Hmmm. Remind me never to come to your town, as my truck has an 18.5 gallon fuel tank filled with biodiesel/diesel. If I parked in your driveway, It'd be illegal.....
On 12/1/05, Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Greg, > > Do people heat with fuel oil where you are? If so, that's not Biodiesel > being stored, it's fuel oil. They have got to allow tanks of that. > (Assuming people heat with oil where you are.) > > Chris K > Cayce, SC > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Greg and April" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <Biofuel@sustainablelists.org> > Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 4:09 PM > Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Methanol - was Re: neoprene gloves good > enoughprotection? > > > > In an obscure way, I am all ready there. > > > > A neighbor up the street let me know about a month ago that if he ever > > suspects that I am making BioDiesel, he will make sure that one way or > > another will I end up in court ( legal or civil ). > > > > I'm not totaly sure of what the issue is, but, near as I can tell, he is > > one > > of those " No one should do it but the professionals " type of people, and > > he works for the city utilities ( I have found that he is the one of the > > people involved in buying the electricity for the city, so the fact that I > > want to use the BioDiesel to generate my own electricity is probably some > > concern to him ). > > > > It appears that the city has an obscure law about how much fuel ( and by > > what type) that can be stored on the premises of a residence, and only 5 > > gal > > of diesel ( of any type ) may be on hand at any time ( although 30 gal of > > kero may be stored ) in approved DOT above ground containers. To > > simplify > > things for inspectors, anything not approved by the law, is illegal. > > > > I'm still trying to figure out the ins and out's of this law, and so I'm > > just taking my time. > > > > Greg H. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Mike Weaver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <Biofuel@sustainablelists.org> > > Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 13:40 > > Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Methanol - was Re: neoprene gloves good > > enoughprotection? > > > > > >> Hi Keith, > >> > >> You're probably right. I just have the fear that someone will > >> kill/blind/maim themselves making BD and it'll > >> be seized on by the forces of darkness. If training were available, or > >> we could setp an serious non-profit (that is NOT the National Biodiesel > >> Board) and > >> do training, like The Motorcycle Safety Institute does, it would be a > >> real service. I have toyed with the idea of a non-profit geared to and > >> supported by the home-brew and smaller brew gang, to keep and an eye on > >> legislation, provide the truth to the media and Congress and other > >> Goverments, and to lobby to counter > >> the anit-BD and biofuels people. This group could also provide training > >> courses and certify trainers. Maybe to outreach to farmers and fleet > >> drivers. I don't get the feeling the NBB is our friend. > >> > >> In no way do I mean to challenge your knowledge and instincts; you have > >> far more experience and standing than I do. I guess I'm a Nervous > >> Nellie sometimes. > >> I am always careful to tell newbies coming by to learn what I do and > >> why. Then I make a small batch with SVO, so it works, then move on from > >> there. > >> > >> As for my safety when brewing, I do what I'm comfortable with. I spent > >> years as a mechanic and have a bit of clue as to what to wear and when. > >> That said, have I whipped up a small batch without gloves? Yup. I > >> don't brew inside anymore, though. I finally built a shed for that, > >> with good ventilation. > >> > >> Your JTF pages are good. I wouldn't add much. I have a punch list I > >> give to people but you pretty much cover everything. > >> > >> Thanks, > >> > >> Mike > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Biofuel mailing list > > Biofuel@sustainablelists.org > > http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > > > Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 > > messages): > > http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Biofuel mailing list > Biofuel@sustainablelists.org > http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): > http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > > _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
