E-10 or E-SHIT

Sometimes you gotta wonder who comes up with the crap we put up with. With the Green Weenie pricks running around saying "OBAMA IS GOD", making our miserable lives even more delightful. California Dreamers trying to cram legislation up our ass that makes no sense what so ever. Then we find out how delightful E-10 is going to be once it has sat all winter.
E-10 Federally Mandated during the G. W. regime, has a shelf life similar to a bean fart, it has a problem with moisture and it separates in cold weather. OK lets give it to the Northeast and let them live with it. Unannounced by any authority by the way.
So this is how we ran it down to the best of our abilities.
Shelf life under normal temperature condition 60-90 days. In cold weather cut that by a third. Separation is a factor they still are figuring, but the know-it-alls say once separated into gas and alcohol never the twain shall meet. Moisture is a factor that seems to be overlooked by some but realize that ethanol is the ingredient of choice in dry gas and if you overload alcohol with water it becomes a cocktail served at a dinner party.
Then some talking head from Minnesota says they have been using E-10 for 10yrs. and had no ill effects, that he knows of. So far what I know is that 3 Snowmobiles have had burned pistons from running lean on bad fuel (E-10), that reps of the fuel industry recommend draining the tank in the spring if you stored your vehicle all winter. If you can find an additive ( Sta-Bil ) that is specific for Ethanol use it regularly. Then prepare your poor suffering ass for a 3% to 5% decrease in fuel mileage. If you do drain your fuel system the cost of disposal is hefty, upwards of $200.00 for 10 gallons or more at a certified recycler
The Feds want better Mileage in vehicles and less dependence on foreign oil, yet they give us E-10 which reduces mileage, cost as much to the consumer at the onset, but with additives cost more and the disposal of bad fuel even more expensive.

All this time I thought Clapton was god

ONLY IN AMERICA

Enough is Enough

So here we are in the early months of the new year and already we are being attacked by the the GREEN WEENIE lobby types who stick to us like dog shit on your boot. Then into the fray comes the one website that can possibly be the oasis of common sense and they go political ballistic on the rest of us. Blasting away at us like we have to do something, when most of us are more worried about our paychecks than what Pelosi had for frigging breakfast. ENOUGH with this already. Put on your big boy underoos and deal with it. You ain't the only set of balls to walk down this road. We all have the right to rage against whatever we wish to rage about, but then we also have the right to tell you to shut up. So ENOUGH with the politics Bill, or your site could become NOKARZ.COM
Next Page.
On the 15th of Feb. in Bath is possibly the best thing that any one Car Club could do in the State of Maine. The 3rd Annual All Clubs Meeting will happen at 12:30PM at the Bath American Legion Hall. Hosted by the Rusty Nuts Car Club and featuring a potluck dinner/meeting format, it was started as an informal gathering for each clubs benefit. As a forum for all clubs to air the upcoming season it is also a welcome break to winter. All clubs represented are given a few minutes to tell all, who is doing what, when, where and how.
That's All For Now or Until Something Else Irks Me to Tears.

Clunkers for Cash or PELOSISM

In our Nation's Capital there are forces at work trying to cut our supply lines of older late model vehicles we use for parts. Speaker Pelosi has recruited some heavy hitters including Senator Susan Collins and others from Maine to support her endeavors to become the Queen of Green on Capitol Hill.
What they want to do is give out vouchers to some owners if they trade their Clunkers in so it will cut down on Green House gases and cut our dependence on foreign oil. If this did not affect the hobby of hottrodding I wouldn't be bothered. But it does so heres how I see this playing out to the masses and possibly Hollywood.
We have the characters in place, Pelosi can be the Wicked Witch of the West, (fits) Obama can be the Wizard (pay no attention to the man behind the skirt...curtain)Collins can be the head Flying Monkey(doing the bidding of the Witch). See where this could go. All the way to the trash can.

Call your Senator, E-mail Pelosi and Collins. Do some research and keep your ride on the road

SSSHHHHH

For those of you who think they know who is writing this you are...shall we say, way to smart for your own good. Many times something is more fun if there is some mystery involved. This little slice of opinion that is posted from time to time is that. Fun with a little mystery and some attitude thrown in for a spicier flavor.

I, The Editor, write this as a way to vent frustration, tell the story the way it needs to be told and inform the masses as to the way it is seen through a different set of eyes. Nothing more nothing less that's all I promise.

Current events, news and personalities will be mentioned from time to time with first hand information being used without the need for the He said She said crap found on certain other blogs( Hi Bill ). Remember the Truth in all things with an opinion that contains a hint of attitude thrown in.

For those that think they heard this before, you have in a different form at another place in time. Back in the day is a term that is sometimes used in cases like this, so back in the day it was a newsletter, now it's a blog you see here.

For those of you that are way to smart for your own good SSSHHHHH, let everybody else wonder about the source.

SHUFFLE THE DECK

OK, its early in the year. The seasonal schedule is not even close to being available, but already there have been some changes.
You see the powers that be at Goodguys (a car organization started by a malcontent) has seen fit to move the Rhinebeck NY Show (18th East Coast National) from the normal September date to the dates of JUNE 26, 27 & 28. No big deal, it seems to make it easier to go to both the Goodguys event and the NSRA event that remains in September.
Now for the ripple effect, Right Coast (yet more malcontents) has decided to make even bigger changes. The event of mention would be the Laconia Nationals, now known as the Granite State Nationals, formerly located at the Gunstock Ski Area (crap location), has been moved to the Moultonborough NH venue of the "Castle in the Clouds". The date is no longer the Late in May date that was, but now is August 14 through 16.
This would be no big deal but this is about the little guy getting his ass run over by the big corporate bullies that think they dictate the way things are.
The BIGGEST Rod Run in the State of Maine is on the weekend of August 14-16 and has been for years. It is put on by Downeast Street Rods, (the best of the malcontents) for the hotrodders from near and far, who drive, who party, who have fun no matter where they are. But now the Big Corporate Cookie Cutter Car Show types have danced their little pencil neck dance and landed on them.
My hopes are that Downeast will stand it's ground and thumb their respective noses at the corporate bullies and have the Best Rod Run ever.
Now maybe we can move Christmas to July and have fireworks in October...

WISH YOU COULD HEAR

Happy freaking New Year, and all it's wonderfulness.
Resolutions for the New Year
1 I resolve to tell my opinion as I want when I want on any subject that pertains to hotrods.

2 I resolve to tell the masses the truth. As the facts present themselves.

3 I resolve to be the best I can, at whatever I'm doing.

4 I resolve to hold my friends close and my enemies at arms length. That way I won't be tempted to hit them.

5 I resolve to defend my rights and the rights of all hot rodders.