Getting into (and out of) the oil business...

My New Gas Station?

Our experiment in alternative fuels is about to begin---I'm scheduled to pick up our van on Tuesday with the waste vegetable oil system installed and ready to go!

Let me confess right here at the beginning that I have NO IDEA what I'm doing. I'm not a car guy. I don't know anyone that has real experience with this. The list of things that could go wrong is LONG, and honestly I'm mentally bracing for the worst. At the same time, I'm also very excited about the possibilities. I have a feeling that while there will be ups and downs, this will be an adventure that I'm glad I took.

The first milestone is that my friends at Mediterranean Cuisine, just a couple of blocks from my house, have agreed to give me their used fryer oil from now on!

Unfortunately it looks like it may only be 12 gallons a month... I'll definitely need to start talking to some other places. Luckily there are several restaurants within a mile radius of our apartment. In fact, there is a hamburger joint right below Mediterranean Cuisine and I noticed their grease dumpster was open so I took a peek inside...

Mmmmmm.... Now that would get us to Texas for Christmas, but it definitely looks like it has a few chunks to filter out. :) Jodi can't look at this picture without being nauseous. BUT, she is showing an admirable amount of veggie spirit by letting me store Mediterranean Cuisine's waste fryer oil in our living room for a couple of days.

What a woman. Look for another post later this week as I pick up the van and make my maiden veggie voyage back to Nashville! Peace,