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I paid $4.99 for diesel yesterday away from the dock as my boat is not
in yet? What did you all pay? |
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wrote in message ... I paid $4.99 for diesel yesterday away from the dock as my boat is not in yet? What did you all pay? What boat do you have that requires diesel? |
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"Don White" wrote in message ... wrote in message ... I paid $4.99 for diesel yesterday away from the dock as my boat is not in yet? What did you all pay? What boat do you have that requires diesel? Probably a pickup. I paid $4.46 last week for diesel for my P/U. |
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On May 24, 2:15*pm, "Calif Bill" wrote:
"Don White" wrote in message ... wrote in message ... I paid $4.99 for diesel yesterday away from the dock as my boat is not in yet? What did you all pay? What boat do you have that requires diesel? Probably a pickup. *I paid $4.46 last week for diesel for my P/U. deisel here is a tad over $4.00, and gas is 3.69 |
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Calif Bill writes: I paid $4.46 last week for diesel for my P/U. At the cheapest gas station I know of (Rotten Robbie on Lafayette St. in Santa Clara), diesel went up 30 cents in three days last week -- from $4.69 to $4.99. (For comparison, regular, mid-grade and premium gasoline there is $4.29, $4.39 and $4.49, respectively.) I've parked my diesel Mercedes and started using my V-8 Chevy pickup as my daily driver. Fuggit. Ghod knows what diesel is going for at Bay/Delta fuel docks nowadays, considering the mysterious "nautical surcharge" that gets tacked onto otherwise-mundane fuels. Maybe there's a feature about that somewhere in the _Bay And Delta Yachtsman_, but if so, I have yet to find it. Geoff -- "Environmentalism's most renewable resources are fear, guilt and moral bullying." -- Jonah Goldberg |
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"Geoff Miller" wrote in message ... Calif Bill writes: I paid $4.46 last week for diesel for my P/U. At the cheapest gas station I know of (Rotten Robbie on Lafayette St. in Santa Clara), diesel went up 30 cents in three days last week -- from $4.69 to $4.99. (For comparison, regular, mid-grade and premium gasoline there is $4.29, $4.39 and $4.49, respectively.) I've parked my diesel Mercedes and started using my V-8 Chevy pickup as my daily driver. Fuggit. Ghod knows what diesel is going for at Bay/Delta fuel docks nowadays, considering the mysterious "nautical surcharge" that gets tacked onto otherwise-mundane fuels. Maybe there's a feature about that somewhere in the _Bay And Delta Yachtsman_, but if so, I have yet to find it. Geoff -- "Environmentalism's most renewable resources are fear, guilt and moral bullying." -- Jonah Goldberg When I worked in Silicon Valley, cheapest gas was always Costco on Coleman. |
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Geoff Miller wrote:
Calif Bill writes: I paid $4.46 last week for diesel for my P/U. Ghod knows what diesel is going for at Bay/Delta fuel docks nowadays, considering the mysterious "nautical surcharge" that gets tacked onto otherwise-mundane fuels. Maybe there's a feature about that somewhere in the _Bay And Delta Yachtsman_, but if so, I have yet to find it. Geoff "Nautical Surcharge"? On top of already high prices? Guess I'll see you at the truck stop in your Chevy PU with a bed full of gerry cans. |
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Bill H boggles: "Nautical Surcharge"? On top of already high prices? Uhhh...yyyyyeah... I'm not talking about an actual, formal surcharge; that's why I put "nautical surcharge" in quotes. I was referring to the way that fuel (gas or diesel) is more expensive at fuel docks than the same stuff is at gas stations. It's the result of that same "captive clientele," only-game- in-town phenomenon that allows sports stadiums to get away with charging astronomical prices for ****ty beer, and movie theaters to demand ridiculous prices for the crap they sell at the snack bar. That's why anybody with half a brain who has a trailerable boat will fill it up at a gas station on the way to the boat ramp, rather than buying gas at the fuel dock. I don't see that fuel prices being "already high" at gas stations would prevent their continuing to be even higher for boating use, just like they've always been. Do you? Guess I'll see you at the truck stop in your Chevy PU with a bed full of gerry cans. Why not? It'd make sense. As log as fuel is more expensive at the dock than it is at gas stations, the cost of the jerrycans[*] would eventually be amortized. [*] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_can Geoff -- "As for this week's Clinton complaints, I imagine Mrs. Thatcher would bop her on the head with her purse." -- Peggy Noonan |
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"Geoff Miller" wrote in message et... Guess I'll see you at the truck stop in your Chevy PU with a bed full of gerry cans. Why not? It'd make sense. As log as fuel is more expensive at the dock than it is at gas stations, the cost of the jerrycans[*] would eventually be amortized. [*] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_can Geoff Carrying gas down to the docks gets old real fast. Not to mention the hazards involved. Plus, It's time consuming and you get to smell like raw gas when you are done. All this to save $2.50 per Jerry Jug full of gas. Is it worth it? Ante up fellas or find another hobby. |
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On Sun, 25 May 2008 06:32:04 -0400, "Jim" wrote:
Carrying gas down to the docks gets old real fast. True. Not to mention the hazards involved. Plus, It's time consuming and Only unavoidable hazard is a sore back. You have the body to handle it, or not. See below. you get to smell like raw gas when you are done. Only if you carelessly spill it. All this to save $2.50 per Jerry Jug full of gas Is it worth it? Ante up fellas or find another hobby. Worth it? Maybe not. Get a yoke like the ones used by third worlders to carry two buckets of water. Puts the weight on the shoulders instead of the hands. Holds the cans away from the body so that they don't hit the outside of the knees. My boat[175 hp 22 ft cuddy] has the fill openings on the sides of the boat, and without a really complicated funnel, you can't fuel from cans while underway, or on the trailer. Maybe one side if alongside a dock. Casady |
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Richard Casady wrote:
On Sun, 25 May 2008 06:32:04 -0400, "Jim" wrote: Carrying gas down to the docks gets old real fast. True. Not to mention the hazards involved. Plus, It's time consuming and Only unavoidable hazard is a sore back. You have the body to handle it, or not. See below. you get to smell like raw gas when you are done. Only if you carelessly spill it. All this to save $2.50 per Jerry Jug full of gas Is it worth it? Ante up fellas or find another hobby. Worth it? Maybe not. Get a yoke like the ones used by third worlders to carry two buckets of water. Puts the weight on the shoulders instead of the hands. Holds the cans away from the body so that they don't hit the outside of the knees. My boat[175 hp 22 ft cuddy] has the fill openings on the sides of the boat, and without a really complicated funnel, you can't fuel from cans while underway, or on the trailer. Maybe one side if alongside a dock. Casady When I was a young teen, I used to hand carry a pair of six gallon steel Evinrude gasoline tanks pretty close to a mile. This was before the day of built-in tanks on small outboard runabouts. There was no marina at the beach where I moored my boat, so I had to run the boat a few miles down to another beach, where I could anchor and carry the cans up to a Sunoco station. Carrying them back took awhile, with plenty of rest stops. I don't recall the numbers, but I guess each can weighed about 60# full. I didn't do it often, though! If I had the fuel, I'd make the run from our cove to my father's marina in Milford, where I had a key to the fuel pumps. :) Gas was about 20 cents a gallon in those days. Anyone remember Amoco "white" gas? Where I live now, the cheapest gas usually is available at a WaWa station. My little 21-footer holds 100 gallons. |
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Jim writes: Carrying gas down to the docks gets old real fast. Doesn't everybody who keeps a boat at a marina have one of these?: http://preview.tinyurl.com/4zdgmf If not, *why* not? Not to mention the hazards involved. How is pouring gas from a jerrycan any more hazardous than pouring it from a gas pump hose? It's more awkward, granted (gas is heavy), but that's a different matter entirely. Plus, It's time consuming and you get to smell like raw gas when you are done. Feh. When I was racing (SCCA), I poured fuel from jugs like these all the time: http://www.atlanticjetsports.com/fue...&_carriers.htm I don't remember ever spilling gasoline or getting any on my hands. All this to save $2.50 per Jerry Jug full of gas. Is it worth it? Depends on the individual: what sort of boat he has, whether he keeps it in the water or on a trailer, and how much boating he does. It's the sort of thing about which rasonable people can differ. Geoff -- "As for this week's Clinton complaints, I imagine Mrs. Thatcher would bop her on the head with her purse." -- Peggy Noonan |
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Richard Casady writes: My boat[175 hp 22 ft cuddy] has the fill openings on the sides of the boat, and without a really complicated funnel, you can't fuel from cans while underway, or on the trailer. Maybe one side if alongside a dock. Most cars have gas filler necks on the rear quarter panel. When I was racing, we used fuel jugs like this: http://www.pegasusautoracing.com/pro...p?Product=2558 with hoses like this (we called them "donkey dicks") attached: http://www.pegasusautoracing.com/pro....asp?RecId=729 and they worked just fine. Geoff -- "As for this week's Clinton complaints, I imagine Mrs. Thatcher would bop her on the head with her purse." -- Peggy Noonan |
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"Geoff Miller" wrote in message ... Jim writes: Carrying gas down to the docks gets old real fast. Doesn't everybody who keeps a boat at a marina have one of these?: http://preview.tinyurl.com/4zdgmf If not, *why* not? Link doesn't seem to be working. Not to mention the hazards involved. A hazzardous condition exists while transporting gasoline in the trunk of the car. A hazzardous condition exists when pouring gasoline while standing on a shaky finger pier. A hazzardous condition exists when trying to load gas cans over the gunnel onto the deck which you just can't seem to reach. A hazzardous condition exists when the guy on the next boat is enjoying a cigarette while watching you fuel up, or maybe he decides to fire up the barbee. How is pouring gas from a jerrycan any more hazardous than pouring it from a gas pump hose? It's more awkward, granted (gas is heavy), but that's a different matter entirely. A handy little lever on the pump nozzle safely starts and stops the flow of gasoline after the nozzle is inserted into the fill hose. The nozzle is much easier to handle than a 35 pound gas can. The spouts on gas cans seem to want to leak at the most inappropriate time. It is virtually impossible to withdraw a partially full gas can without some spillage. Plus, It's time consuming and you get to smell like raw gas when you are done. Feh. When I was racing (SCCA), I poured fuel from jugs like these all the time: http://www.atlanticjetsports.com/fue...&_carriers.htm I don't remember ever spilling gasoline or getting any on my hands. Have you ever tried filling a boat from these cans? Why are the cans so expensive? All this to save $2.50 per Jerry Jug full of gas. Is it worth it? Depends on the individual: what sort of boat he has, whether he keeps it in the water or on a trailer, and how much boating he does. It's the sort of thing about which rasonable people can differ. Reasonable people certainly can have differences; but not on wrecked boats ;-) Geoff -- "As for this week's Clinton complaints, I imagine Mrs. Thatcher would bop her on the head with her purse." -- Peggy Noonan |
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On Mon, 26 May 2008 20:46:22 -0500, (Geoff Miller) wrote:
Jim writes: Carrying gas down to the docks gets old real fast. Doesn't everybody who keeps a boat at a marina have one of these?: http://preview.tinyurl.com/4zdgmf If not, *why* not? Not to mention the hazards involved. How is pouring gas from a jerrycan any more hazardous than pouring it from a gas pump hose? It's more awkward, granted (gas is heavy), but that's a different matter entirely. Plus, It's time consuming and you get to smell like raw gas when you are done. Feh. When I was racing (SCCA), I poured fuel from jugs like these all the time: http://www.atlanticjetsports.com/fue...&_carriers.htm I don't remember ever spilling gasoline or getting any on my hands. All this to save $2.50 per Jerry Jug full of gas. Is it worth it? Depends on the individual: what sort of boat he has, whether he keeps it in the water or on a trailer, and how much boating he does. It's the sort of thing about which rasonable people can differ. Geoff Shoot. All my life I've use gas to clean my hands with, and now I'm hearing it's not a good thing to do. Crap. -- John *H* |
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"John H." wrote in message ... On Mon, 26 May 2008 20:46:22 -0500, (Geoff Miller) wrote: Jim writes: Carrying gas down to the docks gets old real fast. Doesn't everybody who keeps a boat at a marina have one of these?: http://preview.tinyurl.com/4zdgmf If not, *why* not? Not to mention the hazards involved. How is pouring gas from a jerrycan any more hazardous than pouring it from a gas pump hose? It's more awkward, granted (gas is heavy), but that's a different matter entirely. Plus, It's time consuming and you get to smell like raw gas when you are done. Feh. When I was racing (SCCA), I poured fuel from jugs like these all the time: http://www.atlanticjetsports.com/fue...&_carriers.htm I don't remember ever spilling gasoline or getting any on my hands. All this to save $2.50 per Jerry Jug full of gas. Is it worth it? Depends on the individual: what sort of boat he has, whether he keeps it in the water or on a trailer, and how much boating he does. It's the sort of thing about which rasonable people can differ. Geoff Shoot. All my life I've use gas to clean my hands with, and now I'm hearing it's not a good thing to do. Crap. -- John *H* Remember the little droplets of mercury we used to play with as kids. With every hazardous material we have touched, its a marvel that our hands haven't rotted and fallen off. ;-) |
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Jim wrote:
"John H." wrote in message ... On Mon, 26 May 2008 20:46:22 -0500, (Geoff Miller) wrote: Jim writes: Carrying gas down to the docks gets old real fast. Doesn't everybody who keeps a boat at a marina have one of these?: http://preview.tinyurl.com/4zdgmf If not, *why* not? Not to mention the hazards involved. How is pouring gas from a jerrycan any more hazardous than pouring it from a gas pump hose? It's more awkward, granted (gas is heavy), but that's a different matter entirely. Plus, It's time consuming and you get to smell like raw gas when you are done. Feh. When I was racing (SCCA), I poured fuel from jugs like these all the time: http://www.atlanticjetsports.com/fue...&_carriers.htm I don't remember ever spilling gasoline or getting any on my hands. All this to save $2.50 per Jerry Jug full of gas. Is it worth it? Depends on the individual: what sort of boat he has, whether he keeps it in the water or on a trailer, and how much boating he does. It's the sort of thing about which rasonable people can differ. Geoff Shoot. All my life I've use gas to clean my hands with, and now I'm hearing it's not a good thing to do. Crap. -- John *H* Remember the little droplets of mercury we used to play with as kids. With every hazardous material we have touched, its a marvel that our hands haven't rotted and fallen off. ;-) The problem with putting gas and mercury on your hands is it does not effect your hands, it effects your mind. ..... What were we talking about? |
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"Reginald P. Smithers III" "Reggie is Here wrote in message . .. The problem with putting gas and mercury on your hands is it does not effect your hands, it effects your mind. .... What were we talking about? Pump or pour. Remember? |
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Jim wrote:
"Reginald P. Smithers III" "Reggie is Here wrote in message . .. The problem with putting gas and mercury on your hands is it does not effect your hands, it effects your mind. .... What were we talking about? Pump or pour. Remember? Oh yeah, frozen drinks. I prefer to pour my pina colada. |
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On Tue, 27 May 2008 06:44:47 -0400, "Jim" wrote:
"John H." wrote in message .. . On Mon, 26 May 2008 20:46:22 -0500, (Geoff Miller) wrote: Jim writes: Carrying gas down to the docks gets old real fast. Doesn't everybody who keeps a boat at a marina have one of these?: http://preview.tinyurl.com/4zdgmf If not, *why* not? Not to mention the hazards involved. How is pouring gas from a jerrycan any more hazardous than pouring it from a gas pump hose? It's more awkward, granted (gas is heavy), but that's a different matter entirely. Plus, It's time consuming and you get to smell like raw gas when you are done. Feh. When I was racing (SCCA), I poured fuel from jugs like these all the time: http://www.atlanticjetsports.com/fue...&_carriers.htm I don't remember ever spilling gasoline or getting any on my hands. All this to save $2.50 per Jerry Jug full of gas. Is it worth it? Depends on the individual: what sort of boat he has, whether he keeps it in the water or on a trailer, and how much boating he does. It's the sort of thing about which rasonable people can differ. Geoff Shoot. All my life I've use gas to clean my hands with, and now I'm hearing it's not a good thing to do. Crap. -- John *H* Remember the little droplets of mercury we used to play with as kids. With every hazardous material we have touched, its a marvel that our hands haven't rotted and fallen off. ;-) I think mercury affects your brain. Mine dropped off years ago. -- John *H* |
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On May 27, 1:47*pm, John H. wrote:
On Tue, 27 May 2008 06:44:47 -0400, "Jim" wrote: "John H." wrote in message .. . On Mon, 26 May 2008 20:46:22 -0500, (Geoff *Miller) wrote: Jim writes: Carrying gas down to the docks gets old real fast. Doesn't everybody who keeps a boat at a marina have one of these?: http://preview.tinyurl.com/4zdgmf If not, *why* not? Not to mention the hazards involved. How is pouring gas from a jerrycan any more hazardous than pouring it from a gas pump hose? *It's more awkward, granted (gas is heavy), but that's a different matter entirely. Plus, It's time consuming and you get to smell like raw gas when you are done. Feh. *When I was racing (SCCA), I poured fuel from jugs like these all the time: http://www.atlanticjetsports.com/fue...&_carriers.htm I don't remember ever spilling gasoline or getting any on my hands. All this to save $2.50 per Jerry Jug full of gas. Is it worth it? Depends on the individual: what sort of boat he has, whether he keeps it in the water or on a trailer, and how much boating he does. *It's the sort of thing about which rasonable people can differ. Geoff Shoot. All my life I've use gas to clean my hands with, and now I'm hearing it's not a good thing to do. Crap. -- John *H* Remember the little droplets of mercury we used to play with as kids. With every hazardous material we have touched, its a marvel that our hands haven't rotted and fallen off. ;-) I think mercury affects your brain. Mine dropped off years ago. -- John *H*- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Anybody remember the SBS tags in the eastern corridor on the toll booths? Just Wait a Frekin' Minute!?.... SBS 1969 ;) |
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Jim writes: A hazzardous condition exists while transporting gasoline in the trunk of the car. So can we take it that you're terrified when you bring home gas in a jug for your lawnmower, then? Do you wear one of those shiny silver suits with the tinted window in the hood, like airport crash crews wear, while you're behind the wheel? Gee, all my racing friends and I never realized that we were taking out very lives in our hands by transporting several jugs of gasoline to the track at a time in our tow vehicles. Oh, the humanity! A hazzardous condition exists when pouring gasoline while standing on a shaky finger pier. But not while boarding or disembarking from a boat with other items in you hands while standing on a shaky finger pier? A hazzardous condition exists when trying to load gas cans over the gunnel [sic] onto the deck which you just can't seem to reach. But not when you're trying to load whatever other, usual stuff you bring aboard over the gunwale onto the deck which you just can't seem to reach? Perhaps this is a "boat too far from the dock" problem and not a "gasoline in jugs" problem, and it could easily be addressed by simply *pulling the boat closer?* That always worked for me. Maybe you do your boating in some Lovecraftian universe with non-Euclidian geometry, where such a straightforward approach wouldn't apply. "Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh Wgah'nagl fhtan!" A hazzardous condition exists when the guy on the next boat is enjoying a cigarette while watching you fuel up, or maybe he decides to fire up the barbee. Well then, *look around* and see if something like that is happening before you begin, and pay attention to what's going on nearby while you're fueling. Anyone who has such a weak sense of situational awareness that he wouldn't notice such things has no business boating to begin with, I'm confident you'd agree. Would *you* want to share the waterways with such a person? Didn't think so. You could even move the boat to the fuel dock or some other open area if it would make you feel better. There's no cosmic law that says this has to be done in your slip. In fact, I never even suggested that, necessarily. : How is pouring gas from a jerrycan any more hazardous than pouring : it from a gas pump hose? It's more awkward, granted (gas is heavy), : but that's a different matter entirely. A handy little lever on the pump nozzle safely starts and stops the flow of gasoline after the nozzle is inserted into the fill hose. Hoses for fuel jugs with shutoff valves on them are both available and effective. I've used them. The nozzle is much easier to handle than a 35 pound gas can. If you'd rather pay out the nose for gas from a fuel dock than heft a few fuel jugs, it's certainly your call. Although I have to say that if you can't life 35 pounds, this is a "physical fitness" problem and not a "fuel jug" problem. Maybe your wife could help you. *grin* The spouts on gas cans seem to want to leak at the most inappropriate time. Not on the jugs I've used while racing. But then, they weren't $5.00 specials from the neighborhood auto-parts emporium. It is virtually impossible to withdraw a partially full gas can without some spillage. The horror! You mean you've never had a little bit of gasoline come out your tank vents while filling from a nozzle? Actually, you should know the capacity of your fuel tank, be able to see how full it is from the gas gauge, and thereby easily be able to estimate how much gas it'll take to fill it. As you approach that volume, start lowering the jug to reduce the flow rate. This is a problem...why? Have you ever tried filling a boat from these cans? Not yet. Until now, gasoline wasn't so expensive that it ever occurred to me. Then again, I've fuelled race cars with them, and I really don't see that the fuel jug is going to know or care what kind of vehicle it's being used to fuel, do you? Why are the cans so expensive? It's the cost of materials. It's apparent from the picture that they're sturdy, with thick walls, and have a lot of plastic in them. : Depends on the individual: what sort of boat he has, whether he keeps : it in the water or on a trailer, and how much boating he does. It's : the sort of thing about which rasonable people can differ. Reasonable people certainly can have differences; but not on wrecked boats ;-) You haven't made much of a case that wrecked boats are a significant possibility. Indeed, you're grasping at straws and are arguing just to argue. If you were really as concerned about "hazardous conditions" as you're pretneding to be, you'd be afraid to set foot outside your house, much less go out on the water. Geoff -- "The problem isn't that Johnny can't read. The problem isn't even that Johnny can't think. The problem is that Johnny doesn't know what thinking is; he confuses it with feeling." -- Thomas Sowell |
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"Geoff Miller" wrote in message et... Have you ever tried filling a boat from these cans? Not yet. Until now, gasoline wasn't so expensive that it ever occurred to me. Then again, I've fuelled race cars with them, and I really don't see that the fuel jug is going to know or care what kind of vehicle it's being used to fuel, do you? Geoff Come back and tell us how it went. Up until now, you have no basis for an informed opinion. And, oh yeah, you have some anger management issues. |
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: "Geoff Miller" wrote in message et... Have you ever tried filling a boat from these cans? Not yet. Until now, gasoline wasn't so expensive that it ever occurred to me. Then again, I've fuelled race cars with them, and I really don't see that the fuel jug is going to know or care what kind of vehicle it's being used to fuel, do you? Geoff Come back and tell us how it went. Up until now, you have no basis for an informed opinion. And, oh yeah, you have some anger management issues. Watching jetskiiers refuel several times on saturday from jugs, it's amazing more haven't exploded in flames....(c; |
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"Larry" wrote in message ... "Jim" wrote in : "Geoff Miller" wrote in message et... Have you ever tried filling a boat from these cans? Not yet. Until now, gasoline wasn't so expensive that it ever occurred to me. Then again, I've fuelled race cars with them, and I really don't see that the fuel jug is going to know or care what kind of vehicle it's being used to fuel, do you? Geoff Come back and tell us how it went. Up until now, you have no basis for an informed opinion. And, oh yeah, you have some anger management issues. Watching jetskiiers refuel several times on saturday from jugs, it's amazing more haven't exploded in flames....(c; Yup! |
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Jim writes: Come back and tell us how it went. Up until now, you have no basis for an informed opinion. Translation: I shot down each of your objections, but you're too stubborn to concede defeat. I have no basis for an informed opinion, eh? I said more than once that I've used those jugs many times. The laws of physics aren't any different just because one is fueling a boat as op- posed to a race car. And, oh yeah, you have some anger management issues. You've got to be kidding; I had fun writing that, especially the Lovecraft part. Maybe it's the inherent limitiations of the printed word that prevented you from grasping that. Alternatively, maybe it was just that you need to stop taking yourelf so bloody seriously and "man up," as they say. Geoff -- "The problem isn't that Johnny can't read. The problem isn't even that Johnny can't think. The problem is that Johnny doesn't know what thinking is; he confuses it with feeling." -- Thomas Sowell |
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Larry writes: Watching jetskiiers refuel several times on saturday from jugs, it's amazing more haven't exploded in flames....(c; The fuel tanks on most, if not all, boats are farther from their engines than the fuel tanks on jetskis are, simply by virtue o the fact that most boats are bigger than jetskis if nothing else. A few summers ago I rented a 40-foot houseboat on Lake Sonoma in the wine country of Northern California. There'd been an incident a year or two previously where a kid swimming near the dock had been electrocuted by straw current, so the "solution" was to cut off all electricity to the dock. As a result, the houseboat- rental guys had to refuel their boats from jugs. Geoff -- "The problem isn't that Johnny can't read. The problem isn't even that Johnny can't think. The problem is that Johnny doesn't know what thinking is; he confuses it with feeling." -- Thomas Sowell |
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"Geoff Miller" wrote in message et... Jim writes: Come back and tell us how it went. Up until now, you have no basis for an informed opinion. Come back and tell us all about your boat fueling experiences after you've done it a couple of times. Till then you're just blowing smoke. |
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On Jun 12, 3:51 pm, "Jim" wrote:
"Geoff Miller" wrote in message et... Jim writes: Come back and tell us how it went. Up until now, you have no basis for an informed opinion. Come back and tell us all about your boat fueling experiences after you've done it a couple of times. Till then you're just blowing smoke. Does anyone have any popcorn to share with me? |
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Jim writes: Come back and tell us all about your boat fueling experiences after you've done it a couple of times. Till then you're just blowing smoke. "Blowing smoke?" That was presented as an idea, a suggestion for getting around high prices at the fuel dock, not as something I've done. You haven't come up with a single, credible reason why it wouldn't work. The objections you cam eup with were silly, and I shot them down one by one. You're arguing just to argue. I don't know why this topic triggered such hostlity in you. Maybe you're one of those people who resists anything new. Alternatively, maybe you're just a dickhead. Geoff -- "A British advertising man with a proper education can make magazine copy for ribbed condoms sound like the Magna goddam Carta." -- Stephen King |
Gas prices, quesiton from a Wrecked boater....;)
On Jun 14, 2:04 pm, (Geoff Miller) wrote:
Jim writes: Come back and tell us all about your boat fueling experiences after you've done it a couple of times. Till then you're just blowing smoke. "Blowing smoke?" That was presented as an idea, a suggestion for getting around high prices at the fuel dock, not as something I've done. You haven't come up with a single, credible reason why it wouldn't work. The objections you cam eup with were silly, and I shot them down one by one. You're arguing just to argue. I don't know why this topic triggered such hostlity in you. Maybe you're one of those people who resists anything new. Alternatively, maybe you're just a dickhead. Geoff -- "A British advertising man with a proper education can make magazine copy for ribbed condoms sound like the Magna goddam Carta." -- Stephen King Florida Jim is a trolling ass. Ignore him. |
Gas prices, quesiton from a Wrecked boater....;)
Geoff Miller wrote:
Jim writes: Come back and tell us all about your boat fueling experiences after you've done it a couple of times. Till then you're just blowing smoke. "Blowing smoke?" That was presented as an idea, a suggestion for getting around high prices at the fuel dock, not as something I've done. You haven't come up with a single, credible reason why it wouldn't work. The objections you cam eup with were silly, and I shot them down one by one. You're arguing just to argue. I don't know why this topic triggered such hostlity in you. Maybe you're one of those people who resists anything new. Alternatively, maybe you're just a dickhead. Geoff -- "A British advertising man with a proper education can make magazine copy for ribbed condoms sound like the Magna goddam Carta." -- Stephen King Jim from Florida is a horse's ass. |
Gas prices, quesiton from a Wrecked boater....;)
On Jun 14, 5:32 pm, wrote:
On Sat, 14 Jun 2008 13:04:39 -0500, (Geoff Miller) wrote: Jim writes: Come back and tell us all about your boat fueling experiences after you've done it a couple of times. Till then you're just blowing smoke. "Blowing smoke?" That was presented as an idea, a suggestion for getting around high prices at the fuel dock, not as something I've done. You haven't come up with a single, credible reason why it wouldn't work. The objections you cam eup with were silly, and I shot them down one by one. You're arguing just to argue. I don't know why this topic triggered such hostlity in you. Maybe you're one of those people who resists anything new. Alternatively, maybe you're just a dickhead. Geoff I almost never fuel my boat by any method other than with jugs. What's the mysterious problem that Jim has when he tries to pour a liquid from one container into another? Static electricity. |
Gas prices, quesiton from a Wrecked boater....;)
JimH wrote:
On Jun 14, 5:32 pm, wrote: On Sat, 14 Jun 2008 13:04:39 -0500, (Geoff Miller) wrote: Jim writes: Come back and tell us all about your boat fueling experiences after you've done it a couple of times. Till then you're just blowing smoke. "Blowing smoke?" That was presented as an idea, a suggestion for getting around high prices at the fuel dock, not as something I've done. You haven't come up with a single, credible reason why it wouldn't work. The objections you cam eup with were silly, and I shot them down one by one. You're arguing just to argue. I don't know why this topic triggered such hostlity in you. Maybe you're one of those people who resists anything new. Alternatively, maybe you're just a dickhead. Geoff I almost never fuel my boat by any method other than with jugs. What's the mysterious problem that Jim has when he tries to pour a liquid from one container into another? Static electricity. Florida Jim? Overwhelming stupidity and clumsiness, if he even has a boat. |
Gas prices, quesiton from a Wrecked boater....;)
wrote in message ... On Sat, 14 Jun 2008 13:04:39 -0500, (Geoff Miller) wrote: Jim writes: Come back and tell us all about your boat fueling experiences after you've done it a couple of times. Till then you're just blowing smoke. "Blowing smoke?" That was presented as an idea, a suggestion for getting around high prices at the fuel dock, not as something I've done. You haven't come up with a single, credible reason why it wouldn't work. The objections you cam eup with were silly, and I shot them down one by one. You're arguing just to argue. I don't know why this topic triggered such hostlity in you. Maybe you're one of those people who resists anything new. Alternatively, maybe you're just a dickhead. Geoff I almost never fuel my boat by any method other than with jugs. What's the mysterious problem that Jim has when he tries to pour a liquid from one container into another? Jim Tried it. Jim thought it was a waste of time and trouble. Jim's problem was that his time was much too valuable to be schlepping jerry jugs full of gas some 200 yards to fuel a boat. The money saved just wasn't worth the trouble. There were other reasons but that was the main one. I understand it is the only option for some and I feel sorry for them. |
Gas prices, quesiton from a Wrecked boater....;)
Vic Smith writes: : As a result, the houseboat-rental guys had to refuel : their boats from jugs. Wine jugs? Chianti. Geoff -- "What do you suppose the waiter will do when you tell him his Chianti tastes as though a platoon of Togolese askari have used it to wash their pits before straining it back into the bottle through a freshly skinned civet's rectum?" -- AA Gill |
Gas prices, quesiton from a Wrecked boater....;)
On Jun 14, 6:22*pm, "Jim" wrote:
wrote in message ... On Sat, 14 Jun 2008 13:04:39 -0500, (Geoff *Miller) wrote: Jim writes: Come back and tell us all about your boat fueling experiences after you've done it a couple of times. Till then you're just blowing smoke. "Blowing smoke?" *That was presented as an idea, a suggestion for getting around high prices at the fuel dock, not as something I've done. You haven't come up with a single, credible reason why it wouldn't work. *The objections you cam eup with were silly, and I shot them down one by one. You're arguing just to argue. *I don't know why this topic triggered such hostlity in you. *Maybe you're one of those people who resists anything new. Alternatively, maybe you're just a dickhead. Geoff I almost never fuel my boat by any method other than with jugs. What's the mysterious problem that Jim has when he tries to pour a liquid from one container into another? Jim Tried it. Jim thought it was a waste of time and trouble. Jim's problem was that his time was much too valuable to be schlepping jerry jugs full of gas some 200 yards to fuel a boat. The money saved just wasn't worth the trouble. There were other reasons but that was the main one. I understand it is the only option for some and I feel sorry for them.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Awe, crap! Now you've went and engaged the two idiots again. Don't you know that if Harry hasn't done it, doesn't own it, hasn't tried it, it's just wrong? |
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