What's the minimum oil will it take to keep our new apartment warm through the winter? We're in a relatively moderate climate (Pacific Northwest).
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posted by croutonsupafreak
on Oct 10, 2006 -
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Hollywood, FL Car Repair Filter: help us maintain our 2000 Isuzu Rodeo and our 2001 Honda Accord. It's time for a tune-up.
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posted by bilabial
on Oct 9, 2006 -
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I spilled olive oil on our new red oak hardwood floor, the day before the contractors are coming to sand, stain and finish it (a small bottle fell off the shelf and the top popped off) . How screwed are we?
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posted by Scoo
on Oct 8, 2006 -
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Where should I move in order to maximize my chances of surviving the apocalypse?
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posted by Telf
on Sep 6, 2006 -
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Asking for my mom: Help us find 2 kitchen tools that Graham Kerr uses on his Gathering Place show. They are not branded with his name.
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posted by IndigoRain
on Aug 27, 2006 -
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Home Heating Oil question. I've never lived in a house heated by oil, so I have no idea how the whole thing works.
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posted by SheIsMighty
on Aug 4, 2006 -
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My parents came to visit and my father couldn't fit in our Honda Civic. His girth makes it necessary for him to drive a behemoth in order to be comfortable. This got me thinking: How many barrels of oil do you think the U.S. would save if we cut our obesity rate in half? I can think of a half dozen ways that being thinner would consume less oil. I'm especially curious to know if carrying around heavier people affects the average car's fuel economy in any meaningful way.
posted by Crotalus
on Jul 4, 2006 -
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Tomorrow I sign a lease for a huge old house built in the 1800's, and I am worried about how much oil will be required to heat the place. How can this be predicted without appropriate historical data?
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posted by brundlefly
on May 14, 2006 -
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Well, here's a dumb one: can I pour motor oil down the, uh, little tube where my dipstick rests?
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posted by Ian A.T.
on Apr 23, 2006 -
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I remember back in the eighties when a huge output of oil came from the United States, particularly three states: Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana. My question is simple - What Happened??? Why isn't there a lot of oil coming out of those states anymore? I have heard about "capped" wells and don't understand. Are companies still drilling in the oil rich states? If so, why can't it be increased to deal with the current Middle East oil supply? Inquiring gasoline consumers want to know!
posted by Gerard Sorme
on Apr 17, 2006 -
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I just got the oil changed in the car. I usually get them to put in 20-50, but this time they only had 15-45 or whatever it is. Problem is that I have about 10 quarts of the former and none of the latter in my trunk. When I top off the oil in the coming months, can I use the heavier stuff, or should I get the lighter?
posted by zorro astor
on Apr 17, 2006 -
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I'll be getting a net refund of about $300 from my fed & state tax returns and would like to invest it in some short-term way -- my wife and I are going to San Francisco for a conference in August, and I'm guessing we'll have about $500 in leftover costs once my work-related stuff is reimbursed. I'd like to turn that $300 into whatever I can to help cover those costs. Yesterday's report that gas will likely hit US$3 this summer points me in that direction.
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posted by aaronetc
on Apr 12, 2006 -
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So i was kicking the old peanut around and wondered if anyone else ever thought about getting some old oil tankers and converting them into a floating nation.
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posted by stilgar
on Feb 18, 2006 -
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Where (online) can I find historical crude oil prices?
posted by richard m
on Jan 3, 2006 -
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So partially hydrogenated oil is pretty much trans-fat, correct? How is it then, that nutrition labels for products containing hydrogenated oils often state that they have 0 grams of trans fat? Am I just confused?
posted by worstkidever
on Nov 29, 2005 -
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Where do I find information about the yield of different products from different sorts of crude oil?
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posted by shothotbot
on Nov 10, 2005 -
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After sitting un-started for about two weeks, my car won't start. What should I do before fleeing to the AAA?
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posted by alan
on Oct 23, 2005 -
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How many gallons of oil are in a barrel? Really, what I want to know: How many gallons of gasoline can be distilled from that barrel of oil?
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posted by muddylemon
on Sep 1, 2005 -
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I'm looking for a good refutation of "Peak Oil". Articles about the certainty/validity of Peak Oil are not hard to come by, but I have yet to find a decent opposing view. I'm open to the possibility that these claims have basis, but I feel as though my reading on the topic is skewed heavily in favor of it.
posted by phrontist
on Aug 19, 2005 -
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I wear lots of silk knits and I love to cook. Sometimes I get olive oil spots splashed on the knit and I can't seem to ever get the spots out. I wear an apron but the stuff is sneaky.
How can I get those spots out of my silk knits?
posted by leafwoman
on Jun 4, 2005 -
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Zingerman's in Ann Arbor can no longer import garum colatura from Naples (garum colatura is the oil drained off barrels of cured anchovies -- it's great on pasta and in salads). Are there any other US importers of the stuff?
posted by tidecat
on Jan 15, 2005 -
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How much oil is left in my 300 gallon underground home heating oil tank? I stuck the measuring stick in, and it came up wet from 15" on down. Assuming a standard, what is the general rule(r) of thumb?
posted by ValveAnnex
on Dec 13, 2004 -
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Lawn mower 101. We're renting a new place. It has a large garden, with a petrol/gas-powered push lawn mower to keep it tidy. The mower has two orifices, one for petrol/gas, the other for oil; what goes in each?
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posted by carter
on Oct 9, 2004 -
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Where does oil refined to make gasoline on the west coast of North America come from? Alaska? Mexico? Alberta?
posted by Keith Talent
on Oct 6, 2004 -
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Should I replace my dying oil furnace with oil or gas? A year ago gas would have been a no-brainer, but now gas supplies are increasingly constrained, while locally-produced biodiesel supplies are starting to come online.
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posted by alms
on Sep 27, 2004 -
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What's the healthiest type of cooking oil? I do a lot of faux-Indian / Thai / whatever cooking (think a big wok with lots of turmeric and pepper) and, being on a low cal diet, usually just use water or a drop of olive oil to stir things in. I would like to be able to use more oil, but don't know which, if any, could be considered healthy. Googled, but haven't found a comprehensive non-biased source yet.
posted by signal
on Aug 23, 2004 -
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Gas (petrol) question: We've had discussions in the blue about regional price differences for gasoline. But why do different gas stations in the same market region come so close to each other on price? Are the markets for the raw oil and the refining so limited that they all end up with the same cost? I find that hard to believe. Also, is there any difference, in real terms, between gasoline from one vendor versus gas from another?
posted by yesster
on Jul 20, 2004 -
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This is a weird question that just popped in my head. Crude oil is usually made from the ancient biomass, which may include both plant and animal material. Let's say that in the crude oil that was used to create the gas for my car was made of all dinosaurs -- specifically, a mass grave of thousands of raptors. On my typical daily commute (30km, or 18.64 miles), how many raptors have I burnt? Let's use a conservative 20 miles per gallon, round up, and say I used a gallon of gasoline. I've done some preliminary analysis, so [More Inside]
posted by sleslie
on Jun 2, 2004 -
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