FJB
I worked on a project at the refinery during that period, it increased the capacity by 55,000 barrels per day. We had to wait at least a week to start it up after it was completed because all their storage was full and they had to get rid of some of it
When I was a teenager, we had a recession and we'd go out to those tanks that stored gas. We called it "drip gas" but it was actually unrefined white gas. About 9:00 or 10:00 PM a line of cars would be in place waiting their turn to fill up.
Each participant had to have their own can with a rope attached and when their turn came, they'd walk up a ladder and end up standing on top of the tank. There was an open hatch as Dennis referred to and one would drop their bucket down and draw up a full container to put in a Jerry Can that they'd also carried up to the tank.
When the level of drip gas dropped, a valve would open and more gas would pour into the tank. This caused some fumes to be released as expected and if one wasn't finished getting their gas, they'd often if not always get sort of high or dizzy and would stumble around until someone else would grab them until they regained their senses preventing them from falling off the tank. I had an old 1953 Pontiac straight eight, flat head and I used this drip gas, engine clattering until one night I blew a piston and was lucky enough to drive the junker home. Maybe it caused he engine to be out of time due to the high octane?
That ended my association with drip gas and I don't know if it is available today or not. I wouldn't use the stuff at all now and probably the unrefined gas is far more secure secure than it was in 1961. At any rate, those areas where the tanks were are probably packed with more people who wouldn't hesitate call Johnny Law on those venturing to the tanks which no doubt have fences around them.
I posted this because Dennis reminded me of the tanks and we are in a recession now with shortages. Besides, it is sort of humorous if not interesting, very few if any of you guys have ever done this. Moreover, the statute of limitations has long since expired. I have more stupid stories to relate when the situation permits.
Each participant had to have their own can with a rope attached and when their turn came, they'd walk up a ladder and end up standing on top of the tank. There was an open hatch as Dennis referred to and one would drop their bucket down and draw up a full container to put in a Jerry Can that they'd also carried up to the tank.
When the level of drip gas dropped, a valve would open and more gas would pour into the tank. This caused some fumes to be released as expected and if one wasn't finished getting their gas, they'd often if not always get sort of high or dizzy and would stumble around until someone else would grab them until they regained their senses preventing them from falling off the tank. I had an old 1953 Pontiac straight eight, flat head and I used this drip gas, engine clattering until one night I blew a piston and was lucky enough to drive the junker home. Maybe it caused he engine to be out of time due to the high octane?
That ended my association with drip gas and I don't know if it is available today or not. I wouldn't use the stuff at all now and probably the unrefined gas is far more secure secure than it was in 1961. At any rate, those areas where the tanks were are probably packed with more people who wouldn't hesitate call Johnny Law on those venturing to the tanks which no doubt have fences around them.
I posted this because Dennis reminded me of the tanks and we are in a recession now with shortages. Besides, it is sort of humorous if not interesting, very few if any of you guys have ever done this. Moreover, the statute of limitations has long since expired. I have more stupid stories to relate when the situation permits.
You don't understand what is going on right now. People are being put into solitary confinement because they were in DC in December with their rights under the Constitution being stripped and nobody is objecting including the Republicans.
Republicans like Rodger Stone had SWAT teams with amphibious teams in the water behind his home along with ground teams using overhead asset helicopters arrest him when his lawyers could have had him surrender the next day, all recorded "accidentally by a roving CNN team".
Are you really naive to what is happing to our country today?
"Muh rights" don't mean squat today.
Drip gas had to be mixed with pump fuel.
I ran some of it when not siphoning gas from some local trucking company back in the day. Glad the statute of limitations has expired on that.
Go Ray Epps!!
Oh JFC....no one can stop you from taking pictures in public of something that can be seen. I think you are really over reacting. Don't be ridiculous.
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