kk4tl wrote:

Channel 13 - WLOS TV in Asheville, NC is reporting that a number of gas
stations in WNC are closing down due to an outage at the supplier's
terminal in Spartanburg, SC. The terminal outage is said to last 3
days or so.

Just a heads up - if you're going to Shelby this weekend, might wanna
keep 'er topped off as you travel through the affected areas. Just got
this clip from http://www.wlos.com./


If anyone is using diesel, the local Giant food store here in Laurel, Maryland
is selling their brand name vegetable oil and Crisco oil in bottles of a
little over two quarts (as of September 2) on sale. It works out to be about
$3.10 per gallon.

(Today, diesel fuel here was priced at +/- $3.65 per gallon.)

A friend of mine is using Crisco in his diesel powered Dodge Ram 2500 pickup truck.

He says he gets 25 to 27+ mpg on the highway (about 10% less than diesel fuel),
vegetable oil provides better lubrication for the fuel injectors than diesel
fuel and it doesn't stink of diesel. He says the diesel engine exhaust smells
like McDonald's french fries.
:-)