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Thread ID: 13827 | Posts: 12 | Started: 2004-05-22
2004-05-22 00:48 | User Profile
[url]http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=509&u=/ap/20040521/ap_on_bi_ge/oil_prices_6&printer=1[/url] 45 days until additional crude affects US gas prices. But, INCREASES always have an effect that very day. Plus, Bushy is paying top dollar to fill the reserves with taxpayer money and make his oil pals some windfall profits. Greed stinks.
2004-05-22 03:50 | User Profile
Still have 423 gallons of gasoline in my pre-paid deal with the corner Chevron service station, my price was of $1.78 and now it is at $2.48 per gallon.
My little truck with the 75 MPG is doing great and now some "friends" wants me to do it to their trucks,,,,,,,, only thing is that their trucks are all the big ones and I dont think it will work on theirs since my extra engine on the bed of the truck is only 11 HP.
2004-05-24 03:07 | User Profile
Ponce, What kind of a set up do you run that gets 75 mpg?
Al Benson, Jr. CLICK FOR ARCHIVE You Need To Pay Higher Gas Taxes Many in the federal government have, for years, felt the American people are way too greedy. We don't enjoy paying taxes and we have this strange desire to want to hang onto our own money that we have worked hard to earn. For most of us it didn't grow on the money tree in the back yard or suddenly show up on the tray next to our silver spoon - we worked hard to earn it. However the feds have long felt we were too greedy because we would like to hold onto the fruit of our labor rather than "investing" it via taxes in the socialistic pork projects of a benevolent government.
Many in the "news" media have willingly gone along with and supported the government's Marxist ideology for redistributing our wealth to others that have not worked or it, according to their perceived "needs." For instance, Andrew Sullivan, a senior editor at "The New Republic" feels that, at their current levels, our gas prices are just way too low. He has stated that "gas is woefully undertaxed in this country." He would love to see a dollar a gallon added to the existing gas taxes we already pay. According to Laurence M. Vance, a Greek teacher at Pensacola Bible Institute, who also happens to have a master's degree in accounting, Mr. Sullivan feels that an increased gas tax will be good because it will cut the deficit, help the environment, and keep the government "fiscally honest and accountable."
I don't know what this guy has been smoking, but whatever it is, it seems to produce the grandest possible illusions. It must have LSD beat by a mile! How will an added gas tax help the environment? Will it force many of us to quit driving our cars and go out and buy a horse for transportation, or maybe we should all be reduced to riding bicycles like they do in Red China. Would that include Congressmen and other political liars as well as media liars also? And if the government has not been able to be fiscally honest up to this point, why should we be willing to trust them with even more of our hard-earned cash? Sounds like this guy would try to cure an alcoholic by giving him copious amounts of booze.
Mr. Vance has informed us that "The federal excise tax on gasoline has been 18.4 cents per gallon since 1993. On top of this, each of the fifty states also levies its own gas tax...But this is only the beginning, for these figures do not take into account local taxes and 'other' taxes placed on gasoline." He noted several states where counties also impose their own gas taxes and "Some of these states even tax the taxes on gasoline." Sounds as if government at all levels is intent on bleeding us dry.
Vance has observed that: "The average price of a gallon of gasoline, exclusive of taxes, is about $1.45. This means that gas taxes as a percentage of the product price amount to about 29.5 percent. Imagine paying a tax of 29.5 percent on everything you purchase. The American public would be outraged. So why are they not outraged about the taxes on gasoline?...the gas tax is a hidden tax. Not one American out of a hundred could tell you what the federal tax is on a gallon of gasoline." In other words, if you can manage to keep the tax hidden, the suckers will pay without protest If King George had been able to figure out a way to do this in the 1770s we might still be a British colony.
Janine Hansen, who is running for Congress as an independent in the 2nd district in Nevada has noted that: "The rising cost of gasoline is linked to the huge federal deficit and our trade deficit is caused by the policies of the Republicans and Democrats in power ... As the value of the dollar continues to fall the price of gasoline will rise causing a great hardship on Americans." Incidentally, anyone wanting to find out more about Janine's candidacy can call 775-284-4427.
Quite frankly, the federal government could care less about the hardships its policies impose of the American people - as long as we are there to provide them with unending revenue and our sons and daughters are there to provide them with cannon fodder for their perpetual wars for perpetual peace they will exploit it all to the uttermost. After all, it may take a lot of broken eggs to cook Leviathan's omelet. Christians, conservatives and all patriotic types need to begin to wake up and smell the coffee. Voting for either Bush or Kerry will not cut the mustard. It will only provide us with more of the same lunacy we have experienced up to now. You need to look elsewhere and vote elsewhere.
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2004-05-24 21:36 | User Profile
The feds and neocons have said for years that gas was a bargain and the pricing was unrealistically disassociated from inflation. 37.4 cents of each gallon in VA is tax. That's over 19 percent tax, and they are talking about raising it.
2004-05-24 23:03 | User Profile
[QUOTE=Blond Knight]Ponce, What kind of a set up do you run that gets 75 mpg?
He must have wanted someone to ask. I suspect it has something to do with a very small truck with an 11HP engine. Still, I find it incredible.
I'm not too worried about the price of gas.
2004-05-25 00:06 | User Profile
[QUOTE=Happy Hacker]He must have wanted someone to ask. I suspect it has something to do with a very small truck with an 11HP engine. Still, I find it incredible.
I'm not too worried about the price of gas.[/QUOTE]
Hehehehehehehehehe, you are right,,,,,,, the trick is to first, using the trucks engine, obtain the speed that you want,,,,,say 60 to 70 MPH, then you put you truck on neutral and the Honda engine on the bed of the truck takes over.
This must be done on flat land for as you know you only need 8 HP in order to maintain the needed speed.
By keeping the truck on neutral I still have lights, radio, assist brakes and so on and in case of emergency all that I have to do is to put my truck in gear and take off.
If I were to be back in California I would problaby be in jail by now for what ever reason, two things that I have done is put an extra mufler on the engine and I keep the shell camper on.
2004-05-25 00:53 | User Profile
Gas prices are a legitimate concern for many people, myself included. I have friends who have small businesses, like deliveries or mowing lawns, and it has certainly begun to pinch them. The price is not a matter of production, either; it is the uncertainly and doubt caused by this damn fool war.
2004-05-25 01:24 | User Profile
[QUOTE=Ponce]Hehehehehehehehehe, you are right,,,,,,, the trick is to first, using the trucks engine, obtain the speed that you want,,,,,say 60 to 70 MPH, then you put you truck on neutral and the Honda engine on the bed of the truck takes over.
This must be done on flat land for as you know you only need 8 HP in order to maintain the needed speed.
By keeping the truck on neutral I still have lights, radio, assist brakes and so on and in case of emergency all that I have to do is to put my truck in gear and take off.
If I were to be back in California I would problaby be in jail by now for what ever reason, two things that I have done is put an extra mufler on the engine and I keep the shell camper on.[/QUOTE]
Ponce's "hybrid" design, step aside Toyota :alucard:
Let me express doubt over that 75mpg figure, homeboy.
2004-05-25 02:55 | User Profile
A google search of Rudolph Gunnerman will yield some very interesting results. Does any one else remember this guys story from back in the 80's & 90's?
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Rudolf W. Gunnerman of Reno, Nevada has invented a safe, inexpensive, environment-friendly fuel that could revolutionize transportation and counteract the world's most prevalent source of pollutionââ¬âthe 3 billion gallons of petroleum burned every day world-wide.
Gunnerman came to the US from Germany in 1949, with 21 years behind him and only $20 in his pocket. After much time and effort, his engineering skills and innovations, including a patented process for burning wood pellets (1976), made him a great success.
In 1987, Gunnerman began to apply his talent and his fortune to water-based fuels. Though it is proverbial that oil and water don't mix, Gunnerman invented a special emulsifier additive that overcomes that problem. He has created workable mixtures of alcohol and water, gasoline and water, diesel fuel and water, and most recently (1992) water and naphtha, an even cleaner-burning petroleum derivative. These are known collectively as A-55î Clean Fuels.
Gunnerman's fuels could reduce pollutant emissions an average of 50 percent, while improving efficiency in vehicles over 25 percent.* The fuels are safer than gasoline, being flame-resistant outside the engine. The A-55î Fuels can even reduce water pollution, since contaminated water produced by crude-oil refineries can be used as their water base. Gunnerman's fuels can be manufactured and distributed using current facilities, and can be used in any open-flame or internal combustion engineââ¬âin fact, they can be used in most existing cars after only $300 of mechanical adjustments.
Gunnerman has had great success with the transportation and utilities companies already using his fuels. Oil companies also look with favor on his fuels, since they offer relief to the petroleum market in light of tightening emission regulations. He now holds seven US patents and many more from other countries; he has active or pending licensing agreements in Australia, Korea, Mexico, and elsewhere. Rudolf Gunnerman continues to move toward his goal of making his revolutionary fuels available to the world.
To read about another environment-friendly inventor, see our profile of Patricia Billings
*A-55î L.P. is the source for this information. The Lemelson-MIT Awards Program and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology cannot guarantee the accuracy of the statement.
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Wonder Fuel Composed of 1/2 Water, 1/2 Petrol Becomes Newest Entrant in Alternate Fuels Race
An inventor's water-based fuel for gasoline and diesel engines has been taken up by a major U.S. engine manufacturer, Caterpillar, Inc., (Peoria, IL) with promising potential for reduced air pollution, higher fuel economy, and better auto safety.
Caterpillar, Inc., has formed a joint venture with exclusive rights to develop and commercialize the new alternative fuel technology. The technique enables internal combustion engines to operate efficiently on a mixture of water and carbon-based fuel.
Caterpillar's offshoot, Advanced Fuels LLC, will be an equal partnership with the inventor's company, A-55 LP (Reno, NV). Rudolf Gunnerman, 66, German-born chief executive of A-55, worked nearly 7 years bringing the process along. He holds full international patents.
A-55 derives its name from one of the new experimental fuels, an aqueous milky emulsion for gasoline engines of around 55% water by weight (43% by volume), mixed with 45% regular gasoline and a splash of the "secret emulsifier" which allows the water and fuel to mix and remain in that condition. A diesel oil counterpart is dubbed D-55 for the diesel cycle.
The new fuel is cleaner-burning, more environmentally friendly, and less flammable because of its high water content, which is emitted as steam in the exhaust. Practical demonstrations show it is flame resistant even with a blow-torch, until confined in a combustion chamber.
"The A-55 technology is one of the most promising developments to date," said Richard L. Thompson, president of Caterpillar's engine development division.
Gunnerman says that converting a gasoline engine to burn A-55 fuel could cost less that $500. His next project? Developing the "X fuel," a mixture of naptha (which costs 50% less than gasoline) and water, virtually eradicating the need for gasoline. For further information, contact A-55 at 702/826-8300.
(Bloomberg Business News/Business Week: 7/25; 8/8)
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2004-05-25 05:05 | User Profile
[QUOTE=madrussian]Ponce's "hybrid" design, step aside Toyota :alucard:
Let me express doubt over that 75mpg figure, homeboy.[/QUOTE]
Well Madrussina what ever you think of me is really irevelant after all you don't work, eat, sleep or sh*t for me,,,,,,,, however I and getting 75 miles per gallon, as an average. and I am very happy with it.
Something else that I finished three days ago is an air solar heather for my home and it works great.
Next project will be a solar water heather for my jacuzzy.
2004-05-25 05:20 | User Profile
You did a much better job than Toyota or Honda with their smaller more aerodynamic cars (and with engines optimized for the duty).
Solar Heather? You are one lucky homeboy.
2004-05-25 14:29 | User Profile
Good article BK. Makes one wonder why Jorge Boosh isn't suggesting this fuel alternative. Mr. Boosh doesn't seem to have too many ideas that don't involve jailing or killing someone..