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What affects you more?

cutterone

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Not that I like taxes and my real problem there is why we are taxed what we are taxed because what they are spent on but regulations seem to be the splinter in my shorts on a daily basis!
 

Traveler

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They're sort of intertwined, to an extent. The government has turned many honest people into liars, to basically try to get around a bunch of liars.

Has everyone got a fortress around their stored fuel, and the right distance away from buildings and trees? :roll:
 

Steve

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Traveler said:
Has everyone got a fortress around their stored fuel, and the right distance away from buildings and trees?

years ago while I was still in the service we were required to have 2 thousand gallons of diesel on hand as part of our mission readiness..

our host base set aside some land next to a field and parking lot.. and we sent off the specs for bid.. several trucks full of cement later we were inspected.. the drain in the center to a fuel water separator..or storage tank was the first problem.. without a way to divert rain water we couldn't separate the normal rain from rain with fuel in it.. and the apron didn't have a drain..

after finding the specs were correct and the contractor not at fault.. they sent out a new contract.. to fix the problems.. they removed the tanks, cut out the drain,.. installed an exposed pipe sump and tank,.. installed a curb and drain to the apron and we asked for another inspection...

it didn't pass.. they recommended a roof and canopy.. but that meant we had to comply with enclosed fuel storage rules..

so to make a long story short.. realizing we would never comply.. we called a local fuel oil distributor and set up a contract.. if all hell broke loose.. they would drive a truck down and refuel us..

never got a chance to see if that worked out.. but every time we were inspected we took out the contract and passed...
 
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