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2012-09-21 Economy

EPA Sets 4-Gallon Minimum for Motorists Buying Gas at Ethanol-15 Pumps

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Posted by Au Auric 2012-09-21 10:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has mandated

We are a nation of laws passed by representatives of the people. Take your mandates you think you can shove down peoples throats and shove them up your ... .

Posted by Elmump Elmereck1851 2012-09-21 10:41|| 2012-09-21 10:41|| Front Page Top

#2 E15 fuel can potentially damage engines made prior to 2000
Article neglects to mention that some manufacturers of 2012 models (e.g. Hyundai) FORBID use of anything more alcoholic than E10.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2012-09-21 10:45|| 2012-09-21 10:45|| Front Page Top

#3 Some of us know it from computer programming, but one of the sure signs that You're Doing It Wrong(tm) is your rule sets become more and more complicated, with all sorts of tweaks and exceptions and special cases. At some point, the only sane thing to do is pitch the whole mess and start over.

Posted by SteveS 2012-09-21 13:38|| 2012-09-21 13:38|| Front Page Top

#4 I'll agree to this if every time I fill up, an EPA official has to drink 4 gallons of the same fuel. And they have to do there, at the gas station in front of us.

Why no, that's not a sparkler in my hand, it's a combustion fueled signalling device.

Posted by Silentbrick - Schlumberger Squishy Mud Division 2012-09-21 16:03|| 2012-09-21 16:03|| Front Page Top

#5 Mechanisms now in place, lovely. Limits on gasoline sales.....hmmmm, used to be called RATIONING.... no ?

Where are my gasoline stamps from yesterday's post?

Posted by Besoeker 2012-09-21 16:47|| 2012-09-21 16:47|| Front Page Top

#6 What do you do about fueling your lawnmower or other gasoline powered tools, chainsaws, weedeaters, generators? I guess they will be mandating that 1, 2, 2.5 gal containers are gone. How much do fuel tanks on motorcycles hold? It seems that some of them don't hold 4 gallons. EPA needs to be cut back seriously; they have become a radical left organization.

Posted by JohnQC 2012-09-21 17:06|| 2012-09-21 17:06|| Front Page Top

#7 Fred sent me.

I got some 10 litre cans of gas from Canada here in the trunk. No ethanol. Only $25 a can.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2012-09-21 19:15|| 2012-09-21 19:15|| Front Page Top

#8 @#6, did that today myself, had the same thought

Likely, you just get your gallon and get charged for 4.

Posted by swksvolFF 2012-09-21 21:13|| 2012-09-21 21:13|| Front Page Top

#9 first wave of EPA firings in a Romney Admin. Get your "hire me now, ___________________ (substitute name of Progressive Institute!" boilerplate at my newsletter..oh, wait...

Posted by Frank G 2012-09-21 21:50|| 2012-09-21 21:50|| Front Page Top

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