Re: CascadiaCon

On Fri, 16 Sep 2005 09:06:30 +0100 (BST), in message
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dbell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ("David G. Bell") caused electrons to
dance and photons to travel coherently in saying:

>On Friday, in article
> <5fnki11bfe725k5504i6uf4u2i6pdr1v7a@xxxxxxx>
> alanw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx "Alan Woodford" wrote:
>
>> While diesel prices here have been going up faster than petrol for
>> some time. A pound a litre for diesel isn't that uncommon round here
>> now :-(
>
>One report I've seen suggests that the consumption of diesel-grade
>fuels had been rising faster than the refining capacity for that grade.
>
>35-second heating oil _is_ diesel, but has limited lawful use in road
>vehicles.

What is "35-second" heating oil? This side of the ocean, it
comes in numbered grades. #1 heating oil is essentially
kerosene/paraffin/jet fuel/diesel, but with different additives,
obviously. For example, a higher vapor pressure is useful for
jet fuel (keeps it from boiling in the tanks), but is of limited
utility in heating oil, and an absolute liability in diesel.

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