On Sat, 6 Sep 2003 14:12:16 +0000 (UTC), "sam1967@hetnet.nl"
sam1967@hetnet.nl> wrote:


they were concerned about tax evasion i would imagine.
they could tax cooking oil as well i suppose.
however one of their arguments for such heavy taxation on petrol is to
curb its use because it is an environmental pollutant.
what are the pollutants released by cooking oil ?
Indeed the police probably were deployed becuase of tax evasion but
surely tax evasion is first detected by HM customs who then build a
case and act. It is not therefore the job of PC Plod on the streets of
Postle Park to step out and detain a motorist whos vehicle might be
emitting an unseemly whiff of cooking chips or fried Mars Bars. I say
again,what business is it of Government or Police if i want to put
Cooking oil in my car?. If i put water in my car would it be ok?.

"That's my Retirement Grease!!!"

No, seriously! Car engines have to be adapted, but it works (though
your car may smell like a chip shop). Other alternatives include
biodiesel and bioethanol. For some of these you don't even have to
adapt your engine.

It's said that Britian could grow all the car fuel it needs on a
quarter of its agricultural land (which would be good for farmers too
in the current agricultural depression).

This might make an alternative to Big Oil flying airliners into
landmark buildings as an excuse to conquer the Middle East's oil
reserves.

Freeman
www.geocities.com/LibertyStrikesBack/

"alan hayes" <alan.hayes1@btinternet.com> wrote in message
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Well said, This world of ours needs a wake-up call, we have the
technology
to solve all our transportation problems without oil, I know at the
moment
we have to depend on the stuff to make practically everything we need,
but
a
start could be made, and will have to be made soon, America will soon
need
more oil than it can import. I thought it particularly poingnant to see
Ragaa Omarr's (I apologise for the incorrect spelling)

Yeah, well there's a lot of it about.

Are you going to apologis for top posting too?

"Freeman" <libertystrikesback@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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No, seriously! Car engines have to be adapted, but it works (though
your car may smell like a chip shop). Other alternatives include
biodiesel and bioethanol. For some of these you don't even have to
adapt your engine.

No, seriously.

First, it's not gasolene - it's gasoline.
Second, it's called petrol over here.
Thirdly, chip fat works in *diesel* engines.

On Sat, 06 Sep 2003 17:00:36 +0100, tarquinlinbin
fleagle@myrealbox.com> wrote:

On Sat, 6 Sep 2003 14:12:16 +0000 (UTC), "sam1967@hetnet.nl"
sam1967@hetnet.nl> wrote:


they were concerned about tax evasion i would imagine.
they could tax cooking oil as well i suppose.
however one of their arguments for such heavy taxation on petrol is to
curb its use because it is an environmental pollutant.
what are the pollutants released by cooking oil ?
Indeed the police probably were deployed becuase of tax evasion but
surely tax evasion is first detected by HM customs who then build a
case and act. It is not therefore the job of PC Plod on the streets of
Postle Park to step out and detain a motorist whos vehicle might be
emitting an unseemly whiff of cooking chips or fried Mars Bars. I say
again,what business is it of Government or Police if i want to put
Cooking oil in my car?. If i put water in my car would it be ok?.

i agree . no business whatever. but labour are totalitarians
par-excellence. btw it is possil park and i would advise anyone to run
through it very fast.
Yes I had heard this also!!,thanks for the correct spelling.

"tarquinlinbin" <fleagle@myrealbox.com> wrote in message
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On Sat, 6 Sep 2003 14:12:16 +0000 (UTC), "sam1967@hetnet.nl"
sam1967@hetnet.nl> wrote:


they were concerned about tax evasion i would imagine.
they could tax cooking oil as well i suppose.
however one of their arguments for such heavy taxation on petrol is to
curb its use because it is an environmental pollutant.
what are the pollutants released by cooking oil ?
Indeed the police probably were deployed becuase of tax evasion but
surely tax evasion is first detected by HM customs who then build a
case and act. It is not therefore the job of PC Plod on the streets of
Postle Park to step out and detain a motorist whos vehicle might be
emitting an unseemly whiff of cooking chips or fried Mars Bars. I say
again,what business is it of Government or Police if i want to put
Cooking oil in my car?. If i put water in my car would it be ok?.

If it really does smell that bad, it's probably breaking the emissions part
of the MOT, and therefore could be considered unroadworthy. They can pull
you over for a faulty silencer too.

Perhaps they should pull Tony Blair over..

No, seriously! Car engines have to be adapted, but it works (though
your car may smell like a chip shop). Other alternatives include
biodiesel and bioethanol. For some of these you don't even have to
adapt your engine.

It's said that Britian could grow all the car fuel it needs on a
quarter of its agricultural land (which would be good for farmers too
in the current agricultural depression).

-->snip unsubstantiated inuuendo<--

Hobnoxious, or whatever stupid name you have, I never apologise to
ignorant cretins such as yourself, only normal, polite people, go
insert your stupid head into a milk bottle, it might just be big
enough to fit. "Hognoxious" <hognoxious _ k o s h e r @hotmail.com
-->snip<--

First, it's not gasolene - it's gasoline.
Second, it's called petrol over here.
Thirdly, chip fat works in *diesel* engines.

libertystrikesback@yahoo.co.uk (Freeman) wrote in
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No, seriously! Car engines have to be adapted, but it works (though
your car may smell like a chip shop). Other alternatives include
biodiesel and bioethanol. For some of these you don't even have to
adapt your engine.

It's said that Britian could grow all the car fuel it needs on a
quarter of its agricultural land (which would be good for farmers too
in the current agricultural depression).

-->snip unsubstantiated inuuendo<--

libertystrikesback@yahoo.co.uk (Freeman) wrote in message
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I wonder. I buy gasoline at 2.22/galon. But vegtable oil costs me
5.45/gallon (at Costco). I really wonder how economical it would
be...... Maybe if the agricultural industry could ramp up its
production (and assuming that supply always exceeds demand...)

But solutions to complex problems are only simple to simple-minded
people.

"Dai Ichi" <daiichi@terracox.syzygy-tech.com> wrote in message
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libertystrikesback@yahoo.co.uk (Freeman) wrote in message
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I wonder. I buy gasoline at 2.22/galon. But vegtable oil costs me
5.45/gallon (at Costco). I really wonder how economical it would
be...... Maybe if the agricultural industry could ramp up its
production (and assuming that supply always exceeds demand...)

Why assume that?

I think the plan was to use waste oil (that had already been used for chips
and stuff), atleast that was what I saw on Top Gear. But just how much of
that is available? Even someone who eats chips everyday is unlikely to get
through a litre of oil a week. Can't drive far on that.

But solutions to complex problems are only simple to simple-minded
people.

Indeed.

The proper use for seed oils should be as a lubricant for ethanol in
diesel engines.

Mixing 8 gallons of canola oil to 100 gallons of ethanol will ensure
lubrication of the fuel pump and injectors.

Ethanol can be made in vast quantities from sugar beets, sugar cane,
and wood waste.