[From Google Reader] 79 year old veggie oil maker

This item was sent to you by awalludin.ramlee@gmail.com from Google Reader. 79 year old veggie oil maker David Wetzel, 79, makes his own fuel from recycled vegetable oil for his 1986 Volkswagen Golf, gets 46 miles per gallon - pretty neat huh? Well, the Illinois Department of Revenue visited and want him to pay a "motor fuel tax" (retroactively) and he might be hit with a $2,500 bond, a class 3 felony and a lot of other awful stuff - or it might just end up being $244 in taxes for the fuel he made. State makes big fuss over local couple's vegetable oil car fuel, Thanks NovySan! - Link. From the pages of MAKE: Making biodiesel - The best way to learn how to make your own backyard biodiesel is to start with a one-liter batch. It's easy to make a small batch that will work in any diesel engine. You won't need any special equipment--an old... Source: http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2007/03/79_year_old_veggie_oil_ma.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B48984890 If you no longer wish to receive message like this, please contact the sender. Try Google Reader today: http://www.google.com/reader/