Gas Shortage

[raindancer]

No gas at the pumps, anywhere in my vicinity.

The Colonial Pipeline leak doesn't seem to matter to most.

Time to pump up my bicycle tires.

Or, build an engine that runs on kudzu. I could be rich!

 

[Hard_Rom]

Diesel engine on vegetable oil. As long as there are deep fryers around you're good to go.

or pelletize the kudzu and go with a steam engine. Steam engine cars not what they used to be.

http://media.techeblog.com/images/steamenginecar.jpg

 

[chillywilly2]

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[Sean Renaud]

Diesel engine on vegetable oil. As long as there are deep fryers around you're good to go.

or pelletize the kudzu and go with a steam engine. Steam engine cars not what they used to be.

http://media.techeblog.com/images/steamenginecar.jpg

I've always wondered how well that would work large scale. I mean I've read plenty on it and seen the mythbusters tackle it but Fast Food joints only give the stuff away because they have NO use for it. Can you fathom if even 5% of the cars in your area were competing for the KFC grease? Sounds like same problem different day.

Though possibly diversification would be a decent stop gap.

 

[raindancer]

Hrm, I wonder if the scrap metal yard has lay-away.

I need a basket for my bicycle to haul stuff.

 

[thør]

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Indeed!

 

[thør]

Hrm, I wonder if the scrap metal yard has lay-away.

I need a basket for my bicycle to haul stuff.

Get a rear rack and some panniers.

 

[Stewart_Pidd]

switch from tacos to burritos and use natural gas bro!

Stew

 

[raindancer]

There is a lot of grease in the South but kudzu is a strangling pest.

 

[raindancer]

Get a rear rack and some panniers.

Good call. I have a rear rack, already. I need the panniers and a front basket. And some new shocks.

 

[raindancer]

switch from tacos to burritos and use natural gas bro!

Stew

No can do, Stew. No can do!

 

[LIVINRFANTASIES]

Denny

My friend, yes I have a real friend, has been using waste cooking oil in his Dodge dually truck for years. His only problem is the smell. Animals and fat women follow him home and lick the tail pipe.

By the way, where is this here gas shortage? I did notice here in the corn belt regular went up 13 cents yesterday.
Since I can drive my American car made in Canada 425 miles on a tank of gas I don't have to worry until around Thanksgiving.

 

[trysail]

No gas at the pumps, anywhere in my vicinity.

The Colonial Pipeline leak doesn't seem to matter to most.

Time to pump up my bicycle tires.

Or, build an engine that runs on kudzu. I could be rich!

The Colonial Pipeline leak matters a lot to folk who aren't currently able to get gasoline or whose prices have suddenly jumped (and that would include wide swathes of Georgia, the Carolinas, Virginia and Maryland).


Kudzu: The Plant That Ate The South.



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[thør]

Good call. I have a rear rack, already. I need the panniers and a front basket. And some new shocks.

I'm guessing shocks means the front fork. Is the bike worth a new front fork?

 

[raindancer]

The Colonial Pipeline leak matters a lot to folk who aren't currently able to get gasoline or whose prices have suddenly jumped (and that would include wide swathes of Georgia, the Carolinas, Virginia and Maryland).


Kudzu: The Plant That Ate The South.



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Yes and yes. I live in an area where most commute an hour or longer. Gas was $2.25/gal before the pumps closed.

 

[raindancer]

I'm guessing shocks means the front fork. Is the bike worth a new front fork?

Damn it. I need a new bike. Or to learn to weld.

 

[Hard_Rom]

I'm not a big fan of baskets on front of bike. But bet this things hauls groceries quite well.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Pz0VuXJkL...4/MA06u-HRffM/s1600/Home-Built+Cargo+Bike.jpg

And who needs gasoline (point is it can be done)

http://socialearth.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/rickshaw.jpg

Get one of these with electric motor. Once oil runs out this may be the Porsche of the future

http://extras.mnginteractive.com/li...__dc18f03d-84e5-4909-b06f-d7bef28bfada~p1.jpg

 

[neci]

are you stocked up on clean water and canned goods?

 

[girlsmiley]

This thread is making me want to spend money on my pushy.

My other bikes have rear racks and bags and lights and computers, but not my new bike.

 

[raindancer]

are you stocked up on clean water and canned goods?

Yes. I am prepared, like crazy survivalist prepared.

I worry about getting to doctor appointments and PT. No mass trans, out in the boonies. I can ride my bike for supplies, if needed.

 

[raindancer]

This thread is making me want to spend money on my pushy.

My other bikes have rear racks and bags and lights and computers, but not my new bike.

Pics, please!

 

[Hard_Rom]

I want one of these.

http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_lrg/1811_05.jpg

E-bikes have a lot going for them. All you need is a pudding bowl, a pair of goggles and a white silk scarf.

http://cdn.silodrome.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Caterham-Classic-e-bike-01.jpeg

 

[chillywilly2]

Do some maintenance on the damned pipelines.
Everybody is worried about new pipelines leaking.
New pipelines don't leak...its the old ones that leak

 

[neci]

Yes. I am prepared, like crazy survivalist prepared.

I worry about getting to doctor appointments and PT. No mass trans, out in the boonies. I can ride my bike for supplies, if needed.

Hopefully it won't be too long. I just realized if disaster were to strike we would be eating pickles and beans. I need to stock up on water.

 

[thør]

Damn it. I need a new bike. Or to learn to weld.

You know a welder......