What have you bought lately?

[Parts]

Gas at $3.90 a gallon

We pay $10.02 a gallon.  (£1.126/litre)

How much of that is taxes

[odeon]

Gas at $3.90 a gallon

We pay $10.02 a gallon.  (£1.126/litre)

You pay as much as we do.

[Peter]

Gas at $3.90 a gallon

We pay $10.02 a gallon.  (£1.126/litre)

How much of that is taxes

This much:  (diagram is based on petrol at 107.9p/litre)

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[ozymandias]

Extra Dark chocolate for the missus, a book and a haircut! 

All for the missus?

Yep, I'm a milk chocolate fanatic meself!  So thats more for her!  I only like dark chocolate in a Chocolate Mousse!  YUM   

[Parts]

What do you get for your taxes

[ozymandias]

The down payment on a new emergency generator for the house !   

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The down payment on a new emergency generator for the house !   

How big of an emergency generator do you have

[ozymandias]

I can't remember the amperage, but, in winter it will run the Furnace, water pump, lights and tv, even the computer.  The new one is supposed to put out even more, yet be more energy efficient.  (it runs on propane) Which supplies our heating, hot water and cooking needs.

Never mind, I looked at the quote, it's a Kohler Model 12RES, rated at 12 Kw,KVA producing 50 amps at 120/240 volts phase 60 Hz.  Except for the Ice storm of 1998, we have not lost power for more than 12 hours, BUT, we do lose power for several hours at least 3-6 times a year.      

Having a generator hardwired to our house has been a lifesaver.  The original was installed 3 months before the Ice storm and we lost power for 3 days.  AND we were lucky, most others lost power for 1-2 weeks! 

[Peter]

What do you get for your taxes

Speed cameras.

[Parts]

I can't remember the amperage, but, in winter it will run the Furnace, water pump, lights and tv, even the computer.  The new one is supposed to put out even more, yet be more energy efficient.  (it runs on propane) Which supplies our heating, hot water and cooking needs.

Never mind, I looked at the quote, it's a Kohler Model 12RES, rated at 12 Kw,KVA producing 50 amps at 120/240 volts phase 60 Hz.  Except for the Ice storm of 1998, we have not lost power for more than 12 hours, BUT, we do lose power for several hours at least 3-6 times a year.      

Having a generator hardwired to our house has been a lifesaver.  The original was installed 3 months before the Ice storm and we lost power for 3 days.  AND we were lucky, most others lost power for 1-2 weeks! 

I just have them for work portable ones 5.6Kw and a 2.5Kw   haven't had an outage at the house for more than two hours in more than 15 years

[Parts]

What do you get for your taxes

Speed cameras.

So they can collect more money sounds like a well organized scam

[Lucifer]

I wud lub shome wool shocks ...

oooooh, i haven't knitted socks, dawg.  sounds like a plan - tell me size and colour and whether you're okay with wool, and i'll get on the case.   

(i have a backlog of stuff, though, so it'll be a while.  but then, i could do you some proper winter socks.  )

[ozymandias]

I can't remember the amperage, but, in winter it will run the Furnace, water pump, lights and tv, even the computer.  The new one is supposed to put out even more, yet be more energy efficient.  (it runs on propane) Which supplies our heating, hot water and cooking needs.

Never mind, I looked at the quote, it's a Kohler Model 12RES, rated at 12 Kw,KVA producing 50 amps at 120/240 volts phase 60 Hz.  Except for the Ice storm of 1998, we have not lost power for more than 12 hours, BUT, we do lose power for several hours at least 3-6 times a year.      

Having a generator hardwired to our house has been a lifesaver.  The original was installed 3 months before the Ice storm and we lost power for 3 days.  AND we were lucky, most others lost power for 1-2 weeks! 

I just have them for work portable ones 5.6Kw and a 2.5Kw   haven't had an outage at the house for more than two hours in more than 15 years

Your probably closer to the main transmission lines than I am.  That makes a difference in time!

[DirtDawg]

I wud lub shome wool shocks ...

oooooh, i haven't knitted socks, dawg.  sounds like a plan - tell me size and colour and whether you're okay with wool, and i'll get on the case.   

(i have a backlog of stuff, though, so it'll be a while.  but then, i could do you some proper winter socks.  )

Thanks for the offer, but better to think of your O'man for that project.

... but yes ... I love wool socks. I wear them a lot - the extra sensation from them is a life saver at times.They conform well to my weird feet, too. I have wide feet and even though footwear manufactures have recognised those of us with wideness, they still have not come to grips with the fact that SOME of us actually have TALL feet as well. Mine are quite brick shaped and covered with large flexy, grindy tendons.

 Even though I am approaching fifty three years old, I still spend about a quarter of my day dancing around like a spazz on my tiptoes. My feet are quite strong.




Thanks, though. Make some for yourself first. If wool is a problem, try other types, like alpaca or llama.

[Parts]

An old smoking table from the 1920's, a chrome and wood blow dryer from the 50's and a funky radio from the 50's plus a bunch of other stuff