[Milsurplus] Little "Field Day" Genny, Remarkable Price.

[Peter Gottlieb]

Ice thunder storms?  Just wonderful.

  In the northeast we sometimes get ice storms which coat everything in inches 
of clear ice.  When that happens you know you're not getting power back for a 
week, if you're lucky.



On 1/10/2016 8:26 PM, Bill Carns wrote:
> Thanks for the good laugh.  As a fifth generation corn farmer from Nebraska,
> I would just ask you when was the last time you saw a corn farmer driving a
> Mercedes?  Checked the price of corn lately?
>
> Been out to survey the damage from the new phenomenon of ice thunder storms
> and looked at what that will do to a pivot or a run of power lines?  About
> $100K worth - in one winter?
>
> Rich in tradition - yes!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Milsurplus [mailto:milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of
> Peter Gottlieb
> Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2016 6:27 PM
> To: milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] Little "Field Day" Genny, Remarkable Price.
>
> It didn't even seem like a good idea back when Bush pushed it through, but
> it sure made some farmers real rich!
>
> I dislike using gasoline for generators anyhow, but it seems there's not
> much choice for small ones.
>
>
> On 1/10/2016 7:13 PM, Kenneth G. Gordon wrote:
>> On 10 Jan 2016 at 14:59, WA5CAB--- via Milsurplus wrote:
>>
>>> IThere are places in the country where thanks to the Feds, it is illegal
> for
>>> businesses that sell gasoline to the general public to sell gasoline that
> does
>>> not contain corn liquor.  Houston is one of them.
>> Crapola! I had no idea! What stupidity! :-(
>>
>>> Another down side to the ethanol nonsense is that gasoline containing it
>>> produces lower fuel milage (and presumable lower operating time per tank
> full
>>> with a generator.
>> Yes....among other bad things... :-(
>>
>> Ken W7EKB
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