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echo: homepowr
to: CLOYCE OSBORN
from: BRIEN PAGE
date: 1996-12-06 18:07:00
subject: Re: alcohol

 BP> Considering the community you live in, there should be
 BP> plenty of old-timers with lots of practical knowledge in
 BP> these areas. :-)  I don't think I'll ever forget how red
 BP> one of my uncle's face became when this topic came up a
 BP> few years ago.  He and his children were in for a family
 BP> reunion in Dover when an old friend stopped by and wanted
 BP> to talk about the good old days, particularly the alcohol
 BP> fuel making device they had jointly operated.
 CO> Now, are you just REAL sure that they were using the output for fuel? 
:-) 
I have no doubts they tanked up with the fuel they produced. :-)
 CO>  At one time in my varied and checkered career, I 
 CO> delivered Oklahoma City newspapers to southeastern 
 CO> Oklahoma via an ancient Stinson airplane.  I'd leave 
 CO> Oklahoma City just about dusk with the hope of getting 
 CO> back before dawn the next morning.  I remember looking 
 CO> down and counting the fires under the stills.  Needless 
 CO> to say, I always flew at least 2500' above ground 
 CO> level. :-)
Outa sight, outa mind.  Isn't it amazing how the price of sugar was able to 
stop what the government had tried for years to do.
Brien
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