Urinating competition - Just not in your gas tank! [RE-wrenches]

[Matt Tritt]

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Matt

Oddly enough, I have experience with BD! At least I managed to convince one
of my daughters in it enough for her to buy a new Jetta TDI expressly to run
on the stuff. My son-in-law, left-wing pinko commie that he is (Good Lad!)
also bought a 98 Mercedes 300 TD for the same reason. Both cars run
perfectly on store-bought BD, but at $3.50 a gallon they'd better!

I have an 85 Peugeot TD wagon (that gets 40 MPG on plain old Diesel) needful
of a new tranny that we've kept for the same reason. Now to find a spare
month to fix it.
Used French-fry oil is another matter. The cost of converting to a secondary
tank, fuel heaters and extra filters seems a little daunting to me, but a
lot of perfectly sane people take the time to do it.

Good luck!

Matt T
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Matt Lafferty" <mlafferty at universalenergies.com>
To: <RE-wrenches at topica.com>; <RE-wrenches at topica.com>
Sent: Friday, June 04, 2004 2:16 PM
Subject: RE: Urinating competition - Just not in your gas tank!
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Whoa!

Hey, Onlist and Offlist.... I Love & Respect BOTH of you for all you
contribute to what it is we all (In my opinion) are/should be trying to
accomplish!

We're all gonna have our perspectives and opinions on any given topic, but
isn't that a big part of the value here?  It is up to us as individuals to
decide whether or not we read a person's posts.  None of us want to be
"bothered" with something we may not think applies to us... Much like those
of you who just delete anything with my name attached to it.  No hard
feelings from here!  (Matt T: Your follow-up post just came in and it is
consistent with what I'm trying to say, so thanks for that!)

(Michael W: Yours too!  I'm sure I'll get my spanking and I'm willing to
take it 'cause I'm already typing... Sorry to everybody in advance, from the
heart.)

A HUGE part of what I find to be the core value of this forum is the
contributions of all... Including Michael W.... I surely don't have the time
to devote to maintaining a list and deeply appreciate his personal
commitment... (No, not A**Kissing... Just observation.)  Maybe / Probably I
missed something in the whole exchange on the table here, but I did go back
and review after Allan's post and certainly wasn't offended by anything
within the thread.  Two cents.

Having taken and taken-to-heart-as-best-I-can the "offlist corrective
notices & spankings"  I have gotten over the past 2-1/2 years for some of my
posts (Thank you Michael!), I have a deeper understanding and appreciation
for the list.  An added benefit in my opinion... Consistent with what I
believe many, if not all / most of us hold dear... Freedom of Speech comes
at a Cost!

We will not always share a common perspective or judgement on a given
situation.  Plain and simple.  Whenever we "sign up for something", we
should also be willing to accept the "rules" that go with it.... Not unlike
"putting PV/Wind on the Grid", in my perspective.  If we are going to accept
"rebates", then we must also accept that others have a stake in it, too.
This results in "rules"... Right or not they exist.  It is up to us as
individuals and a collective whole to stand against what we think / know is
wrong and support what we think / know is right!  Therein lies the core
benefit of "freedom" of speech.

To re-cap: We are all right... In our own minds!  (Yes, that means me, too!)

In keeping with the RE aspect (and to change the subject)... Are there any
Wrenches that have Bio-Diesel Vehicle experience out there?  Been interested
for a long time and am at the point where I will be selling my 4-Runner in
the next week or two to make the switch.  Would like to make as educated a
decision as possible.  I have to believe that somebody here can share.  On
or off the list.  Hey, what could be more RE (Besides Sun & Wind) than used
French Fry grease?

Mostly interested in fuel-gathering / fuel-processing experience... Strongly
leaning toward 1984 or newer VW, if that matters.  Any & all input is
totally appreciated.

Peace, Sunshine, Palm Trees, and Tax/War-Free Fuels for All!

Matt Lafferty
Universal Energies Institute
mlafferty at universalenergies.com
(916) 422-9772
(916) 628-7694 Cell
(916) 914-2247 Fax
www.universalenergies.com


-----Original Message-----
From: Matt Tritt [mailto:solarone at charter.net]
Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 11:19 PM
To: RE-wrenches at topica.com; RE-wrenches at topica.com
Subject: Re: Urinating competition [RE-wrenches]

Allan,

I was and I am. Surely you have other more pressing obligations than
score-keeping on this list? I was under the assumption that it's actually
Michaels job to remind us of the rules and standards of ethics.

I stand by what I said before. But I suppose that's just my opinion, isn't
it? By the way, all the people who contacted me off-list found my
information useful and thanked me for providing it. Yours was the only
negative comment in the bunch. How ironic.

Matt T

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Allan Sindelar" <allan at positiveenergysolar.com>
To: <RE-wrenches at topica.com>; <RE-wrenches at topica.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 8:27 PM
Subject: Re: Inter-Wrench Policy Adherence Conflict (was small rooftop wind
turbine) [RE-


Matt,
I presume that you are referring to me as the "self-appointed policy
police". Fair enough; I call it as I see it, and you may label me such if
you need to. But note that the first and second time that you made reference
in a Wrenches post to a product you are apparently developing and/or
representing I said nothing. The third time (if my memory serves me
correctly) is too much, in my opinion. If you have a good product, tell us
in a Home Power ad, or a press release on SolarAccess.com, Renewable Energy
World, or some such; not here. Fair enough?

Allan at Pos E

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Matt Tritt" <solarone at charter.net>

Thanks for that, Jerry,
I've been writing and rewriting a response to that little message, but it
kept coming out wrong. What I was intending to say was something like: this
is supposed to be a forum that shares knowledge and experience with the
intended result of a more educated and capable installer population, not a
venue for self-authorized policy police. But I didn't quite have the nerve.
Fortunately, you and those who have expressed interest off-line now know a
little bit more about what's out there, which was the whole idea. ;-)

----- Original Message -----
yeah, but if you hadn't bent the rules then i might
have never learned that little bit of potentially
useful information.
jerry

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Matt Tritt"
> I can't go blabbing about them on the list (or did I
> already?)

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