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Premium fuel doesn't have any more detergents than regular or midgrade. Decades ago oil companies attempted to cash in on premium gasoline by putting better detergents into it compared to regular and...

Your skepticism is on track. Premium gasoline has no more energy than lower octane gasoline and therefore does not produce more power. 100% gasoline does have more energy per drop than a ethanol...

While I've never worked at a service center, I have been working on cars and trucks since the late 1970s. I have rebuilt many engines. I have restored multiple classic cars. I don't think that makes...

Lately, the signs I'm seeing read, "Baby Up In This Bitch". Modern vernacular, I suppose.

Local talking heads keep repeating over and over to not use sunglasses or welding helmets. Not sure what's real, but I wouldn't change losing my eyesight to a welding helmet.

^^ Yup.

- All the gas stations in a given area get their fuel from the same distribution point. The only variable is the additives package and water is not among those additives.

- Any modern...

So you're dead set on Windows 7. OK. But I have to ask why. That's like saying, "I'm not putting locks on my doors because I don't like that newfangled key technology". Yeah, MAJOR security risk.

Sounds like I just need to plant a Fairytale Forest in my yard. Those seem to be low-maintenance. Might be a problem keeping it watered here on the front range...

Hemlock is also a chemical. So yeah, as I stated, I'm concerned using herbicides might cause problems in the future when I plant trees and a vegetable garden. The Amish tend to be very resourceful....

Would preen cause problems later with planting trees or a vegetable garden?

Hey, apparently a weed torch is a thing. Thanks. I had not considered that.

Likely there is dirt between the rock and the landscaping fabric. Clearing out the dirt would involve completey removing the rock. MAJOR project.

Those are both chemicals.

The weeds poke right through the fabric. The same thing happened at my previous house, but the rock beds were much smaller and it was easier to manage the weeds. Landscape fabric works for a couple...

My house has rock beds in the front and back yards. We can get a lot of water restrictions in Colorado Springs which is why the previous owners of my house opted for rock beds over grass. The front...

The propaganda works. People think it's every government and every actual scientist who are lying.

I made that exact point about production in an earlier post.

I never said oil companies are trying to reduce production. Rather, I'm saying they simply took their time increasing production as...

This is funny because I actually really like fossil fuels. I own a classic car with a 351 Cleveland and a 750 double-pumper on top. It burns premium. Now, some might say it's hypocritical to talk...

To be clear, I know the planet depends heavily on petroleum; energy, plastics, synthetic rubber, lubricants and so on. That's why petroleum prices are a big part of inflation. And again we agree that...

Thank you for the offer, but I don't think the logistics will work out. :)

I'm not disagreeing with anything you posted above. But again, I stand by my statement: Big oil companies are villains...

I'm really not sure what you're getting at. I used to live in Oklahoma and I knew a lot of oil field workers. No, I don't think they are evil. And I don't think oil company executives are evil, but...

Crank up Helen Reddy in their direction. That's gotta be worse than any death whistle.

They are villains in some ways. During recent lockdowns, demand for petroleum plummeted and so did petroleum prices. Of course, oil companies halted production big time and laid off many thousands....

In 2023 Exxon-Mobil posted a profit of $36 billion. That's not revenue. That's profit. And yes, petroleum prices are a key driver of inflation.

There has been research about this, but nobody is planning to spy on home viewers with embedded cameras in televisions.