Agree. If everyone ran to Costco for "fuel oil", it would be gone in 2 minutes and I'd be at the pump and them back in my garage with my filter bags...
Chris --- Curt Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Bruce, > > > > Actually I've thought about this some and to my way > of thinking it wouldn't take much to push people off > the svo, its that old supply and demand argument. > When enough people start taking Chris and his pal's > route one of two things will happen (or maybe a > slight occurance of both); > > #1. The price of VO will rise to the point where > diesel is cheaper > > and/or > > #2. The price of diesel will fall to the point where > its cheaper than svo > > In either case once diesel is cheaper many of the > people buying svo will switch back to diesel or work > harder on their wvo options. Either way I can't see > the number of people buying svo in bulk at Costco > having any impact on the worldwide svo supply... > > > > Where did you get your data about how much svo the > country could produce? > > > > The one good thing I could possibly see happening is > some upward pressure on the price of svo could send > some money back to farmers... > > > > -Curt > > > > Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 16:03:29 -0700 (PDT) > From: B Dike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] dieselvolk swarm soybean oil > section at Costco > today > To: Mercedes mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Message-ID: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > Biovolks, > > Speaking as an ardent WVO biodiesel advocate, > hearing > about large scale vegoil use for diesel fuel > troubles > me. Vegoil is intended first and foremost for food, > not vehicle fuel. If the entire available cropland > in > the US were converted to vegoil production, it would > satisfy less than one-sixth of the fuel needs of the > commercial truck fleet. Extensive retail purchasing > of cooking oil for fuel will inevitably lead to an > ugly backlash from government officials. Do we want > the fuel doors on our cars to have a government seal > to be opened only by a licensed dealer? If we think > the government wields a heavy hand on occasion, just > wait until people start messing with the nation's > food > supply. Prudence dictates that we should hunt down > more WVO sources and leave the cooking oil alone. > > Cheers, > > Bruce [assumes defensive crouch] > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in > one click. > _______________________________________ > For new parts see official list sponsor: > http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > Christopher McCann, Squier Park, Kansas City, Missouri -1987 300TD, 150K miles, "Rotkäppchen" (Little Red Riding Hood) -1985 300SD, 209K miles, "Wulf" (http://www.pictureblogger.com/My-1985-Mercedes-Benz-300SD) -1976 240D, ManyK miles, "AKP-Wagen" (Alternativen Kraftstoffs Prüfenlastwagen = Alternative Fuel Test Vehicle) running WVO/WMO/LO/CO/WATF/WGL/WBF/DA/MS/lard/gas/kero/D2 mix (do not attempt this unless you are willing to sacrifice your IP, injectors, pre-chambers, etc.) -1971 Case 222 Hydrive, 12HP Kohler, 38" deck, snow blower, "One Banger" __________________________________ Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. http://farechase.yahoo.com
