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[opabinia]

No exercise yesterday, apart from moving some awkwardly-shaped heavy things around. I was too tired.

Worms are handy. They eat garbage, make fertilizer, feed my aquarium fishes, and occasionally catch me dinner on a hook. I bought a pound of Eisenia hortensis, but I think they sent me E. foetida, instead. Hopefully, The Worm Ranch of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit has good customer service.

Oh, hey: Email me pictures of your dog. He or she will provide fictional testimonials about how much they love my greeting cards. I know that sounds odd. Just send the pictures, OK? Attach them to an email that says I can use them for whatever I like. This will all make sense when the site launches.

sephardic bought a 2002 VW Golf TDI 4-door greasecar. Last night we received 55 gallons of waste vegetable oil. I am intrigued.

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Diet (yesterday): Hummus, whole wheat pita, figs, 2:1 decaf:coffee, chicken, rice, mixed vegetables, quinoa, raw almonds, soy milk, wheat bread, dates, ~8oz red wine, some sort of hippie breakfast cereal, whey protein powder.

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[bottleimp.livejournal.com]

"I was so happy when I received my greeting card that I stopped licking my balls!

"For about two minutes..."



In other news: please, someone explain why there is not a bunch of glycerol waste to gunk up the system in a greasecar.

[lepidosiren.livejournal.com]

I was so happy...

Ugh.


why there is not a bunch of glycerol waste...

I defer to Sephardic, the resident greasecar expert.

[sephardic.livejournal.com]

Better late than never to try answering this question...

In other news: please, someone explain why there is not a bunch of glycerol waste to gunk up the system in a greasecar.

My nascent understanding is like:

* veg oil contains a bunch of glycerin. at room temperature, the entire mix is pretty viscous, and would presumably gunkify anything in its path.

* heat the oil to over ~150(?) degrees, however; and oil and glycerin all become liquid and non-gunking. I forget the actual temp right now.

* a temperature gauge in the dashboard displays when the engine and veggie fuel line have reached a safe 160(?) degrees. I might then elect to switch from running on diesel (the startup mode), into to the nicely heated vegetable oil (if desired).

* at the end of my vegetarian trip, I must also remember to perform a shut-down procedure whereby (1) the fuel line purges all veg oil back into its veggie tank; and (2) the operative flow is again replaced with diesel fuel.

* the car always starts up in diesel. it can run exclusively on diesel forever, like a normal car, if I never choose to flip the switch into veggie mode.

I've also seen some chatter that vegetable oil has more cleansing, more detergent properties in the engine than fossil fuels, but can't readily find the source now.

More expert than my above version:

http://www.frybrid.com/faq.htm#biodiesel_svo
http://www.frybrid.com/faq.htm#engine_damage

NB: Still learning. Haven't attempted to refill the veggie tank yet. I mean, that grease shit is so messy, and I might break a nail.

P.S. - Writing + beer =/= succinct

[split-synapse.livejournal.com]

Hey, I have some CDs for you... let me know when you want to take them.

[lepidosiren.livejournal.com]

Ah, shit. I forgot to come over this evening. Sorry. :/ Tomorrow?

[talesinsdaughtr.livejournal.com]

Would my mom's dog be an acceptable substitute?

[lepidosiren.livejournal.com]

Sure!

[spitcurl.livejournal.com]

http://pics.livejournal.com/spitcurl/pic/00015t9p

[lepidosiren.livejournal.com]

Ha! Thanks. :)

[mangokat.livejournal.com]

Doesn't all that grease freeze up in these here parts?

[lepidosiren.livejournal.com]

The onboard grease tank is heated by an offshoot from the car's engine cooling system. No idea what she plans to do about the outdoor fuel barrels, though.