Replying to a message of TOM WALKER to BOB ACKLEY:

 TW>>> Well Diesel is up to $4.50 per gallon here. Regular is running
 TW>>> arround $3.80. And for the 10 to 1 Corvette and other Hot Rod
 TW>>> owners Suitable High Octane Gas is $6.99 The High Fuel Prices also
 TW>>> Cancled the local "Wings over Gillespe" Air Show.
At least the
 TW>>> major Flying part of it. There was a flyin of some of the planes
 TW>>> but as Ground Displays Only. Ans we are
"Promised" that it will get
 TW>>> Worse as the summer approaches. Some are even predicting $5.00 per
 TW>>> gallon gas.

 BA>> I've seen a prediction of $7.00/gallon gas by winter.  Note that #2
 BA>> diesel and #2 fuel oil are the same thing and have the same price
 BA>> tag; my furnace uses #2 fuel oil and uses about 50 gallons/week
 BA>> during cold weather.

 TW> Actualy #2 Diesel typicaly has an additiave to present microbes
 TW> from growing and plugging the fuel filters.
 TW> This is not a prolbem with Furnace burners.

I wonder why.  One would think that since #2 heating oil tanks are inside
they'd be warmer and microbes would be a problem as well.  Anyhow, the
two are the same price.

#1 heating oil is the stuff that can live outside during the winter.  I've never
bothered to price it as I don't use it.

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