in the House of Representatives forced everyone to spend an entire day discussing a non-binding resolution praising the troops and labeling Iraq part of the War on Terror. Later they will debate a resolution declaring kittens 'adorable' --Jon Stewart)President Bush is creating a

[Biofuel] I don't believe in Global Warming

2006-06-21 Thread Mike Weaver
here is my new car. Actually, I wonder if you could run the turbine off of BD? ;-) -Mike ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever:

Re: [Biofuel] Freakonomics - in defence of

2006-06-21 Thread Mike Weaver
Oh, you just like the Freak part pf Freakonmics! Michael Redler wrote: Doug wrote: I do agree with you that most present day economists are in an extreme state of denial regarding their relationship to moral issues. I would agree that there is a detachment but, I'm not sure that it's

Re: [Biofuel] Got A Little More Than Milk?

2006-06-22 Thread Mike Weaver
Yeah, Google mile and somatic cell count Keith Addison wrote: http://www.precaution.org/lib/06/prn_a_little_more_than_milk.060616.htm Rethinking Schools Online, June 1, 2006 Got A Little More Than Milk? Students get a glimpse into the corporate-controlled food system by looking at the

Re: [Biofuel] Al Gore interview

2006-06-22 Thread Mike Weaver
I met Al Gore once, during a White House ceremony honoring those who worked on the Leland Initiative which brought Internet Connectivity to 21 African countries. Even as busy as we was, the did take two or three minutes to chat with each of us - he was very funny and quite personable. -Mike

Re: [Biofuel] Freakonomics - in defence of

2006-06-22 Thread Mike Weaver
Mission accomplished! Mike Redler wrote: Agh!! Now ya did it. I got that stupid music from the Heineken Light commercial ringing in my head. Don't you wish your girlfriend was a freak like me... Mike Weaver wrote: Oh, you just like the Freak part pf Freakonmics! Michael Redler wrote

Re: [Biofuel] Worldwide oil consumption seen soaring

2006-06-24 Thread Mike Weaver
My thoughts? Nuclear power is like having sex with a black widow spider. Feels good at first, but it's ultimately fatal. -Weaver chem.dd wrote: The bottom line is that the world has to go Hydrogen. Biofuels, as carbon neutral as they may be, are not the long term solution to this planet's

Re: [Biofuel] Got A Little More Than Milk?

2006-06-24 Thread Mike Weaver
Yeah, except raw milk is illegal here in the land of the free. Cigarettes, no. Milk from the cow? Yes. Keith Addison wrote: Hi Keith, Last year I saw video footage of these cows with their poor infected udders that was EXTREMELY convincing never to drink milk again... We do get the organic

Re: [Biofuel] Worldwide oil consumption seen soaring

2006-06-25 Thread Mike Weaver
You all know perfectly well the answer is Dilithium Crystals. No arguments, please. robert and benita rabello wrote: chem.dd wrote: The bottom line is that the world has to go Hydrogen. Are you SURE you want to go there in this forum? I'd be laughing if your proposition

Re: [Biofuel] Worldwide oil consumption seen soaring

2006-06-25 Thread Mike Weaver
chem.dd, Have a look at what Chernobyl is like now. It's not like you really get a second chance when you screw up with nuclear. FWIW, I think if you had started your post with: Here are examples of nulclear power working successfully; the problems that caused Three Mile Island and Chernobyl

Re: [Biofuel] Biodiesel from Algae

2006-06-26 Thread Mike Weaver
Huh, that's funny, I have been very successful making algae from biodiesel, especially in the Summer. -Weaver [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello Doug, - Original Message - From: doug swanson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Sunday, June 25, 2006 12:33 AM Subject:

Re: [Biofuel] Tanks for storing Biodiesel

2006-06-27 Thread Mike Weaver
Methoxide seemed to chew up my epoxy pretty good... Thomas Kelly wrote: Will, Thanks for the reply. I dropped a light inside the tank. The inside walls are a smooth light tan color. I decided to put some BD in one of them. I have 3 - 4 months until heating season. We'll see what

Re: [Biofuel] Tanks for storing Biodiesel

2006-06-27 Thread Mike Weaver
. It has held up very well to biodiesel exposure. Tom - Original Message - From: Mike Weaver [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 12:57 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Tanks for storing Biodiesel Methoxide

Re: [Biofuel] VW Diesel to power a generator

2006-06-27 Thread Mike Weaver
Take the motor anyway! Is it any good? It'll fit a lot cars. Thomas Kelly wrote: Hello all, I'm interested in getting a diesel generator. A friend has offered me a VW Rabbit diesel engine (48HP) and says it would be great to power a generator. It seems a bit overkill. I was looking at

Re: [Biofuel] VW Diesel to power a generator

2006-06-27 Thread Mike Weaver
I have a 4.7 HP Changfa I've been happy with - it runs a 100 amp GM alternator - I get about 1200 watts out of it. I think it would easily run a 200 amp, or just buy a genset from Grainger if you want AC current. I expect it would handle 3000 - 4000 watts. It doesn't use much fuel but it is

Re: [Biofuel] VW Diesel to power a generator

2006-06-28 Thread Mike Weaver
- From: Mike Weaver [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 9:25 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] VW Diesel to power a generator I have a 4.7 HP Changfa I've been happy with - it runs a 100 amp GM alternator - I get about 1200 watts out of it. I think

Re: [Biofuel] VW Diesel to power a generator

2006-06-28 Thread Mike Weaver
It's a rebuilt small frame from an 80's diesel caddy Jason Katie wrote: how old of a gm alternator? you could bypass the diode set and get unregulated AC out of it anyway. Jason ICQ#: 154998177 MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (most likely to get me) - Original Message - From: Mike Weaver

Re: [Biofuel] Tanks for storing Biodiesel

2006-06-28 Thread Mike Weaver
. Tom - Original Message - From: Mike Weaver [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org mailto:biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 12:57 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Tanks for storing Biodiesel

Re: [Biofuel] VW Diesel to power a generator

2006-06-28 Thread Mike Weaver
it in, and have a biodiesel car. On 6/27/06, *Mike Weaver* [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Take the motor anyway! Is it any good? It'll fit a lot cars. Thomas Kelly wrote: Hello all, I'm interested in getting a diesel generator. A friend has

Re: [Biofuel] Tanks for storing Biodiesel

2006-06-28 Thread Mike Weaver
So that's why you sound so funny on the phone... Michael Redler wrote: Oh yea? Well, I use JB Weld to do my own dental fillings and crowns. */Mike Weaver [EMAIL PROTECTED]/* wrote: That's nuthin' - I once used JB Weld to rebuild the front of the crank where the harmonic

Re: [Biofuel] VW Diesel to power a generator

2006-06-29 Thread Mike Weaver
equipment those alternators. Jason ICQ#: 154998177 MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (most likely to get me) - Original Message - From: Mike Weaver [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org

Re: [Biofuel] VW Diesel to power a generator

2006-06-29 Thread Mike Weaver
*To:* biofuel@sustainablelists.org *Subject:* Re: [Biofuel] VW Diesel to power a generator Dont forget to mount the motor on vibration damper. Also consider cooling flow and combustion air. Sound studios use labyrinths/baffles on air conditioning Kirk */Mike Weaver [EMAIL

Re: [Biofuel] China to flood US with improved Appleseeds for $220

2006-06-29 Thread Mike Weaver
touchless processor Indeed. Hrmpph I haven't touched my processor in months. Too busy bailing water... Keith Addison wrote: I don't know Wu Qing-Yuan or Yanson Corp in China, but he sent me this message below without comment, I guess he wants some publicity. I don't know if he checked it

Re: [Biofuel] Republican to English Dictionary

2006-06-30 Thread Mike Weaver
There ARE no Republicans anymore. These guys aren't Republicans! D. Mindock wrote: I'd like to believe that not ALL Republicans are bad news. The dictionary below does fit the vast majority though, sadly. Peace, D. Mindock Subject: Republican to English Dictionary Republican-to-English

Re: [Biofuel] Batch next week

2006-06-30 Thread Mike Weaver
Troo. I joined it to argue with Redler. Keith Addison wrote: Anyone in the Chicago area brewing a batch next week? A friend of mine up near lincolnshire wants to watch someone do a batch and learn from it. Why learn other people's bad habits when you can develop bad habits of your very

Re: [Biofuel] Batch next week

2006-06-30 Thread Mike Weaver
No you're not. Michael Redler wrote: I'm flattered. It's true though. I've developed all kinds of bad habits on my own. */Mike Weaver [EMAIL PROTECTED]/* wrote: Troo. I joined it to argue with Redler. Keith Addison wrote: Anyone in the Chicago area brewing a batch next

Re: [Biofuel] Zero Emissions Coal/Hydrogen Plant

2006-07-01 Thread Mike Weaver
Perhaps there are both correct. We humans seem to forget we are not Gods, especially when it come to fooling around with natural realm and beyond. bob allen wrote: one possiblity is a catastrophic failure of the storage resevior, a la Lake Nyos

Re: [Biofuel] Zero Emissions Coal/Hydrogen Plant

2006-07-01 Thread Mike Weaver
Think more of a sponge...these they dry out they don't really collapse Zeke Yewdall wrote: Just imagine Saudi Arabia and Texas turning into a huge sink hole because of all the oil pump out of them. So what's the problem with that. I'd feel sorry for Saudi Arabia I guess, but Texas?

Re: [Biofuel] US Marine Assaults Protesters in Connecticut!

2006-07-01 Thread Mike Weaver
Well, for one, we geeks need to get moving so that this sort of thing can be broadcast live wirelessly - if 20 of the protesters had live video cameras I imagine it would change things. Thoughts? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I like it! Been there. Done that. It was an Oliver North book

Re: [Biofuel] was..was..smart car coming to US in 2008

2006-07-02 Thread Mike Weaver
I've been thinking that what I need would be a two seater with a fairly large storage space as I usually go downtown with servers and stuff. My Golf works ok with the seats down, but if the whole vehicle were designed for hauling small and medium loads a Smart Car design would be perfect.

Re: [Biofuel] was..smart car coming to US in 2008

2006-07-02 Thread Mike Weaver
Hallo Hakan, No offense intended, but I've been all over Europe and there are plenty of big people there. I was (don't ask) at a Mercedes Benz dealers convention and most of the men were easily over 6 feet and at least 250 lbs. Look at Hemut Kohl. He's big and heavy. I do agree that

Re: [Biofuel] was..smart car coming to US in 2008

2006-07-02 Thread Mike Weaver
I want one! John Beale wrote: Insert: I googled Smart hybrid and found that they have a concept hybrid (diesel-electric, as Mike pointed out) that achieves 81 mpg (2.9 L/100km). Nice. -John On Jul 2, 2006, at 11:03 AM, Mike Weaver wrote: Hallo Hakan, No offense intended, but I've

Re: [Biofuel] World Scientists Unite to Attack Creationism

2006-07-02 Thread Mike Weaver
The Flying Spaghetti Monster will not be pleased. Prepare, infidels. Ken Riznyk wrote: Geez! and I thought creationism was just a problem here in the U.S., home of the wackos. Ken --- Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.commondreams.org/headlines06/0622-03.htm Published on

Re: [Biofuel] was..was..smart car coming to US in 2008

2006-07-03 Thread Mike Weaver
, though, and comfy. Very popular here in Toronto, but there's zero trunk space. Jesse From: Mike Weaver [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Date: Sun, 02 Jul 2006 10:44:51 -0400 To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject: Re: [Biofuel] was..was..smart car coming to US in 2008

Re: [Biofuel] Sinkholes and oil production

2006-07-05 Thread Mike Weaver
Look up karst for more info on sinkhole topography... Doug Younker wrote: Allow me to comment(underscoring what Bob said) the reason water and CO2 is pumped into producing formations is to extract MORE oil from from the formation, not replace it, enhanced recovery they call it. Jeff, I

Re: [Biofuel] Growers Reap Benefits Even in Good Years

2006-07-06 Thread Mike Weaver
I read that. Total ripoff. Keith Addison wrote: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/02/AR2006 070200691.html?referrer=email Growers Reap Benefits Even in Good Years Crops That Sell High Qualify for Payments By Dan Morgan, Sarah Cohen and Gilbert M. Gaul Washington

Re: [Biofuel] An Inconvenient Truth

2006-07-06 Thread Mike Weaver
I have wonder if the weather we are enjoying here in DC is a symptom of global warming. Keith Addison wrote: http://eatthestate.org/ Eat the State! Vol. 10, Issue #22 6 July 06 Preparing For an Inconvenient Future Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth is a commendable movie, not least for its

Re: [Biofuel] was..was..smart car coming to US in 2008

2006-07-06 Thread Mike Weaver
dangerous cars because they roll easily. Don't let size determine safety, it does not work that way. Terry Dyck From: Mike Weaver [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject: Re: [Biofuel] was..was..smart car coming to US in 2008 Date: Mon

Re: [Biofuel] was..was..smart car coming to US in 2008

2006-07-06 Thread Mike Weaver
, and bad front/rear weight distribution just isn't too good on icy highways. Z On 7/6/06, *Mike Weaver* [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's a common misperception that SUV's are safer than smaller cars. It's not true look up number of fatalities at iihs.org http

Re: [Biofuel] was..was..smart car coming to US in 2008

2006-07-07 Thread Mike Weaver
, 2006, at 8:02 PM, Mike Weaver wrote: As I keep telling people, all 4WD does is get youy moving. You'd be amazed at the number of people that think it allows you to drive faster in the snow due to better all weather handling. These are the same morons that put high octane gas in their Civics

Re: [Biofuel] was..was..smart car coming to US in 2008

2006-07-07 Thread Mike Weaver
and drop the compression a bit for the turbo... Kurt Nolte wrote: Mike Weaver wrote: As I keep telling people, all 4WD does is get youy moving. You'd be amazed at the number of people that think it allows you to drive faster in the snow due to better all weather handling

Re: [Biofuel] was..was..smart car coming to US in 2008

2006-07-07 Thread Mike Weaver
with the soccer mom's who think they are safer, make everyone less safe - including those driving Smarts and Volvos. Mike Weaver wrote: It's a common misperception that SUV's are safer than smaller cars. It's not true look up number of fatalities at iihs.org or hldi.org... Terry Dyck wrote

Re: [Biofuel] Pimento rears his ugly head again. :-(

2006-07-08 Thread Mike Weaver
Isn't Pimento what goes in a olive? AS a Martini drinker, I don't see a problem - now, if it is Pimenthal... Alan Petrillo wrote: http://www.alternet.org/envirohealth/38540/ AP ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org

Re: [Biofuel] Pimento rears his ugly head again. :-(

2006-07-08 Thread Mike Weaver
They come in the US in large pieces in jars. Try Sainsbury's... Bob Carr wrote: Does anyone know if pimentos can be bought in the UK? I have been looking for them for over a year now Cheers Bob - Original Message - From: Mike Weaver [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org

Re: [Biofuel] Pimento rears his ugly head again. :-(

2006-07-08 Thread Mike Weaver
no challenging questions. Here is an email I sent to the radio station in response to the interview (posted earlier on the biofuels group): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/msg62060.html - Redler P.S. I thought his name was spelled Pimpin'-oil Mike Weaver wrote: Isn't Pimento

Re: [Biofuel] shedding fat for oil

2006-07-10 Thread Mike Weaver
I'm 6'1 and my 2003 Golf is ok. I have a friend who's 6'3 and he seems ok in the passenger seat...Germans are often pretty big people. Size and fit is one of the reasons I bought the VW. I don't fit into Miatas, tho'. Kurt Nolte wrote: Dylan wrote: Another advantage to this agenda is

Re: [Biofuel] shedding fat for oil

2006-07-10 Thread Mike Weaver
Different strokes for different folks I guess. I have a friend who is 6'6 and 300 lbs...he is struck in a Lincoln towncar... Kurt Nolte wrote: Mike Weaver wrote: I'm 6'1 and my 2003 Golf is ok. I have a friend who's 6'3 and he seems ok in the passenger seat...Germans are often pretty big

Re: [Biofuel] shedding fat for oil

2006-07-10 Thread Mike Weaver
before the speed limit change; and it seems simple for the car manufacters to change the ratios to move the best ratios up to a 60 or 65mph area rather then 55mph. Just curious Jonathan On 7/10/06, *Kurt Nolte* [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mike Weaver wrote

Re: [Biofuel] shedding fat for oil

2006-07-11 Thread Mike Weaver
was optimized. Doug Woodard St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada On Mon, 10 Jul 2006, Mike Weaver wrote: for whatever reason my Golf seems to get the best mileage at 59 mph. Jonathan Hardin wrote: I'm curious about something. In particular the concept of limiting top speed to 55mph. I

Re: [Biofuel] shedding fat for oil

2006-07-11 Thread Mike Weaver
there are diesel motorcycles around... Dylan wrote: What about motorcycles? Is there any alternative fuel for motorcycles? I know they get great gas mileage (i get 40-60 mpg depending on how i'm riding and if i'm mostly on freeway or city streets), but i would rather be independent from

Re: [Biofuel] shedding fat for oil

2006-07-11 Thread Mike Weaver
Nolte* [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mike Weaver wrote: I'm 6'1 and my 2003 Golf is ok. I have a friend who's 6'3 and he seems ok in the passenger seat...Germans are often pretty big people. Size and fit is one

Re: [Biofuel] shedding fat for oil

2006-07-11 Thread Mike Weaver
the speed limit change; and it seems simple for the car manufacters to change the ratios to move the best ratios up to a 60 or 65mph area rather then 55mph. Just curious Jonathan On 7/10/06, *Kurt Nolte* [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mike

Re: [Biofuel] shedding fat for oil

2006-07-11 Thread Mike Weaver
/09/team-achieves-over-100-mpg-in-toyota-prius/ my prius gets about 53 mpg ave during mild weather and drops to the high 40s in really cold weather- a month or two a year. Driving is a mix of highway and city. Highway speed is between 55 and 60. Mike Weaver wrote: I've done extensive tests

Re: [Biofuel] What is happening?

2006-07-14 Thread Mike Weaver
Pimental is right. Washing is useless, and if you do, might as well mist. Titration is for weenies. SUV's rule. You have to filter everthing. Even the lye. I use DSE amd love it. Happy now ;-)? Joe Street wrote: It's summer( in the northern hemisphere) and we all know how to make biofuel so we

Re: [Biofuel] {Disarmed} Telegraph - US could be going bankrupt

2006-07-14 Thread Mike Weaver
That's better, gold, anyone? Hakan Falk wrote: Kirk, Kotlikoff is not the first and will not be the last to point out the alarming discrepancies and the Americans are still hiding their heads in the sand. When we last discussed this, many suggested that Iraq and confiscating the second

Re: [Biofuel] {Disarmed} Telegraph - US could be going bankrupt

2006-07-14 Thread Mike Weaver
Um, it's not really they it's us too... Jason Katie wrote: good. its about time. if i were to spend money like that, and then piddle away my savings and retirement, i would have been bankrupt 2 or 3 times in the last year, so why should they get away with it? Jason ICQ#: 154998177

Re: [Biofuel] To Grid or Not to Grid?

2006-07-15 Thread Mike Weaver
You need to talk to Zeke. For those prices, you could fly him out, have him build you a system and fly back and it would be STILL half as much! Ken Provost wrote: Just got the quote from PGE for the hookup to a power line 700 ft away -- $17000 USD ! Granted, a good standalone system would

Re: [Biofuel] Home energy system ...was Re: {Disarmed} Telegraph - US could be going bankrupt

2006-07-17 Thread Mike Weaver
, anyone with a skill is pretty well safe. it is the people who have never had to work a day in their life (CEO's and politicians) that are screwed. Jason ICQ#: 154998177 MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Mike Weaver [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent

[Biofuel] The South is Different

2006-07-18 Thread Mike Weaver
Democrat also means annoying pointy-headed Northen Liberal Down South. You'd be surprised at how freely the N word flies around, even in polite, well-educated company. Me, I made a decision not to use it. Jason Katie wrote: just exactly what is black, white? negro, african american, that damn

Re: [Biofuel] Cause of New Plymouth biodiesel explosion released

2006-07-19 Thread Mike Weaver
I feel sorry for the guy and his family but using a torch around methanol? Back in my wrenching days my boss made sure we knew an empty gas tank was more danergous than a full one, and god forbid you did any welding the gas tank had to be filled with water first. Appal Energy wrote: A bad day

Re: [Biofuel] Trash Talk

2006-07-19 Thread Mike Weaver
Or look up gasification and gasifiers... D. Mindock wrote: Trash Talk at: http://www.the-rude-awakening.com/RAissues/2006/march/RA071806.html By Justice Litle Remember the classic '80s movie Back to the Future, in which Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) traveled to 1955 in a time machine built by

Re: [Biofuel] Pump choice

2006-07-19 Thread Mike Weaver
Yes. Yes. Jason Katie wrote: i have a pump question on a side note. will a window washer fluid pump from a car work in my little test reactor, or will it dissolve as well? Jason ICQ#: 154998177 MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Charles List [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

[Biofuel] Smacking the hornet's nest

2006-07-20 Thread Mike Weaver
I can't say I am always a fan of the Israeli government right or wrong, and let's be honest, they've made some mistakes (but then look at the US gov't), but they are in an impossible spot. Do they need some nudging to do they right thing? Yes, but we all do. Let's stop and think, Why are they

Re: [Biofuel] Check Your Beliefs

2006-07-20 Thread Mike Weaver
Up until the 2nd WW there were as many if not more anti-semitic acts in the US than Europe. Zeke Yewdall wrote: Actually, it seems to me that the US and Europe created Israel because we felt bad about the holocaust, but not enough to actually want to stop their anti-semitism so they

Re: [Biofuel] Cause of New Plymouth biodiesel explosion released

2006-07-20 Thread Mike Weaver
if my boss had caught me even close to a gas tank with a torch I would have been in the unemployment line. */Mike Weaver [EMAIL PROTECTED]/* wrote: I feel sorry for the guy and his family but using a torch around methanol? Back in my wrenching days my boss made sure we knew

Re: [Biofuel] Pump choice

2006-07-20 Thread Mike Weaver
We're using a clearwater with good results - but be careful to leave a little oil in it for priming purposes and when you plumb it use tape - any air leaks really impair its ability... Charles List wrote: Hi All Thanks to all who have advised me this last few months, I am now a biofueller!

Re: [Biofuel] Check Your Beliefs

2006-07-20 Thread Mike Weaver
Joe, I think Bob was being sarcastic - read his post again. Joe Street wrote: Bob; Your comments are surely offensive and ill considered. Move back onto their own territory? Pray tell where is that? Parachuting displaced Jews into the area we call Israel was the first mistake made by the US

Re: [Biofuel] Pump choice

2006-07-20 Thread Mike Weaver
washers, when using it it is used 3 times per mile, for three 1 second shots each time) On 7/19/06, *Mike Weaver* [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes. Yes. Jason Katie wrote: i have a pump question on a side note. will a window

Re: [Biofuel] Pump choice

2006-07-20 Thread Mike Weaver
your mileage may vary Joe Street wrote: YMMV ?? (Yes My Mother..???) I'm so out of the loop Mike Weaver wrote: Sorry, I was being cheeky, they'll work until the methoxide eats them - of course - I was using an old Dodge pump so YMMV. Jason Katie wrote: well, i can get them

Re: [Biofuel] Pump choice

2006-07-20 Thread Mike Weaver
very easy to disassemble for processor maintenance. Best of luck, Tom - Original Message - From: Mike Weaver [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 9:44 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Pump choice We're

Re: [Biofuel] Pump choice

2006-07-20 Thread Mike Weaver
Any advice on 40 gallon batches and a clearwater pump? We haven't used this latest reactor yet - will it have enought power to mix 40 gallons? -Mike Joe Street wrote: Hey Tom; My guess on this is it is not so much the pump but the size of the plumbing. I noticed that one particular pump

Re: [Biofuel] Cause of New Plymouth biodiesel explosion released

2006-07-20 Thread Mike Weaver
concentration as walking a tightrope across the Royal Gorge with no balance bar. I have no doubt that a lot of people are going to fail to make that connection. Todd Swearingen Mike Weaver wrote: I feel sorry for the guy and his family but using a torch around methanol? Back in my wrenching

Re: [Biofuel] Smacking the hornet's nest

2006-07-20 Thread Mike Weaver
and ask if the could live on my land and i will refuse the request if the show me the same attitude as you Fritz - Original Message - *From:* Mike Weaver mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *To:* biofuel@sustainablelists.org mailto:biofuel@sustainablelists.org *Sent:* Thursday

Re: [Biofuel] Smacking the hornet's nest

2006-07-20 Thread Mike Weaver
- Original Message - *From:* Mike Weaver mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *To:* biofuel@sustainablelists.org mailto:biofuel@sustainablelists.org *Sent:* Thursday, July 20, 2006 1:19 PM *Subject:* Re: [Biofuel] Smacking the hornet's nest Fritz, 1. No, I said

Re: [Biofuel] Cause of New Plymouth biodiesel explosion released

2006-07-21 Thread Mike Weaver
to the commercial end need to take a crash course in combustible materials handling or else these types of accidents are going to continue. Todd Swearingen Mike Weaver wrote: It wasn't my intent to be insensitive. This was a case of operator error - a young man didn't realize the danger of methanol

Re: [Biofuel] Check your Beliefs

2006-07-22 Thread Mike Weaver
mankind began. It's about land and religion and culture and who dominates who. There are no rights and wrongs there are only who wins and who loses. The winners write history and we move on. Mike Weaver made the point when he wondered if he might be living

Re: [Biofuel] WVO

2006-07-24 Thread Mike Weaver
Depends on the mix, I imagine. 5% rapeseed oil would be fine w/ winter diesel Joe Street wrote: Very funny Tom! Designer exhausts! You should patent that idea. Recently I was wondering if I could make biofuel out of citrus oil and go off smelling like an orage blossom. LOL. But seriously (

Re: [Biofuel] Check your Beliefs

2006-07-25 Thread Mike Weaver
I threw in the bible quotes, though I don't call myself a Christian. I think the bible is a fascinating historical and literary artifact, but not the literal word of God. There are some interesting thoughts contained within, tho' The quotes I mentioned were basically judge not, lest ye be

[Biofuel] Stuck in Connecticut with no Diesel - impromptu blending

2006-08-05 Thread Mike Weaver
Had an interesting experience in Conn. on Rte 95 coming home from Maine this year. I was trying to make New Jersey, where diesel was 2.79, but finally got so on fuel low I decided to just go ahead and buy a tankful in Conn. Pulled into two places advertising diesel and found one closed and

[Biofuel] From the keeping you safe file: Children arrested, DNA tested, interrogated and locked up... for playing in a tree

2006-08-05 Thread Mike Weaver
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=397240in_page_id=1766in_page_id=1766expand=true ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org

Re: [Biofuel] Stuck in Connecticut with no Diesel - impromptu blending

2006-08-05 Thread Mike Weaver
Yup Marty Phee wrote: What's RUG? (regular unleaded?) Mike Weaver wrote: Had an interesting experience in Conn. on Rte 95 coming home from Maine this year. I was trying to make New Jersey, where diesel was 2.79, but finally got so on fuel low I decided to just go ahead and buy a tankful

Re: [Biofuel] Window on Iran

2006-08-05 Thread Mike Weaver
Yup, just gotta love those Iranians! The way they treat the Ba'hais is model for how to respect other's beliefs and rights. What's a little murder, torture and intolerance? http://www.bahai.org/article-1-8-3-14.html And let's not even talk about Iranian Jews...

Re: [Biofuel] Window on Iran

2006-08-05 Thread Mike Weaver
. Dzierzhynski made Robespierre look like a pansy, being responsible for the murder of literally millions of people. */Mike Weaver [EMAIL PROTECTED]/* wrote: Yup, just gotta love those Iranians! The way they treat the Ba'hais is model for how to respect other's beliefs and rights

[Biofuel] End of the Right?

2006-08-05 Thread Mike Weaver
The End Of the Right? By E. J. Dionne Jr. http://projects.washingtonpost.com/staff/email/e.+j.+dionne+jr./ Friday, August 4, 2006; Page A17 Is conservatism finished? What might have seemed an absurd question less than two years ago is now one of the most important issues in American

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