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live love laugh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-22-10 11:01 PM
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How many here continue to pull up to BP gas pumps? Two words...
STOP.

NOW.
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XemaSab Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-22-10 11:01 PM
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1. Not I
Not I.

PS, Arco is BP.
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live love laugh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-22-10 11:02 PM
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2. Good for you Xema. Me either. nt
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XemaSab Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-22-10 11:04 PM
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3. And I have never once bought Exxon gas
n/t
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amborin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-10 01:18 AM
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43. Valero is bad, too; wants to overturn CA's pollution laws; Chevron is bad, given Ecuador, etc.
Edited on Sun May-23-10 01:18 AM by amborin
is Union 76 ok?
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depakid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-10 07:37 AM
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49. Forgetting the tag in the "smiles look up table"
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Sebastian Doyle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-22-10 11:11 PM
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9. Arco is the only BP on the West Coast, as far as I know
fortunately I was already "boycotting" them, because their gas always seems like its watered down or something.

There were BP stations around here in the 90's, but they're all long gone. Sold to another company... either Shell or Union 76 (forget which one)
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Kahuna Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-10 12:30 AM
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31. I agree about their gas. It seems to evaporate or something. I used it
once and it seemed that I didn't get as good mileage as I was used to. Haven't used it since.
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Nite Owl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-22-10 11:04 PM
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4. No BP where I live
to not use but we are STILL boycotting Exxon!
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Hawkeye-X Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-22-10 11:11 PM
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10. Make sure you boycott Amco
I've seen those in the NY area.
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begin_within Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-22-10 11:05 PM
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5. Who does Costco buy gas from?
Because that's usually where I fill up.
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live love laugh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-22-10 11:06 PM
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6. I don't know. I buy there occasionally. Let me check the web...nt
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live love laugh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-22-10 11:11 PM
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11. From Answers.com...
Edited on Sat May-22-10 11:12 PM by live love laugh
"As to Costco, they (like any other retailer including even branded gasoline stations) get their gas from a nearby wholesaler. Often everyone in town is selling gas from the same refinery and wholesaler -- the only difference is that they will add a special additive if that is what the retailer advertises. For example, if you buy gas because it is advertised to contain "agent boy-o-boy", the wholesaler or refiner will add that when the tanker picks up the fuel for that retailer. Otherwise, the gasoline tanker may stop at a several retailers (of several different brands) on the way down the road filling up their storage tanks.

So everyone is selling Saudi oil except Citgo who is definitely selling oil from Chaves government.
Note: There are comments associated with this question. See the discussion page to add to the conversation."


Disappointing but I still think BP should be targeted through their stations.
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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-22-10 11:11 PM
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12. At least in San Diego their gas comes from the same
distribution point everybody else's gas comes from.

Not popular but not buying from BP will prove more difficult than not just driving to their gas station... it is the fungible nature of the bidness.
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itsrobert Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-22-10 11:16 PM
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15. Exactly, that's the way it is everywhere
People who say they are not buying BP, Exxon, etc are clueless.
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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-22-10 11:19 PM
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16. Not only that, but the gas stations are what best case 5%
of the actual business?

Good luck making a difference in the bottom line.

I know, you know, but hey... it will not make a difference, and if it makes them happier... who am I to say otherwise?
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lunatica Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-22-10 11:09 PM
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7. I googled my area to make sure
But I found out that there are other stations that came up. Union 76 was one.
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itsrobert Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-22-10 11:30 PM
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20. ARCO = BP
Many in and around Oakland.
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Hawkeye-X Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-22-10 11:10 PM
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8. BP pulled out of Colorado 2 years ago.
Now I shop at a local gas station or Sinclair/Bradley.
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itsrobert Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-22-10 11:22 PM
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17. No AMOCO stations near you?
They are also BP. Out west ARCO = BP.
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47of74 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-22-10 11:25 PM
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19. Eastern Iowa used to have Amoco stations
But once they got bought up by BP all the Amoco branded stores eventually were converted into straight BP stores.
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Hawkeye-X Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-22-10 11:39 PM
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22. Nope. I see Conoco all the time.
We also have independent gas station. Valco (Shamrock), 7-11 (their brand), and Western.
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glinda Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-22-10 11:12 PM
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13. Not here. Husband boycotted them right away.
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ellenfl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-22-10 11:14 PM
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14. i only buy gas at sunoco (canada) and citco (venezuela). no
arab gas in my car. my choices may have no real impact but i feel better giving my money to gas companies whose main source of oil is canada and venezuela.

ellen fl
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inna Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-10 12:41 AM
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37. "no arab gas in my car" - WTF??

Do you even realize how bigoted that sounds?? :wow:
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K8-EEE Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-10 01:04 AM
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41. Well I would take issue with the "Arab" part but I don't want to buy Saudi
Given the choice I would rather not support any Islamic theocracy that treats women as slaves.
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ellenfl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-10 12:03 PM
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51. what's bigoted about it? much of our oil comes from arab
states, making it arab oil. are you denying that? perhaps you take offense at my citing 'canadian oil' and 'venezuelan oil', as well? if it will take that jerk out of your knee, i will call it 'middle eastern oil'. will that be acceptable? :eyes:

ellen fl
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47of74 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-22-10 11:23 PM
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18. I don't buy gas from BP branded stations anymore
Probably not all that effective, but I think it sends a message all the same.
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dgibby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-22-10 11:33 PM
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21. I'd push the damn car to wherever I was going
before I'd buy one drop gas from those murdering bastards.
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Tansy_Gold Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-22-10 11:42 PM
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23. WE have given the oil companies the power
WE need to take it back.

There are any number of threads on DU and websites elsewhere that give suggestions on how to cut down on use of petroleum products. The obvious one of course is to drive less if at all possible. But also cut down on the use of plastics, non-local and/or non-seasonal produce, and so on. You'll probably find out it helps your own bottom line, too.



TG
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nevergiveup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-22-10 11:49 PM
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24. I can see a BP station from my house.
I must be the only one boycotting it as the place is busier than hell.
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Berry Cool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-10 12:07 AM
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27. Makes us sound like Sarah Palin to say so, but me too.
I don't buy gas at all, but I have tried to avoid going to their convenience store, FWIW.
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HughMoran Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-22-10 11:50 PM
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25. Never have
never will.
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Digit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-10 12:00 AM
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26. There is one right on my way to work....
My first thought upon this disaster was to never buy their gas again, and I haven't and I won't.
Thanks for also letting me know about Amoco...I hadn't been there in awhile anyway and now I will avoid them.
I also avoid Exxon for past history....I never quite forgave them.
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CLANG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-10 12:13 AM
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28. You have to be joking
Who in their right mind would go to a BP station now? I get all my gas from Venezuela.
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sylveste Donating Member (126 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-10 12:21 AM
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29. i still do
i still do, because the guy that runs the bp is just some poor schmuck trying to put food on the table for his family. it's not "bp oil" it's just oil and every gas station in the country sells it.
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Ozymanithrax Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-10 12:29 AM
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30. BP sells oil to refineries, that refine oil for every brand of gas...
so if you are going to boycott BP, you have to boycott all gas stations.

And boycotting their gas stations doesn't hurt them.

For the record, here in California I have never bought gas at a BP station. I either buy gas at AM/PM, Costco, or Navy Commissary. At every one of those places I buy gas made from BP oil.
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demosincebirth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-10 12:32 AM
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32. I buy the cheapest. nt
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BrightKnight Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-10 12:35 AM
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33. I boycotted Exxon. BP pumps no longer exist. - n/t
Edited on Sun May-23-10 12:38 AM by BrightKnight
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KharmaTrain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-10 12:38 AM
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34. I Buy Citgo...
Pass the BP station on the way...and never have stopped in. Their prices are generally 5-10 cents a gallon higher. Plus those BP ads as being "environmentally friendly" always offended me.
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Obamanaut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-10 12:39 AM
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35. It doesn't matter what the brand on the station says. The various
stations in an area get their product from the same wholesaler.
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KG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-10 07:39 AM
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50. this is the correct answer.
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CherokeeDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-10 12:39 AM
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36. Not me...
wouldn't give those bastards a dime...wish I didn't have to give any of the others my money either.
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kas125 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-10 12:47 AM
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38. Not me. I've avoided them since they were Amoco. I only
get gas at the little no-name gas station a minute and a half from my house, but I'm not sure it really matters much.
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Feron Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-10 12:52 AM
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39. I am and so is my brother.
I'm also going to familiarize myself with their various brands so I can avoid them as well.

I refuse to give those bastards one damn dime.
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K8-EEE Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-10 01:01 AM
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40. Wow I didn't know Arco was BP Is Costco gas OK?
Def not going there! How do you know what gas to get? I'm lucky that I live where I can walk almost everywhere, even to work, so I don't have to buy gas that often!
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Rosa Luxemburg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-10 01:07 AM
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42. hopefully one day we'll pull into electric recharging stations
hopefully BP will disappear after this
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elocs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-10 06:59 AM
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44. Easy to avoid BP since there are absolutely none where I live.
Yes, what a sacrifice it is.
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Renew Deal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-10 07:00 AM
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45. There's very few around here
So it's not an issue for me, but that won't solve the problem. We need to stup pulling up at all gas pumps.
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tavalon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-10 07:01 AM
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46. I learned something recently that was disheartening
All gas stations get their gas from the same refineries so by boycotting ____________, you are hurting the independent store franchises rather than BP. Ever since the Exxon Valdez, I've refused to buy gas at Exxon (and now Mobil) stations. And if that other poster was right, I was just wasting my time.
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Karenina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-10 07:30 AM
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48. That's correct. Americans need a clearer picture
of how the oil markets work. The upside is the PR effect, so no it wasn't a total waste. The franchise changed mom and pop owners, the station rebranded and got its gas from the same source.

The other notion that needs disabusing is the "our oil" nonsense.
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madokie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-10 07:04 AM
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47. No BP stations near here
http://mygov.governmentguide.com/gas-stations-b-p-amoco/ok/pryor-creek/?invocationType=localCatPick.search

The nearest one is 68.5 miles away.
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DailyGrind51 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-10 12:06 PM
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52. I always shop with the independents!
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SaveAmerica Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-10 12:10 PM
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53. I've been on fumes looking for a nonBP/Exxon station in the past
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flamingdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-10 12:10 PM
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54. ARCO IS ALSO OWNED BY BP ! nt
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KamaAina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-10 12:11 PM
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55. I'd pull up to one if I drove
but only to dump all my filthy dirty used crankcase oil all over the lot! :grr:
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