OT - [AT] Gasoline $ another view

[charlie hill]

Around here home heating oil is the same as #2 as far as I know.  In fact I 
burn non-highway diesel in my furnace.  I bought 108 gals Tue. morning 
before the prices started up.  It was $2.089 a gal.  I'd hate to see what it 
is today.

Charlie
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From: "Brad Gunnells" <brad-gunnells at uiowa.edu>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 12:46 PM
Subject: Re: OT - [AT] Gasoline $ another view


> Isn't home heating oil basically #1 diesel? I thought it was. If so that's 
> what they blend with #2 diesel so it doesn't gel in the winter months. 
> So....if it is he shouldn't need the kerosene.
>
> Do they die the home heating oil? Here they die the "off-road" fuels so 
> people don't run them in their vehicles. If you're caught with that in a 
> on-road vehicle I've heard the fine is REALLY steep.
>
> Just an fyi.
>
> Brad
>
> On Sep 2, 2005, at 10:08 AM, LeRoy Price III wrote:
>
>> Rob,
>>
>> We were just talking yesterday at lunch about VW diesels.  One of the 
>> guys was using some old Mecedes 300 diesels to drive to work in.  Now get 
>> this, he's using home heating oil.  Apparently, he has gas heat for the 
>> house and put a 300 gallon heating oil container outside.  As far as 
>> anyone knows he's converted to oil.  During the winter he said he mixes 
>> in Kerosine.  Anyway, he said that the VWs get close to 50 miles to the 
>> gallon.  That true?
>>
>> Hey, how about those land prices.  Three years ago I could get 2 acres 
>> around me for $42,000 or so.  Today I see 1 1/2 lots going bewteen 
>> $90,000 and $115,000.  How the hell do people afford it?
>>
>> I watched a show the other night which was about what you could get for 
>> $400,000 in various cities for living quarters.  LA apartments for 
>> downtown at that price and 750 sq ft.  Good grief, where does it end.
>>
>> LeRoy
>>
>>
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