Brain not in gear. Meant We're none of us OLD... Actually not even sure there's a gearbox, or brain, anymore. Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: Mike Miller <mwm@LANSET.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2000 5:39 PM Subject: Re: broccoli confusion (WAY OT)
> We're none of us, at least on the scale of Giant Sequoia trees. > > Mike > 85 Westy, 98 Honda, 41 me > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Stuart MacMillan <stuart@COBALTGROUP.COM> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2000 3:09 PM > Subject: Re: broccoli confusion (WAY OT) > > > > Wow Ian, > > > > I am not the oldest guy on this list-you must be at least 70! Well, at > > least the car would be! ;-) > > > > Ian Cameron wrote: > > > > > > At 10:58 AM 1/12/00 -0800, Tobin Copley wrote: > > > >I read a similar thing about a fellow who did this with a Mercedes > diesel. > > > >If I recall correctly, he did not add anything to the oil, just ran the > > > >straight deep-frying veg oil. > > > My first car (my age 14, car 25) was a Model A Ford. I used to steal > > > heating oil from the tank in the basement. Started the car on gas (from > a > > > one gallon tank in the passengers seat!!!) and when it was hot switched > to > > > oil, which ran through a coil wrapped around the exhaust to get it warm. > > > Smoked a bit - well, a lot - but it was cheaper than gas, which was then > > > $.42 per gallon. > > > > -- > > Stuart MacMillan > > Manager, Case Program > > 800-909-8244 ext 208 > > > > Getting your share of the Net yet? > > http://www.cobaltgroup.com > > http://www.casedealer.com/demo > > http://www.caseihdealer.com/demo |
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