[AT] possibly OT scrap prices---Wally gas

[John Hall]

Not to start a bad fuel argument but back when gas was cheap at $1.75, I 
wouldn't use Wally world gas here. I knew several folks (including myself) 
that wouldn't buy it because it gave really poor performance and mileage.

 Don't know if the lack of fuel in your area has anything to do with the 
shortage here--they reported 80% of the stations in Charlotte were out 
yesterday. Supposedly we'll have plenty of fuel in the next couple weeks.

John


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Indiana Robinson" <robinson46176 at gmail.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 5:51 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] possibly OT scrap prices


> Every time I talk to a scrap buyer they tell me that the prices are
> down... Even when they were going up...   :-)
> I did take in 3 old batteries this week and while I had been getting
> $5 for them these were $4.17 Why the odd amount I have no idea. Maybe
> the grounds were bad.   :-)
> -
> Regular unleaded was $3.48.9 at Wally World here last night (Tues).
> When we were hauling stuff up to the Conner Prairie Museum recently I
> bought gas there and they were at that time out of anything but
> regular unleaded and the girl in the booth said that what fuel they
> had was all they were going to have for a while and that no trucks
> were scheduled. I'm not sure where they found that fuel but my old
> truck sure didn't like it. By the time I had gone about 5 miles it was
> running crappy. By the time I got to within about 10 miles of the
> museum (about 55 mile trip) it was running so bad I didn't know if it
> was going  to make it at all. There is one small fairly steep little
> hill next to the place and it was all I could do to get up it. It was
> about dark when I got unloaded and since I had several more trips
> including the gypsy wagon I just left the big trailer there and
> "hoped" to get the truck home so I could work on it the next day. I
> had not filled the tank so I stopped and bought gas at a Speedway
> station about 3 miles from the museum. By the time I had driven 5 more
> miles the truck straightened out and it was running perfect by the
> time I was half way home. It made all of the added trips without a
> hitch... I did stay out of Wally World for a few days to be sure all
> of "that" gas was gone. We have never had any problems there before
> and it has been fine since.
>
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