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Subject:Re: broccoli confusion (WAY OT)
From:Mike Miller
Date:Wed, 12 Jan 2000 17:46:51 -0800

Brain not in gear.  Meant We're none of us OLD... Actually not even sure
there's a gearbox, or brain, anymore.

Mike

----- Original Message -----
From: Mike Miller <mwm@LANSET.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2000 5:39 PM
Subject: Re: broccoli confusion (WAY OT)

> We're none of us, at least on the scale of Giant Sequoia trees.
>
> Mike
> 85 Westy, 98 Honda, 41 me
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Stuart MacMillan <stuart@COBALTGROUP.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2000 3:09 PM
> Subject: Re: broccoli confusion (WAY OT)
>
>
> > Wow Ian,
> >
> > I am not the oldest guy on this list-you must be at least 70!  Well, at
> > least the car would be! ;-)
> >
> > Ian Cameron wrote:
> > >
> > > At 10:58 AM 1/12/00 -0800, Tobin Copley wrote:
> > > >I read a similar thing about a fellow who did this with a Mercedes
> diesel.
> > > >If I recall correctly, he did not add anything to the oil, just ran
the
> > > >straight deep-frying veg oil.
> > > My first car (my age 14, car 25) was a Model A Ford.  I used to steal
> > > heating oil from the tank in the basement.  Started the car on gas
(from
> a
> > > one gallon tank in the passengers seat!!!) and when it was hot
switched
> to
> > > oil, which ran through a coil wrapped around the exhaust to get it
warm.
> > > Smoked a bit - well, a lot - but it was cheaper than gas, which was
then
> > > $.42 per gallon.
> >
> > --
> > Stuart MacMillan
> > Manager, Case Program
> > 800-909-8244 ext 208
> >
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