One man is taking rising gas prices into his own h

[Brother Adam]

One man is taking rising gas prices into his own hands.

Tired of feeling all that pain at the pump, Jim Jundt was so determined to rein in his spending on gasoline that he got out of bed early and rode his 14-year-old quarterhorse mare to work, The Associated Press reported.

Jundt lives 15 miles south of Minot, N.D., and works as a mechanic at Goodyear Tire & Auto Service in the city.

He said he and his co-workers had been talking about rising fuel prices, and he joked that he would ride his horse to work if gasoline ever hit $3 a gallon.

His co-workers laughed, but when the price at the pump soared to $3.20 last week, Jundt headed for the barn.

He said he was only five minutes late riding his mare, Patty, to work.

While he worked, Patty waited patiently, eating hay out of the back of a truck.

— Thanks to O

[ReinnieR]

lol

that's cute

[Aloysius]

sweet! let's all get horses!

[jezic]

hehe that is near where i am from.

Rock on ND.

[ReinnieR]

[quote name='Aloysius' date='Sep 6 2005, 10:08 PM']sweet!  let's all get horses!
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so maintaining a horse is cheaper than maintaining a car??

i really don't know

i've never owned a horse in my life

i guess i can just park it in my garage

put a club on it's behind so nobody would steal him

install an alarm just in case

i'll put a spoiler and a body kit on him

MTV PLEASE PIMP MY HORSE!!

[zabbazooey]

Please pimp my horse.........lol

A show for the mtv viewers who are amish

[ReinnieR]

put in a 19" flat screen

a system

and spinner horse shoes

[ReinnieR]

don't mind me

i'm an idiot

I CRACK MYSELF UP

[Piccoli Fiori JMJ]

[quote name='zabbazooey' date='Sep 6 2005, 09:11 PM']Please pimp my horse.........lol

A show for the mtv viewers who are amish
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Wait, do they even watch MTV let along TV itself in the first place?

[stargirl3:16]

That's awesome.

[ReinnieR]

[quote name='FutureNunJMJ' date='Sep 6 2005, 10:15 PM']Wait, do they even watch MTV let along TV itself in the first place?
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probobly not

but like al said

[quote]let's all get horses[/quote]

i just had an idea of getting a horse

then in my mind i put that horse in a garage

and my imagination ran wild

[morostheos]

I know a couple of people who have cars that run off of used fryer grease from fast food restaurants. It smells like they're driving a giant french fry, but it's free gas! =

[ReinnieR]

[quote name='morostheos' date='Sep 6 2005, 10:18 PM']I know a couple of people who have cars that run off of used fryer grease from fast food restaurants.  It smells like they're driving a giant french fry, but it's free gas!    = 
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i wonder who engineered that

i just don't see as used oil being combustible

how does the power stroke occur on these type of engines

that is some engineering i'll tell you that

for you to power an engine with french fry grease that's amazing

[morostheos]

i'm pretty sure they have a system that converts the oil into biodiesel. I know how to make the biodiesel and then use it in a diesel car, but supposedly they have a car that is engineered to run straight from the used fryer oil. It's some Russian fellow in the town next to mine.

[ReinnieR]

[quote name='morostheos' date='Sep 6 2005, 10:27 PM']i'm pretty sure they have a system that converts the oil into biodiesel.  I know how to make the biodiesel and then use it in a diesel car, but supposedly they have a car that is engineered to run straight from the used fryer oil.  It's some Russian fellow in the town next to mine.
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aww bio diesel is crappy

in the air force that's what we use because it's good for the environment

but we run in to all sorts of problems with it

[morostheos]

[url="http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_svo.html"]http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_svo.html[/url]

[quote] There's a choice to make for running diesels on biofuels:

    * make biodiesel and just use it, no need to modify the engine, or
    * buy a ready-made conversion system for your vehicle or build your own so you can run it on straight vegetable oil (SVO) -- no need to process the fuel, just put it in and go. [/quote]

[morostheos]

Yeah, there are definitely problems with it, but it can be done.....if you're crazy enough to stick through it.

[ReinnieR]

i guess i'll just pimp my horse

[morostheos]

definitely sounds like a better idea

[zabbazooey]

[quote]and spinner horse shoes[/quote]



You're so awesome Rei!

Edited September 7, 2005 by zabbazooey