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[Forest Cat]

The smell of the exhaust from gas driven forks was always particularly obnoxious to me, I really hated it. But I like the smell of diesel exhaust, go figure.

The gas exhaust smells bad. Rotten or something. But diesel smells good, I like that diesel and diesel exhaust smell. Maybe it's because I spent a lot of time around diesel fumes and exhaust as a kid, it reminds me of good times.

 

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I've seen a few interviews with different people running their diesel cars on recycled oil from restaurants. This works perfectly, no engine modification required, but if you live in a colder climate you have to add a little bit of kerosene to the oil to thin it down.

All of them have said similar things, that you can smell the difference of what restaurant your oil came from. One bloke collected oil from a doughnut chain and his exhaust smelled like doughnuts.

Brisbane's suburban bus service has been exclusively running on Canola oil for 20 years now. They report that power and fuel economy are identical to running on diesel but they noted one huge difference. With canola oil they don't get any where near as much carbon and tar build up in the cylinders and it has cut their maintenace costs dramatically.

 

[Judge]

The gas exhaust smells bad. Rotten or something. But diesel smells good, I like that diesel and diesel exhaust smell. Maybe it's because I spent a lot of time around diesel fumes and exhaust as a kid, it reminds me of good times.

Rotten eggs was what it always smelled like to me. Yeah- diesel is different. Smoother and not acrid in comparison.

Now the mere word "diesel" makes me uncomfortable...seeing its price so much higher than gasoline everywhere.

 

[Judge]

I've seen a few interviews with different people running their diesel cars on recycled oil from restaurants. This works perfectly, no engine modification required, but if you live in a colder climate you have to add a little bit of kerosene to the oil to thin it down.

All of them have said similar things, that you can smell the difference of what restaurant your oil came from. One bloke collected oil from a doughnut chain and his exhaust smelled like doughnuts.

Brisbane's suburban bus service has been exclusively running on Canola oil for 20 years now. They report that power and fuel economy are identical to running on diesel but they noted one huge difference. With canola oil they don't get any where near as much carbon and tar build up in the cylinders and it has cut their maintenace costs dramatically.

I used to run on Canola Oil....lol. Lately though I'm thinking of trying avocado oil that can be spritzed....if I eventually get an air fryer. That the sprayed-on oil is supposed to make foods crispier...if really true.

 

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That the sprayed-on oil is supposed to make foods crispier...if really true.

From my mates that ran chicken shops - what makes the skin go crispy is salt. It's no good just sprinkling salt on and then cooking though, the salt needs to go on the day before you cook. You can rinse the salt off of the meat just before you cook if you feel that way inclined, it's the cellular damage done by more than 12 hours sitting in salt that makes a good crisp.

 

[Judge]

From my mates that ran chicken shops - what makes the skin go crispy is salt. It's no good just sprinkling salt on and then cooking though, the salt needs to go on the day before you cook. You can rinse the salt off of the meet just before you cook if you feel that way inclined, it's the cellular damage done by more than 12 hours sitting in salt that makes a good crisp.

I'm afraid with my reflux, chicken skin in particular works on me like Sir Issac Newton in reverse.

That what goes down will come back up. And it ain't pretty.

Even with skinned rotissierie chicken I have to be very careful given the fat and grease content. Sometimes I can eat it, and sometimes it will nearly kill me with pain. Still weird to think that vegetable oils and grease are ok to consume, while animal fats, grease and oils are so toxic to me.

 

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Sometimes I can eat it, and sometimes it will nearly kill me with pain.

My father had to have his gall bladder removed when he was in his 30s. Ever since he has had to maintain a very careful balance between that and his love of chili.

 

[Kisa the tea]

 

[Raggamuffin]

Ed

 

[Shevek]

Oh my. Saw that and instantly thought, "What a dream come true" for the most devious practical jokers.

Glad I don't live a college dorm these days. Oh my....

There was a small crew that would go to the tool shed in the morning to pick up their gear, and use bug repellent. One low-coffee day, one of the guys picked up a can, closed his eyes, held his nose, and liberally sprayed his face, ears and neck with fluorescent marker paint. His buddies were too astonished to cry out.

 

[Forest Cat]

I'll have to take your word for it. Admittedly I have done some really stupid things in a folklift, but they were always in the line of duty. Besides, I never thought the LNG powered forklift I drove had that much torque!

Unconventional use of forklifts. Things like this explains why men have shorter lifespans than women.

 

[Outdated]

Watching these sorts of things happen has always fascinated me. We've reached a tipping point in Australia where solar power is taking over and coal fired power stations are becoming commercially unviable. Economics is a powerful tool.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03...oal-as-australias-main-power-source/102033740

 

[Rodafina]

Economics is a powerful tool.

Seems like sometimes the only impetus for lasting, widespread social change.

 

[Forest Cat]

Watching these sorts of things happen has always fascinated me. We've reached a tipping point in Australia where solar power is taking over and coal fired power stations are becoming commercially unviable. Economics is a powerful tool.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03...oal-as-australias-main-power-source/102033740

They are trying to get people to install solar panels on their roofs here. But to do that I have to spend at least $20 000, it's expensive, so I don't have it. But we don't have coal fired power stations so the situation is a little different here. 95% of the power comes from clean hydropower.

 

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They are trying to get people to install solar panels on their roofs here. But to do that I have to spend at least $20 000, it's expensive, so I don't have it.

Our government started pushing solar power back in the 90s and they provided heavy subsidies. After a few years of that the market was strong enough to support itself and they didn't have to subsidise any more.

To power an average home here with solar costs around $6000. And that's our poxy little Australian dollars, not those big shiny American ones.

https://www.canstarblue.com.au/solar/guide-solar-power-nsw/

 

[Forest Cat]

Our government started pushing solar power back in the 90s and they provided heavy subsidies. After a few years of that the market was strong enough to support itself and they didn't have to subsidise any more.

To power an average home here with solar costs around $6000. And that's our poxy little Australian dollars, not those big shiny American ones.

https://www.canstarblue.com.au/solar/guide-solar-power-nsw/

Big shiny American dollars. lol

Yeah there are subsidies here also but if it costs $20 000 and I get $5000 in subsidies, it's still too expensive. I would have to hire someone to do it, so the equipment and the man-hours and everything quickly adds up, a lot of people are doing it but it's pretty expensive so I haven't.

 

[Forest Cat]

To power an average home here with solar costs around $6000. And that's our poxy little Australian dollars, not those big shiny American ones.

The Americans do have big shiny dollars. Big silver Morgan dollars. I collected these for a while, very nice coins. Big, heavy, shiny silver dollars. As American as it gets.

 

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I would have to hire someone to do it, so the equipment and the man-hours and everything quickly adds up, a lot of people are doing it but it's pretty expensive so I haven't.

That $6000 cost here is all inclusive, whole package professionally installed and connected to the grid.

 

[WhitewaterWoman]

Watching these sorts of things happen has always fascinated me. We've reached a tipping point in Australia where solar power is taking over and coal fired power stations are becoming commercially unviable. Economics is a powerful tool.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03...oal-as-australias-main-power-source/102033740

One in three Australian houses have rooftop solar. Go Australia!

Here, in US, the cost is well over $20,000, maybe as much as $50,000.

Forest cat, you dont hardly get enough sunlight to make it worthwhile. Six months of darkness, right?

 

[MildredHubble]

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I'm glad you posted this! After @Outdated informed me that they can live in saltwater, I'm going to have to get better at spotting them. I now know they are e-v-e-r-y-w-h-e-r-e