Cheap Gas

[fishinwrench]

1 hour ago, aarchdale@coresleep.com said:

i didnt read all the posts but i just looked up and my 06 dodge says im getting  whopping 9.9 mpg without the boat.  screw it im still going to drive it. Cant imagine what my carbed Merc gets, but at the same time i dont care, Gas $ isnt gonna keep me off the lake

I'll never understand why boats are being sold today with these fuelmizer outboards.... and 40 gal. fuel tanks.    What difference does it make whether the motor burns it up.....or you have to siphon it out and kill weeds with it 3-4 times per year because the fuel has gotten stale and watery?  

Give a guy a free weekend on the lake, and a 40 gal. fuel.tank.... and he's gonna fill it up.   Nevermind that he's only going to use 10 gallons (maybe).  So nobody is saving any money, and nobody is saving the planet.   Fuel dumped on the ground is just as bad as exhaust in the air.   

 

 

 

 

 

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3 hours ago, fishinwrench said:

I'll never understand why boats are being sold today with these fuelmizer outboards.... and 40 gal. fuel tanks.    What difference does it make whether the motor burns it up.....or you have to siphon it out and kill weeds with it 3-4 times per year because the fuel has gotten stale and watery?  

Give a guy a free weekend on the lake, and a 40 gal. fuel.tank.... and he's gonna fill it up.   Nevermind that he's only going to use 10 gallons (maybe).  So nobody is saving any money, and nobody is saving the planet.   Fuel dumped on the ground is just as bad as exhaust in the air.   

 

 

 

 

 

Not me anymore.  I took your advice.  

[Mitch f]

5 hours ago, fishinwrench said:

I'll never understand why boats are being sold today with these fuelmizer outboards.... and 40 gal. fuel tanks.    What difference does it make whether the motor burns it up.....or you have to siphon it out and kill weeds with it 3-4 times per year because the fuel has gotten stale and watery?  

Give a guy a free weekend on the lake, and a 40 gal. fuel.tank.... and he's gonna fill it up.   Nevermind that he's only going to use 10 gallons (maybe).  So nobody is saving any money, and nobody is saving the planet.   Fuel dumped on the ground is just as bad as exhaust in the air.   

 

 

 

 

 

 

[nomolites]

6 hours ago, fishinwrench said:

I'll never understand why boats are being sold today with these fuelmizer outboards.... and 40 gal. fuel tanks.    What difference does it make whether the motor burns it up.....or you have to siphon it out and kill weeds with it 3-4 times per year because the fuel has gotten stale and watery?  

Give a guy a free weekend on the lake, and a 40 gal. fuel.tank.... and he's gonna fill it up.   Nevermind that he's only going to use 10 gallons (maybe).  So nobody is saving any money, and nobody is saving the planet.   Fuel dumped on the ground is just as bad as exhaust in the air.   

 

 

 

 

 

Are you saying them EPA types best not be digging around for samples in Gravois Mills....?  Lots of better place to dig for sure.

Mike

[fshndoug]

I think at the end of 4 years we will be living in government provided caves with fat free candles.

[dan hufferd]

On 5/13/2021 at 5:10 PM, fishinwrench said:

Everybody is pissing and moaning about the price of gas, but yet the same people will drive 40 extra miles just for an ice cream cone.  Nobody bitches about the cost of insurance, or the fact that the state charges sales tax on USED cars, and personal property tax on top of that.  

If you drive to work every day, and the cost of fuel is hurting you.....then tell your employer that you need a raise to compensate for it.     Just keep in mind that the recreational unnecessary (stupid, for no good reason) driving that you do....is on YOU.   

No matter how expensive a gallon of gas gets.....the roads are ALWAYS clogged up with people going wherever for whatever.    But then they complain about it.  🙄

Ok I am going to put one toe on the soap box for a minute.

Taxes...I am just a plain old factory worker. I worked somewhere north of 3700hrs last year. I received the 1st stimulus check $600 bucks or something. My wife works at Casey's less maybe 40hrs a week.

After applying the 4 checks that we didn't get (2 for me 2 for her) and our donations which are fairly sizable for folks like us, we broke even (I like to brake even, the thought of giving the man and interest free loan for a year makes me mad, I'll save my own money). The accountant said that I had better start paying more in or we will have a big bill at the end of the year.

I said no way, I will just defer more into my 401, I guess. I reckon they will take that soon too. 

Stimulus checks, fine it's our money anyway, so why pay it back? I don't get it?

Sure would like to hide some cash, I don't who hears me say it. 

I have held a job since I was 16 I'm 53. That's a lot of taxes !

I am a fair mechanic, Glen needs help, he can pay me under the table😜

  

[aarchdale@coresleep.com]

7 hours ago, fishinwrench said:

I'll never understand why boats are being sold today with these fuelmizer outboards.... and 40 gal. fuel tanks.    What difference does it make whether the motor burns it up.....or you have to siphon it out and kill weeds with it 3-4 times per year because the fuel has gotten stale and watery?  

Give a guy a free weekend on the lake, and a 40 gal. fuel.tank.... and he's gonna fill it up.   Nevermind that he's only going to use 10 gallons (maybe).  So nobody is saving any money, and nobody is saving the planet.   Fuel dumped on the ground is just as bad as exhaust in the air.   

 

 

 

 

 

Dont forget to put a whole bunch of additives in your fuel...Those guys on BBC are die hard additive guys. darn near 8 buck a gallon by the time they are done with it.  I just put fresh gas in every week and use it. 

[Dutch]

12 minutes ago, aarchdale@coresleep.com said:

Dont forget to put a whole bunch of additives in your fuel...Those guys on BBC are die hard additive guys. darn near 8 buck a gallon by the time they are done with it.  I just put fresh gas in every week and use it. 

I’m a believer in Mercury Quickleen.  When I bought my Opti from Charlie Luna, Fred U. told me to run it in every fillup. That was when guys were blowing them regularly.  I used it in my 2002 225 Optimax and ran like I stole it trouble free for 14 years. It costs me an additional $.25 per gallon.   I’m sure that I didn’t spend near as much on it as a new power head would have cost me.

[dan hufferd]

2 hours ago, Mitch f said:

 

Does anyone know what happens to all those lithium batteries? I did some reading. I think we are stuck with the law of thermodynamics for now. As of right now the cost of recycling a lithium ion battery is too high, inefficient, and dirty. Very little if and lithium is salvaged.

But if anyone figures the recycle process out, it would be a good stock option for sure. This company has made the claim to have figured the process out, but I seriously doubt it,  American Manganese Inc.OTCMKTS: AMYZF

This hillbilly say gas is where it's at for now.   

[Mitch f]

I also heard Soros is a big investor in Rivian...I’m out 😂