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    <p>Hi Pete,</p>
    <p>We are only as professional as our need to breath the same air.
      Because we all are at different  levels of knowledge, none of us
      can know how to answer, or ask questions, due to the differing
      perspective of how our interests have "drawn us in". We all share
      that gasification has such promise for energy applications, so
      asking questions or providing answers is the reason this list was
      created.<br>
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    <p>Yes, there have been other groups form to discuss gasification,
      There are no short cuts to reliable gasifier performance, but
      information without scrutiny can only speak for itself. This Forum
      and it's extensive collection of related information, was the
      first to recognize the need for such discussions and become
      available to us all. There never has been any restriction on who
      participates, and some very good people have  shared with us
      particularly in the earlier years.<br>
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    <p>It's a mute point drawing the low price of gasoline into our
      discussions relating to an alternative for fossil fuels! It's not
      about the price, but availability which can change over night, and
      for me, that means being able to be self supporting in time of
      need. NZ has had a reported 32,000 quakes this last year, plus
      major storms that destroyed electrical distribution facilities.
      Are any of us really prepared for the inconvenience when, not if,
      it comes? <br>
    </p>
    <p>Doug Williams.<br>
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    <p><br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 03/01/17 12:21, Pete & Sheri
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Hello
            Doug.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I
            view this list to be for the professional for the most part,
            so I hesitate to join in unless I have a question that I can
            clearly describe.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">But
            I think at least part of the reason for the lack of traffic
            is that there are now several other websites that cater to
            hobbyist and advanced tinkerer wood-to-electricity crowd:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">-Yahoo
            woodgas group,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">-Yahoo
            charcoal gasifier group<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">-Wayne
            Keith’s driveonwood.com website<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">-allpowerlabs.com<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">And
            I am sure there are many others.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">In
            addition (although I have been flamed for even mentioning
            it), gasoline for USD$2.00 per gallon does take the edge off
            for many people.  <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Pete
            Stanaitis<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">----------------<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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