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Re: [TR] Refuelling a Spitfire

To: John Macartney <johnbmacartney@gmx.com>
Subject: Re: [TR] Refuelling a Spitfire
From: John Innis <jdinnis@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2022 11:49:15 -0600
Cc: Truiumphs <triumphs@autox.team.net>
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Just be glad the Spit sips fuel. At those prices a fella could go bankrupt
putting fuel in a Jag or Big Healy!

On Thu, Mar 10, 2022 at 11:47 AM John Macartney <johnbmacartney@gmx.com>
wrote:

> I=E2=80=99ve been using a friends Spitfire for the last ten days and toda=
y decided
> to top off the tank, even though it was still half full. Toured around th=
e
> local gas stations to find out where the cheapest fuel might be available=
.
> To compare like with like and remembering one US gallon is effectively 3.=
8
> litres (gas is only sold by the litre in the U.K.) the cheapest was one U=
S
> gallon cost USD 8.77. Just after lunch I passed the same gas station wher=
e
> the price I paid this morning had risen from 8.77 to 9..12.  Diesel was
> even more! Thankfully, a pint of my favourite beer hasn=E2=80=99t changed=
 - yet.
>
> Jonmac
>
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=80=9D showing the
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 that you have a book-lined study
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Just be glad the Spit sips fuel. At those prices a fella c=
ould go bankrupt putting fuel in a Jag or Big Healy!<br></div><br><div clas=
s=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Thu, Mar 10, 202=
2 at 11:47 AM John Macartney &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:johnbmacartney@gmx.com";>=
johnbmacartney@gmx.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_q=
uote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,2=
04);padding-left:1ex">I=E2=80=99ve been using a friends Spitfire for the la=
st ten days and today decided to top off the tank, even though it was still=
 half full. Toured around the local gas stations to find out where the chea=
pest fuel might be available. To compare like with like and remembering one=
 US gallon is effectively 3.8 litres (gas is only sold by the litre in the =
U.K.) the cheapest was one US gallon cost USD 8.77. Just after lunch I pass=
ed the same gas station where the price I paid this morning had risen from =
8.77 to 9..12.=C2=A0 Diesel was even more! Thankfully, a pint of my favouri=
te beer hasn=E2=80=99t changed - yet.<br>
<br>
Jonmac<br>
<br>
Is the latest definition of being =E2=80=9Clearned and well-informed=E2=80=
=9D showing the world on your =E2=80=98Teams=E2=80=99 and =E2=80=98Zoom=E2=
=80=99 meetings that you have a book-lined study full of titles that are al=
l illegible?<br>
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