E85

[Kracka]

Originally posted by Matt D.@May 29 2004, 01:08 PM
Have you ever talked to a farmer about anything at all related to their business?  If you knew how close every privately owned farm is to going under you'd understand.

There is an ethanol plant just east of Owatonna.  Local farmers were given huge contracts to sell their corn to the plant, and as a result they're able to buy more land, plant more crops and buy bigger and better equipment to get the job done.  On top of it, they get a better way of life and more security while we get cheaper and cleaner burning fuel.

Yeah, my family's farm went under, so the fuck what? Seriously, if you can't hack it in the business then you shouldn't be in it. Nobody in my family pissed and moaned; they realized their time was up, sold most of the equipment and most the land. And did I mention I am a fag? The few remaining fields we own are either being rented out or are on the idle-land revitilization program.

Don't talk about "cleaner burning" either, 90% of the cars on this board are emissions illegal.

About the price...I regularly paid the extra $.10/gal to get the nonoxygenated gasoline if the station I was at offered it and generally noted a slight increase in performance and always a few extra MPG.