"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
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On Wed, 28 Dec 2005 15:12:49 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

When filling the tires on my boat trailer with fresh air, should I be
checking to see what sort of compressor the service station uses?

Or should I avoid service station compressors altogether and use
strictly my own air compressor in order to avoid the nasties that live
in an infrequently cleaned service station compressor?

And if I use a service station compressor, should I feed its product
through a special filter?
Nah. IMHO, it is overkill. If you want to be a purist, make sure they
"air" up your tires with Nitrogen.

You are about 3 hours late on that discussion Gene. ;-)

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On Thu, 29 Dec 2005 02:04:40 GMT, Gene Kearns
wrote:

On Wed, 28 Dec 2005 20:50:58 -0500, " JimH" wrote:


"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
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On Wed, 28 Dec 2005 15:12:49 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

When filling the tires on my boat trailer with fresh air, should I be
checking to see what sort of compressor the service station uses?

Or should I avoid service station compressors altogether and use
strictly my own air compressor in order to avoid the nasties that live
in an infrequently cleaned service station compressor?

And if I use a service station compressor, should I feed its product
through a special filter?
Nah. IMHO, it is overkill. If you want to be a purist, make sure they
"air" up your tires with Nitrogen.

You are about 3 hours late on that discussion Gene. ;-)

Gimme a break! I'm trying to reload this beta newsreader on an antique
box...... and I'm sure I'll be posting all sorts of temporally
challenged info..... :-o

Let's do the Time Warp again!!!!

~~ ahem ~~

Sorry - cultural reference probably nobody in here understands.

Without looking it up that is. :)

The Rocky Horror Picture Show, of course.

"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Thu, 29 Dec 2005 02:04:40 GMT, Gene Kearns
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On Wed, 28 Dec 2005 20:50:58 -0500, " JimH" wrote:


"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
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On Wed, 28 Dec 2005 15:12:49 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

When filling the tires on my boat trailer with fresh air, should I be
checking to see what sort of compressor the service station uses?

Or should I avoid service station compressors altogether and use
strictly my own air compressor in order to avoid the nasties that live
in an infrequently cleaned service station compressor?

And if I use a service station compressor, should I feed its product
through a special filter?
Nah. IMHO, it is overkill. If you want to be a purist, make sure they
"air" up your tires with Nitrogen.

You are about 3 hours late on that discussion Gene. ;-)

Gimme a break! I'm trying to reload this beta newsreader on an antique
box...... and I'm sure I'll be posting all sorts of temporally
challenged info..... :-o

Let's do the Time Warp again!!!!

~~ ahem ~~

Sorry - cultural reference probably nobody in here understands.

Without looking it up that is. :)

Bonsai Buckaroo will throw old toast at you.

"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Thu, 29 Dec 2005 03:03:12 GMT, "Bill McKee"
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On Thu, 29 Dec 2005 02:04:40 GMT, Gene Kearns
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On Wed, 28 Dec 2005 20:50:58 -0500, " JimH" wrote:


"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
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On Wed, 28 Dec 2005 15:12:49 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

When filling the tires on my boat trailer with fresh air, should I be
checking to see what sort of compressor the service station uses?

Or should I avoid service station compressors altogether and use
strictly my own air compressor in order to avoid the nasties that
live
in an infrequently cleaned service station compressor?

And if I use a service station compressor, should I feed its product
through a special filter?
Nah. IMHO, it is overkill. If you want to be a purist, make sure they
"air" up your tires with Nitrogen.

You are about 3 hours late on that discussion Gene. ;-)

Gimme a break! I'm trying to reload this beta newsreader on an antique
box...... and I'm sure I'll be posting all sorts of temporally
challenged info..... :-o

Let's do the Time Warp again!!!!

~~ ahem ~~

Sorry - cultural reference probably nobody in here understands.

Without looking it up that is. :)

Bonsai Buckaroo will throw old toast at you.

BBBZZZZTTTTT!!!!!
Why BBBZZZZTTTTT? They throw toast at RHPS. Buckaroo would probably like
RHPS.

Nitrogen denser than Oxygen? I dont think so. Atomic weight of N is
14, Atomic weight of O is 16. N forms N2 and O forms O2 for respective
weights of 24 and 32. From ideal gas laws PV=nRT, n/V=RT/P. n is the
same in tires filled with air, Oxygen (O2)or N2 thus Oxygen is denser
than Nitrogen.
You could fill the tires with CO2 which would help extinguish tire
fires and would leak out of the tires slower than air. For that
matter, when putting the tire on the rim, you could put a block of dry
ice in it and it would self inflate.
Maybe inflate the tires with freon, which would leak very slowly,
somehow connect it ot your air conditioner and............
Or Radon, when you stopped detecting its radiation your tires would be
low.
For the serious spender, try Xenon which is about $700 for one of those
tiny lecture bottles.
If you are afraid of static electricity, use SF6 (Sulfur HexaFluoride)
to soak up electrons.
Do I have too much time on my hands?

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Nitrogen denser than Oxygen? I dont think so. Atomic weight of N is
14, Atomic weight of O is 16. N forms N2 and O forms O2 for respective
weights of 24 and 32. From ideal gas laws PV=nRT, n/V=RT/P. n is the
same in tires filled with air, Oxygen (O2)or N2 thus Oxygen is denser
than Nitrogen.
You could fill the tires with CO2 which would help extinguish tire
fires and would leak out of the tires slower than air. For that
matter, when putting the tire on the rim, you could put a block of dry
ice in it and it would self inflate.
Maybe inflate the tires with freon, which would leak very slowly,
somehow connect it ot your air conditioner and............
Or Radon, when you stopped detecting its radiation your tires would be
low.
For the serious spender, try Xenon which is about $700 for one of those
tiny lecture bottles.
If you are afraid of static electricity, use SF6 (Sulfur HexaFluoride)
to soak up electrons.
Do I have too much time on my hands?


I use a small beaker of LN2, myself. Expands to about 880 times it's
original volume.

Eisboch

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On Wed, 28 Dec 2005 21:59:06 -0500, " JimH" wrote:


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On Thu, 29 Dec 2005 02:04:40 GMT, Gene Kearns
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On Wed, 28 Dec 2005 20:50:58 -0500, " JimH" wrote:


"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
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On Wed, 28 Dec 2005 15:12:49 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

When filling the tires on my boat trailer with fresh air, should I be
checking to see what sort of compressor the service station uses?

Or should I avoid service station compressors altogether and use
strictly my own air compressor in order to avoid the nasties that
live
in an infrequently cleaned service station compressor?

And if I use a service station compressor, should I feed its product
through a special filter?
Nah. IMHO, it is overkill. If you want to be a purist, make sure they
"air" up your tires with Nitrogen.

You are about 3 hours late on that discussion Gene. ;-)

Gimme a break! I'm trying to reload this beta newsreader on an antique
box...... and I'm sure I'll be posting all sorts of temporally
challenged info..... :-o

Let's do the Time Warp again!!!!

~~ ahem ~~

Sorry - cultural reference probably nobody in here understands.

Without looking it up that is. :)

The Rocky Horror Picture Show, of course.

Ever been?

Yep, in the late 70's or early 80's though.

"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Thu, 29 Dec 2005 08:54:10 -0500, " JimH" wrote:


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On Wed, 28 Dec 2005 21:59:06 -0500, " JimH" wrote:


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On Thu, 29 Dec 2005 02:04:40 GMT, Gene Kearns
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On Wed, 28 Dec 2005 20:50:58 -0500, " JimH" wrote:


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On Wed, 28 Dec 2005 15:12:49 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

When filling the tires on my boat trailer with fresh air, should I
be
checking to see what sort of compressor the service station uses?

Or should I avoid service station compressors altogether and use
strictly my own air compressor in order to avoid the nasties that
live
in an infrequently cleaned service station compressor?

And if I use a service station compressor, should I feed its
product
through a special filter?
Nah. IMHO, it is overkill. If you want to be a purist, make sure
they
"air" up your tires with Nitrogen.

You are about 3 hours late on that discussion Gene. ;-)

Gimme a break! I'm trying to reload this beta newsreader on an antique
box...... and I'm sure I'll be posting all sorts of temporally
challenged info..... :-o

Let's do the Time Warp again!!!!

~~ ahem ~~

Sorry - cultural reference probably nobody in here understands.

Without looking it up that is. :)

The Rocky Horror Picture Show, of course.

Ever been?

Yep, in the late 70's or early 80's though.

Dress up as a character?


Nope. It was my first time. A very unique (bizarre) experience with folks
dressed up and dancing and acting in the aisles and at the front of the
theater. Squirt guns squirted when it was raining in the movie and folks
brought newspapers to cover their heads as Susan and the other guy were
doing in the movie. I never got into it and never went back. If I recall
it played every Friday night for quite a long time.