The ethanol nightmare has arrived!

On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 05:33:30 +0000 (UTC), Bertie the Bunyip
wrote:

wrote in :

On Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:41:39 -0700, Al
wrote:

I just happened to see a sticker on a fuel pump today that stated "may
contain up to 10% ethanol" while I was filling my car this morning.

Man, what state is that far behind the times?
Here in Michigan they started doing that IIRC in the late 70's. Now
they no longer tell you whether the fuel has alcohol in it or not. The
sticker only says meets standard such and such.

In the 70s it was being called "Gasahol" and was from a seperate, labeled
pump.

Although they called E10 Gasohol, here in Michigan there were no
separate pumps. Typically there was a sticker that said the gas
contained 10% Alcohol. Some stations IIRC did still offer
"uncontaminated gas" in a separate pump or pumps. I don't remember
ever seeing a serrate pump for the Gasohol locally. However I don't
claim to have an infallible memory. Seems like I was wrong one
time...don't remember why though.


Bertie
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