Gas Attack

We're having our annual old car show at Carl Miller Park on July 4th (tomorrow). As usual, I have an entry in it myself, and they're expecting around 50 to 60 classics.

People seem to enjoy the shows, as well as seeing them in parades..............(what's a parade without a few Corvettes and T-Birds, eh?}

But how long are we going to be able to enjoy them? This "ethanol" garbage they're trying to push off on us, is a direct threat to not only the classics and hot rods, but to ANYONE who drives a vehicle old enough to have a carburetor on it.

There are 2 kinds of people who drive old cars: those of us who love old iron and would rather drive a '65 Mustang than a 2008................and then there are those who drive an old 60's pickup because they can't AFFORD 40 grand for a new one.

Ethanol is corrosive to older vehicles. It is been PROVEN to REDUCE gas mileage, it dips into food production by the corn products it takes to make it. It rots out fuel systems, eats the gaskets out of carburetors and hurts performance to the point of virtually stopping older cars in their tracks.

Ethanol supporters say we can "just install all new fuel systems (lines and tanks) in our old '56 Chevys, find some new kind of gaskets and seals for these systems, and change all of our engines over to modern day fuel injection."

Well...........none of this stuff would be readily available at your local Schuck's, if it WERE, it will be a costly process, and that 2-seat '57 Thunderbird that WAS worth 60 grand, just dropped at least HALF it's value from this "conversion>"..............PLUS.....it's not going to run as well and will get less gas mileage to boot.

Whether you own a classic car, or driving a 74 Datsun to work because that's what you can afford, there are 2 things we can do:

1. Contact our Senators and Congressmen, telling them if they expect our vote next time around, they'd better push for DRILLING and reject this ethanol business.

2. It is my understanding that not all gasoline brands are going to stock it. Those who DO are required by law to have a small white placard on the pumps DECLARING the fuel contains ETHANOL. We need to BOYCOTT these stations, and buy our gasoline ONLY from those retailers who do NOT have ethanol in their fuel. Petroleum companies are like politicians.....they don't always understand people, but they DO understand money. When they start LOSING it, they'll figure it out quickly.

We need to band together on this, folks. Tell your neighbors and friends, contact your representatives NOW.

If you don't.........it won't be all that long until you'll be forced to spend money you might not have..........driving some overpriced little piece of plastic and fiberglass you don't want............to appease the LEFT-handed factions of government who won't allow us to drill like everyone else.

Lord have mercy...........I've asked this before, on several different subjects and continue this bewilderment.......................What is it going to take? How much more are we going to endure from these elected idiots, before the people FINALLY stand up in unity and say, "ENOUGH BY GOD...........ENOUGH!!!"