Re: ethanol

Bob Ward wrote:
> 
> On Tue, 15 Apr 2008 20:57:20 +0000, "Bill Bonde ( 'the oblique
> allusion in lieu of the frontal attack' )"
> <tributyltinpaint@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> 
> >Wait a minute. Now you are putting all sorts of qualifiers on this.
> >Why does it have to be McDonalds french fry oil for 50 cents per
> >gallon? That number is what was claimed by Bishop for someone he
> >knew, isn't that correct? So ask him to defend his own claim. My
> >claim is that people are making quality motor fuel from used fry
> >and other cooking oils. In fact, I claim that they don't even have
> >to convert it to biodiesel, some are even running on SVO (straight
> >vegetable oil).
> 
> And it still is not economically viable to do it on a large scale.
> 
> You are the one who attacked my statement with your straw man.  If you
> don't like the qualifiers, keep your head up your ass and don't talk
> with your mouth full.
>
You seem congenitally incapable of remembering what the argument
was actually about. Let's see the requote again:

#begin quote requote cut by you
OTRA> I've got a friend who paid mucho dinero for a 2003 Silverado 
OTRA> 2500 4x4, extended cab, full-sized bed, Duramax Diesel... he 
OTRA> says he'll continue paying the price for real diesel to make 
OTRA> sure he doesn't break the engine.

ME> I thought that quality biodiesel helped clean up the engine.

YOU> Quality biodiesel isn't made by filtering McDonald's frenchfry
oil at
YOU> 50 cents per gallon.

ME>Of course it can be. 
#end quote

You claimed that quality biodiesel can't be made from used fry oil.
Your 50 cents a gallon claim isn't relevant because I didn't make
any such claim.