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I'm not disputing what WM said about alternators standing up to EMP's, but I have often worried if the capacitors, resistors, etc that is in the alternator (voltage reg?) would survive a pulse. Is that something that would be safe? Or...because it's sealed up in the alternator, does the...

Exactly! WMO actually means Waste Motor Oil when used on this site. WVO is veggie oil (fast food fryer oil)

here's another thought for the think-tank: garbage dumps. The vast majority of what Consumer America buys goes quickly to the dump--clothes, food containers, furniture (anyone ever imagined an antique particle board piece of furniture?) etc. In my town, there's a spot for dumping waste oil at...

scott, that's hilarious! For which day do we need to plan the Northwest "drive your duece around town" day? I'm totally in.

Let's assume that there is a bad grid-down situation where you aren't in a huge rush to get out of town. If you're willing to help others get gas, the gas station owner can't get the gas himself (without electricity), and he tells you to bring his gas up. Since no fuel delivery specialists have...

I'm still thinking about the issue of having to snip a padlock. Usually things go from bad to progressively worse, so at the beginning of a grid-down situation, you might have a minimum wage gas station clerk hand you the key to the cap. Especially if you're in a wierd, green truck. If the...