Quotes about gallons (16 Quotes)


    But the system must be capable of a wide range of operation, ... During a major fire the demand can go up four-fold. It can go up to 13.5 to 14 million gallons a day. We have the capability to go up that far. When our firefighters go out they will not be pulling air through.


    The improved American highway system isolated the American-in-transit. On his speedway he had no contact with the towns which he by-passed. If he stopped for food or gas, he was served no local fare or local fuel, but had one of Howard Johnson's nationally branded ice cream flavors, and so many gallons of Exxon. This vast ocean of superhighways was nearly as free of culture as the sea traversed by the Mayflower Pilgrims.


    Take to every Gallon of Honey, three Gallons of water, and put them both together, and set them over so soft a fire, that you may endure to melt and break the honey with your hands.



    One day I was driving between Canon City and Dodge City, Kan., and I conducted a windshield survey on salt cedar trees. Based on an average width I conservatively estimated that those trees would drink 700,000 billion gallons a year.

    Ms. Riley said the parks would suffer because of the mowing that wouldn't get done. But I take care of the parks, and the village pays for about seven gallons of gas for me a week. How are the parks costing them any money

    People believe a 5- or 10-gallon tank is easier, but the truth is, the more water, the easier it is to take care of. I recommend that people don't go under 30 gallons.

    It's not a health hazard if a body decomposes. One guy who's unfortunate enough to drown in the river is not going to cause issuesit's not a lot of bacteria, and it doesn't take very long for it to decompose completely. Think of it this way 650,000 gallons of water flow through the river every day. Just one individual is not a big deal.


    The trouble is, continental-style drinking requires continental-style people, who sit quietly drinking away at cafe tables, not standing up shouting at each other in crowded bars trying to consume gallons of beer at a time.

    Right now at Golden Sun, we have the ability to store 10,000 gallons of fuel, ... We have been working with Golden Sun and they are going to install a second 10,000 gallon tank so that we have the capacity to store more fuel when the market is either in a position where we want to take advantage of the price or if supply lines start to become tight.

    Nelson brought us to Texas. And now we're going to use cotton seed oil or used cooking oil to produce two million gallons of fuel for this community. Every community will experiment with what works best in their community. Cotton can't be grown in all areas, but the local farmers know what grows best and they can rotate their crops to reduce the need for pesticides.





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