Couple of the things I like about Medford: 1) When underpasses are poured, there are truckloads of jagged rocks placed into the concrete. There is no place to sit or lay down under there. 2) There is an ordinance against passing anything - food, spare change, what have you - from a vehicle to a pedestrian. Targets the drivers whose misguided charity ruins a city for everyone paying the bills. As a result, we don't HAVE some bum parked on a bucket at every single corner like Eugene does.
As I have reported, my V-8 F-150 will sometimes make that "ticking" noise when accelerating or going up hill. The manual--for what it's worth--claims that regular grade gasoline is all that is needed. In my area most fuel has corn in it.
Being cheap, I add a few bucks of premium to the tank, then top it off with regular. The ticking or pinging goes away and it's about 3 bucks more per tank to do it this way. I never run below 1/2 tank, and the beast has lasted more than 25 years.
As I have reported, my V-8 F-150 will sometimes make that "ticking" noise when accelerating or going up hill. The manual--for what it's worth--claims that regular grade gasoline is all that is needed. In my area most fuel has corn in it.
Being cheap, I add a few bucks of premium to the tank, then top it off with regular. The ticking or pinging goes away and it's about 3 bucks more per tank to do it this way. I never run below 1/2 tank, and the beast has lasted more than 25 years.
If that's current then IL is aiming to jump up to the #2 spot this year. There is a $0.19/gallon tax hike bumping around the legislature now that is already figured into this year's budget revenues.
Government regulations increase the cost of fuel. Reduce/eliminate regulations especially EPA regs and we will bring gas back to 1.50/gallon or below. Oil companies then can sell oil for around $30-40/barrel and everyone makes/saves money.
In Wisconsin, they just added a 9% "surcharge" on gasoline at the pump. As gas prices go up, so does the amount of this surcharge.
A lobbyist in our area states that this surcharge does not go against the price or transportation of fuel, it just goes to the libtards. I do not know how accurate this epithet really is.
Surcharge, fee, toll, bond are all different words for TAX. But usually if they use one of those words they can bypass the will of the people. That, of course, is called tyranny.
Checking the fill-up receipt from this morning:
Gallons: 24.64
Blend: 89
Price: $2.689
Total: 66.26
I can run the really bad stuff (85% ethanol) if I want to run to Kroger, but I generally like to treat my engine and fuel system nicely, and give it the decent stuff once in a while. My brother-in-law mechanic said it reduces carbon build-up to run a higher octane once in a while. Good for injectors and pistons.
He also recommends an "Italian tune-up" once in while too.
Take it out for a spin, hammer down on the gas, crank those RPMs and blow the crud out.
Engines are designed to push 6-8K RPMs easily, yet with modern driving, rarely ever do. It's actually good for them every now and then. Mine will push 10K without breaking a sweat, so I have fun once in while. (there is no PRM "red zone" on the dash of a 5.0 Coyote :tango_face_grin
HOWEVER...you done gone and done it! Opened up the can of ethanol worms...:vs_mad: I. HATE. ETHANOL.
Ethanol makes no sense to me. Take good food and good fuel and burn the good fuel to turn the good food into bad fuel. Not to mention grossly over-pay the farmers with my tax dollars to utilize their assets to grow the food in the first place
Another example of government over reach and regulations gone wild.
Thanks Kauboy :vs_mad: (and I was having a good day dang it!:vs_peace
Slip, who says the food they use is "good"? Here in Wisconsin they have a way of bleeding off the ethanol and feeding the corn back to the cattle. Not one domestic tortilla's life is taken in the midst of this debauchery.
Besides, I'll eat creamed corn only about twice per year, and because The Corn Fest is held in my burg, I usually avoid the entire nightmare.
Slip, who says the food they use is "good"? Here in Wisconsin they have a way of bleeding off the ethanol and feeding the corn back to the cattle. Not one domestic tortilla's life is taken in the midst of this debauchery.
Besides, I'll eat creamed corn only about twice per year, and because The Corn Fest is held in my burg, I usually avoid the entire nightmare.
McDaniels is in the livestock biz to supplement all that squeezed corn off cast - there's mountains & mountains of it - same same with veggie oil production ...
We are paying 265-ish per gallon here in Florida.
Not to worry --- we will be paying 3.00 a gallon by summer
Summer blend according to the oil barons, but it is all about profit!!
2008 and 2012 was when we hit $4+ here. Paid $3.67 monday at Costco which is only about a dime cheaper than the regular stations, Costco usually average around 50 cents cheaper.
Under $3 in West MI, but Wretched Gretchen wanted a 45 cent a gallon gas tax to fix the dam roads . Now the beancounters say that not enough, and 75 cents is more than likely not enough..
After hearing 4 bucks a gallon,$2.73 feels pretty good.
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