[AT] Gas problem

[Ron Cook]

Charlie,
     You are about 85% correct.  The trouble is really government in 
agriculture.
     I am not going to say where I think the current Sec of AG should 
be!!  I am just glad he is not my Governor.
     By the way, I have been using ethanol fuel since it came available 
at my local station.  1977 or 78.  Zero problems with the exception of 
the little fuel pump diaphragms in B&S carburetors.  I do not let it sit 
in a piece of unused equipment, though.  I use av-gas for that.  Of 
course, my flying background is the reason for that.:-) Oxygenated fuels 
were mandated by the govmt.  Started on the west coast and the original 
additive was a carcinogenic, I believe.
     Subsidies are the culprit.  Market should control price and 
availability for the most part.

     Now back to the regular programming.
Ron Cook
Salix, IA
On 5/6/2013 9:00 AM, charlie hill wrote:
> It's not often that you'll hear me speak ill of farmers but the
> ethanol fuel problem is driven by big AG and mid west corn farmers.
> Those boys love feeding at Uncle Sam's trough and don't think they
> can make a living growing corn for food or feed.  Take note that every
> recent Secretary of Agriculture (from either party) is from the mid west.
>
> I'm able to get ethanol free about 1 mile from my home for about $3.89 a
> gallon.
> That store also has fuel on the water for boat traffic and he has ethanol
> free there.
> He is a Shell retailer but can't buy non ethanol from them.  He has to buy
> it from a
> local independent jobber and put it in separate tanks at his boat dock.
>
> There are a couple of other gas stations in the area that have it on the
> automobile islands.
> I think they all use BP products.
>
> Charlie
>