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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=Eric.Henderson@gartner.com
href="mailto:Eric.Henderson@gartner.com">Henderson,Eric</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=discussion@nsrca.org
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, July 07, 2003 9:42 AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: Fuel Question... Why the
metal cans?</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>I have a married pair of cops as my attached neighbors. He
practices with his guns and samurai sword in the back yard. What
fuel???<BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: <A
href="mailto:discussion-request@nsrca.org">discussion-request@nsrca.org</A><BR>[mailto:discussion-request@nsrca.org]On
Behalf Of Anthony Romano<BR>Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 11:18 AM<BR>To: <A
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A><BR>Subject: RE:
Fuel Question... Why the metal cans?<BR><BR><BR>Mine is in the garage right
next to the wife's car. More concerned about my <BR>nosey
neigbors.<BR><BR><BR>>From: "spbyrum" <<A
href="mailto:spbyrum@hiwaay.net">spbyrum@hiwaay.net</A>><BR>>Reply-To:
<A href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A><BR>>To:
<<A
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A>><BR>>Subject:
RE: Fuel Question... Why the metal cans?<BR>>Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2003 10:07:06
-0500<BR>><BR>>Don't Ask, don't tell. Especially your wife.
The guy who service our<BR>>furnace several years ago told my wife I was
keeping a bomb in the<BR>>basement after he saw a jug of fuel. It
took quite a bit of talking to<BR>>fix that
one.<BR>><BR>>-----Original Message-----<BR>>From: <A
href="mailto:discussion-request@nsrca.org">discussion-request@nsrca.org</A>
[mailto:discussion-request@nsrca.org]<BR>>On Behalf Of Anthony
Romano<BR>>Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 9:43 AM<BR>>To: <A
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A><BR>>Subject:
RE: Fuel Question... Why the metal cans?<BR>><BR>>A local hobby shop
owner told me he was limited by the local fire<BR>>marshal in<BR>>how
much fuel he could keep in the store. Anyone know any
easy,<BR>>inconspicuous way to check this for a
residence?<BR>><BR>>Anthony<BR>><BR>><BR>> >From: "Atwood,
Mark" <<A
href="mailto:atwoodm@paragon-inc.com">atwoodm@paragon-inc.com</A>><BR>>
>Reply-To: <A
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A><BR>> >To:
<<A href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A>><BR>>
>Subject: RE: Fuel Question... Why the metal cans?<BR>> >Date: Sun, 6
Jul 2003 21:50:52 -0400<BR>> ><BR>> >Shipping in quarts will allow
you to ship UPS without the $5/gal<BR>>haz-mat<BR>> >fee. Most
of the time though the fuel is shipped by motor freight,<BR>>which<BR>>
>has similar regs, but different fees. If you're shipping more
than<BR>> >#200lbs, (roughly 40gal), it's much cheaper to go
freight.<BR>> ><BR>> >Non of these were PowerMasters motivation
though...it was simply the<BR>>fire<BR>> >code issues. They
spent considerable money revamping their assemblys<BR>>to<BR>> >fit
the cans from the jugs. All cost they would have preferred
to<BR>>skip.<BR>> >The benefits of size and packing just made the
move more palatible.<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> >-----Original
Message-----<BR>> >From: T&C Brown
[mailto:tncbrown@charter.net]<BR>> >Sent: Sun 7/6/2003 10:34 PM<BR>>
>To: <A href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A><BR>>
>Cc:<BR>> >Subject: Re: Fuel Question... Why the metal cans?<BR>>
><BR>> >I believe Red Max shipped fuel in quarts is because of the
Haz-mat<BR>>dilemma.<BR>> > But I could be mistaken.
Also, at one time, Power Master was doing<BR>>it as<BR>>
>well.<BR>> > ----- Original Message -----<BR>>
> From: <A
href="mailto:RUDDERCABL@aol.com">RUDDERCABL@aol.com</A><BR>>
> To: <A
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A><BR>>
> Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2003 8:06 PM<BR>> >
Subject: Re: Fuel Question... Why the metal cans?<BR>> ><BR>>
><BR>> > In a message dated 7/6/2003 5:30:46 PM Eastern
Standard Time,<BR>> >ArestiPattern@aol.com writes:<BR>> ><BR>>
><BR>> > Added benefit to cans........UV
protection, and Powermaster ships<BR>>6<BR>> >gallons to a case
instead of 4 of the plastic bottles.<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>>
><BR>> ><BR>> > I believe that
you have hit on one of the real reasons why the<BR>>can .<BR>>
>Becouse of the shape of the cans , more fuel can be shipped in the
same<BR>><BR>> >size or slightly larger box. Much money is saved on
shipping one box<BR>> >instead of two and the manufactor sells more fuel
to the case. Red Max<BR>>was<BR>> >doing the same thing using
quart size bottles and shipping five gallons<BR>>to<BR>> >the case
.<BR>> ><BR>> > Over the last few
years , myself and a couple of other flyers<BR>>have<BR>> >been
buying fuel by the drum . We tap the drum and pour all the
fuel<BR>>off<BR>> >into jugs at one time . Never had any problems
with the fuel in four<BR>>years<BR>> >of doing this .<BR>>
><BR>> > Robert Gainey<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>>
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