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CFrance 05-13-2021 07:28 AM

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Originally Posted by davephan (Post 1943230)
It takes a small fraction of the time to top off my tank than it takes for people to fill their empty tanks.

I topped off my lawn mower gas can so that I can complete the whole lawn mowing job without stopping. I didn’t want to have to drive to the gas station, without completing the mowing.

Also, at the time, the rioting went on for over a week in the Twin Cities. The rioting was causing gasoline stations to close, because the gasoline stations were afraid of the arsonists that were part of the rioting.

There were also reports of cars with the license plates removed, that were filling up gasoline cans at gas stations in the Twin Cities area. Those were probably the arsonists that were part of the rioting.

I thought you explained yourself rather well the first time.

Tmarkwald 05-13-2021 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by tophcfa (Post 1943563)
Good news, when I head north I will be bringing 20 gallons of ethanol-free gas with me. Not hoarding, just because you can't buy ethanol-free gas in Massachusetts and I am sick of cleaning out carburetors that have been gummed up with ethanol in my chain saws, leaf blowers, weed wacker, and generator. I will never figure out why millions of people are starving in this world and our idiotic government determined that we need to add corn based ethanol to our gas. Go figure?

I just buy it by the case at Wal Mart. I go through maybe 2 cans in 3 months. That's like $16 and no hassle taking gas with me....

Dana1963 05-13-2021 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by bonrich (Post 1943746)
Good Lord! You are a fire bomb on wheels. Please drive carefully, you do not want to be in an accident, or rear-ended by another vehicle. Clean the carburetors, it's safer!!

Some people just don’t know how to use the internet Ethanol-free gas stations in the U.S. and Canada

charlieo1126@gmail.com 05-13-2021 09:16 AM

FYI instead of being a moving gas bomb all the way to mass , it’s much easier to just go to any gas station or marina and fill up all your small engines or boats , and if you can’t find done and you don’t believe that ( goggle is your friend) your welcome to come over to my marina in east Boston and fill up

tophcfa 05-13-2021 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by charlieo1126@gmail.com (Post 1943840)
FYI instead of being a moving gas bomb all the way to mass , it’s much easier to just go to any gas station or marina and fill up all your small engines or boats , and if you can’t find done and you don’t believe that ( goggle is your friend) your welcome to come over to my marina in east Boston and fill up

We live in the Berkshires, Boston is a 270 round trip drive for us. I have checked every place within about 40 miles of us that supposedly sells ethanol free gas and no one has it at a pump except for a small airport in Northampton, but you can only buy gas from them if you rent a hanger for your plane. All other places only sell the gas in small containers at a ridiculous price. You can buy tru fuel, which is Ethanol free at Walmart, Tractor Supply, etc... for $24 for a 110 OZ. can versus about $3 for 128 Oz. at WaWa in Florida. I will risk driving the gas up north in the bed of my pickup truck. I wouldn’t do it inside a car.

My neighbor up north is setting up an old oil tank in his barn with a drainage valve on the bottom of the tank. The plan is to fill the tank about 90% with gas (containing ethanol) and then top off the tank with water. Ethanol bonds with water and both are heavier than gas and will sink to the bottom of the tank. Open the valve and slowly drain out the water/ethanol until pure gas drains out and shut the valve. The tank now contains ethanol free gas.

Tmarkwald 05-13-2021 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by tophcfa (Post 1943857)
You can buy tru fuel, which is Ethanol free at Walmart, Tractor Supply, etc... for $24 for a 110 OZ. can versus about $3 for 128 Oz. at WaWa in Florida. I will risk driving the gas up north in the bed of my pickup truck. I wouldn’t do it inside a car.

My neighbor up north is setting up an old oil tank in his barn with a drainage valve on the bottom of the tank. The plan is to fill the tank about 90% with gas (containing ethanol) and then top off the tank with water. Ethanol bonds with water and both are heavier than gas and will sink to the bottom of the tank. Open the valve and slowly drain out the water/ethanol until pure gas drains out and shut the valve. The tank now contains ethanol free gas.

That seems like a lot of effort for a weed-eater or blower.

Dana1963 05-13-2021 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by tophcfa (Post 1943857)
We live in the Berkshires, Boston is a 270 round trip drive for us. I have checked every place within about 40 miles of us that supposedly sells ethanol free gas and no one has it at a pump except for a small airport in Northampton, but you can only buy gas from them if you rent a hanger for your plane. All other places only sell the gas in small containers at a ridiculous price. You can buy tru fuel, which is Ethanol free at Walmart, Tractor Supply, etc... for $24 for a 110 OZ. can versus about $3 for 128 Oz. at WaWa in Florida. I will risk driving the gas up north in the bed of my pickup truck. I wouldn’t do it inside a car.

My neighbor up north is setting up an old oil tank in his barn with a drainage valve on the bottom of the tank. The plan is to fill the tank about 90% with gas (containing ethanol) and then top off the tank with water. Ethanol bonds with water and both are heavier than gas and will sink to the bottom of the tank. Open the valve and slowly drain out the water/ethanol until pure gas drains out and shut the valve. The tank now contains ethanol free gas.

There is a Stewart’s Shop in New Lebanon, Ny just across state line that sells non ethanol fuel

charlieo1126@gmail.com 05-13-2021 10:52 AM

Thats to easy I mean look at all the money he saves by becoming a moving gas bomb all the way up to mass jeez you can’t make this stuff up!!!

Shutterbug 05-13-2021 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by thelegges (Post 1942988)
So the pipeline was hacked, and guess it has started the hunt for gas before the prices go up.

So going to Disney tomorrow, tank at 1/4. Sams, had 6-7 cars per pump. Every station had line’s of cars waiting to get in. I traveled down to WaWa’s, hoping less of a line. Each car only took less than 5-10 minutes. Lawn guys were the only ones getting more than 5 gallons of gas. Who sits in a line for 15 minutes for a few gallons of gas. It’s the TP mentality all over again.

I was at Sam's today...no lines, pulled right up to the pump and got what I needed...$2.629 per gallon.

Shutterbug 05-13-2021 11:13 AM

Gas
 
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Originally Posted by thelegges (Post 1942988)
So the pipeline was hacked, and guess it has started the hunt for gas before the prices go up.

So going to Disney tomorrow, tank at 1/4. Sams, had 6-7 cars per pump. Every station had line’s of cars waiting to get in. I traveled down to WaWa’s, hoping less of a line. Each car only took less than 5-10 minutes. Lawn guys were the only ones getting more than 5 gallons of gas. Who sits in a line for 15 minutes for a few gallons of gas. It’s the TP mentality all over again.

Went to Sam's today. No lines. Pulled right up to the pump and got what I needed. Price was best in the area.

snbrafford 05-13-2021 11:18 AM

Gasbuddy app for your phone
 
I am going on a trip north this weekend - first vacation in over a year - and am a little concerned about getting gas along the way (I-95). I was on the internet this morning and as usual, a search will provide many useless pieces of information.
HOWEVER, I did see that there is an free app for your phone called "gasbuddy". You can put in your location and it will provide a list of gas stations nearby and indicate if that station has gas or not (plus a few other things like price and diesel). It appears to be user updated as is the Waze app - i.e. relies on people using it to update it.
I played with it putting in locations like Jacksonville that are along my route to see what was shown for gas stations. It has a map function where you can scroll the map (like google) and see the gas stations (plus some other things). You can click on the station and it will tell you about it.
I've not used it yet but it looked interesting and useful.

dewilson58 05-13-2021 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by snbrafford (Post 1943906)
I am going on a trip north this weekend .

try gasbuddy tracker rather than gasbuddy.

gasbuddy is pricing, tracker is availability.

newgirl 05-13-2021 01:50 PM

Shell on 441 always runs out, this is nothing new. I am amazed they are still in business.

Dennys37Packard 05-13-2021 03:08 PM

I went at ten last night on 466 before heading to Orlando airport. No one else there. When I went in to get a drink for the ride, the fellow inside said after 930 pm always dead since 95% of Villagers are tucked in for the night.

dewilson58 05-13-2021 03:12 PM

The stations on 466a all have gas today.

It's like mail not getting delivered when you first move to TV, breath and life will improve.

J1ceasar 05-13-2021 10:30 PM

GasBuddy - Cheapest Gas Station Finder App with Money Saving Benefits - shows availabilty and prices .... my gas was DOWN 7 cents - all fake new for s. florida. sorry politicians ... maybe 10% of stations out.

Mrprez 05-14-2021 05:36 AM

We went down to Ft Myers yesterday. Once there, we noticed that there was no gas to be found at the stations we went past. Luckily, we were able to get down there and back without having to refuel.

camaguey48 05-14-2021 05:46 AM

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Originally Posted by thelegges (Post 1942988)
So the pipeline was hacked, and guess it has started the hunt for gas before the prices go up.

So going to Disney tomorrow, tank at 1/4. Sams, had 6-7 cars per pump. Every station had line’s of cars waiting to get in. I traveled down to WaWa’s, hoping less of a line. Each car only took less than 5-10 minutes. Lawn guys were the only ones getting more than 5 gallons of gas. Who sits in a line for 15 minutes for a few gallons of gas. It’s the TP mentality all over again.

One year ago, gas was $1.72 a gallon. Now it is $2.87. Thank you, *.

Source: Villages Daily Sun, May 14th, 2021

Bay Kid 05-14-2021 07:23 AM

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Originally Posted by camaguey48 (Post 1944123)
One year ago, gas was $1.72 a gallon. Now it is $2.87. Thank you, *.

Source: Villages Daily Sun, May 14th, 2021

Just a start. Next someone will want to take over control of our fuel.

Chi-Town 05-14-2021 07:33 AM

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Originally Posted by camaguey48 (Post 1944123)
One year ago, gas was $1.72 a gallon. Now it is $2.87. Thank you, *.

Source: Villages Daily Sun, May 14th, 2021

Higher gas prices explained:

6 reasons US gas prices have jumped past $3 for the first time since 2014

MrFlorida 05-14-2021 09:38 AM

Sam's always has long lines, same at Costco. If people would stop panic buying we would be much better off, did you notice that you can get all the TP you want now .

billethkid 05-14-2021 09:55 AM

The topper offers are the problem.
They top off every time they leave the house....creating lines for no reason and distorting real demand/need.

N44125 05-14-2021 10:07 AM

Went to Neighborhood Walmart around 9:00, 1/2 the pumps in use, no wait, $2.93.

psoccermom 05-14-2021 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by dewilson58 (Post 1943119)
Map is wrong.
Florida fuel comes from coast.
It's all over the news............fake news map.

The pipeline only affects the panhandle. You are correct with the rest of Florida receiving their fuel from the coast.

MDLNB 05-14-2021 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby (Post 1943561)
You can get gas for the golf cart at the Villages Golf Cars. Also the Wawa on 441 near Walmart and Aldi's has ethanol-free gas and 93 octane gas. They're all out of everything else.


Electric golf cart. That's why I said that my golf cart would see some mileage put on it. But, thanks.

PJOHNS2654 05-14-2021 01:21 PM

Sams Club Gas
 
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Originally Posted by MrFlorida (Post 1944311)
Sam's always has long lines, same at Costco. If people would stop panic buying we would be much better off, did you notice that you can get all the TP you want now .

9:00 am today no lines, gas $2.60.

stebooo 05-14-2021 03:10 PM

Insanity

bpascani 05-15-2021 10:41 PM

no.or maybe yes. My hubs was planning to drive to New Orleans late Thurs afternoon, BUT, we were told late Wed, that TLH, PNS, and MOB were all already low on gas. Now, you really don't know that you can trust main stream media or any other of the goof balls , SO, we just decided to make it easy on us, and we booked him an airline ticket, hotel with free pick up, uber to pick him up and take him to pick up the family car to use for the weekend. It may be uber, or a family member that takes him back to his airport hotel that will provide the shuttle to get him back to the airport tomorrow. So all we had to worry about was enough gas to get him to MCO and back, from his flight


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