ForthEorlingas

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

If it's something you are using regularly enough, you would likely hit a point of diminishing returns pretty quickly. I only bother emptying tanks if I know I'm not going to use the equipment for a while.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago (2 children)

In theory yes, but you have to be pretty careful with that too. I work for a small engine repair shop, and we have stuff coming in all the time that people swear to God only ever runs ethanol free. Then when we test the gas, we find ethanol and water.

We talked to some gas truck drivers, and apparently there is a lot of cross contamination, so even if you're pumping out of an ethanol free pump, you might still be getting ethanol. We're telling people that it's still best practice to empty your tank and run the engine dry if you're not going to use the equipment for a while.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I am serious, and don't call me Shirley.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 years ago (8 children)

Absolutely no excuse that this happened, but I believe the point he is trying to make is that they didn't make any money on it. Still a shitty thing to let happen, and it should simply never have happened at all, but it's still better than if they had sold it and made a profit, I guess.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Alphabet, Microsoft, Meta. Pretty much all the big tech companies really need a visit from the FTC.