Craig's been to several Asian restaurants as well as our local cafe and hasn't had any luck obtaining used vegetable oil. Although Chinese restaurants are reputed to have quality cooking oil, crossing the language barrier has proven difficult. "You want what and why?" While most restaurants pay someone to remove their waste oil, we're offering to take it off their hands for no cost but I think the concept is difficult for people to accept or even believe. Obviously this aspect of the transition is going to take more energy and effort than I expected. Who knew it would be so difficult to relieve business of their waste for free? On the positive side, we're eating lots of good food in the process.
It's interesting that most of the time when I tell someone about our project their first response or criticism is that our exhaust will smell like french fries or egg rolls. It's as if everyone's been handed a script and recites a similar refrain. What's especially amusing to me is the concept that the odor of food would in some way be less desirable than typical exhaust fumes.
In other news, Craig's preparing his BMW for sale so we'll have one less car at the house as well as some extra funds. Anybody want a 20 year old BMW with lots of liberal bumper stickers?
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