Gasoline in the apocalypse?

I hate to be that annoying fan who brings up trivial shit, but.......wait - no I don't.

Seriously, though, does anyone know if @Kc ever mentioned if or when he was planning on bringing to light the gasoline issue? Like how chemicals, particularly ethanol, break down overtime. I would think that pure gasoline would go bad in under a year - maybe with additives, a little over a year.

I gotta say, it does get me annoyed a bit that in 'The Walking Dead' the topic hasn't even been broached once. It's been well over 2 years in the storyline & they are still driving trucks, motorcycles & cars.

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Originally Posted by Annamarie08

I hate to be that annoying fan who brings up trivial shit, but.......wait - no I don't.

Seriously, though, does anyone know if @Kc ever mentioned if or when he was planning on bringing to light the gasoline issue? Like how chemicals, particularly ethanol, break down overtime. I would think that pure gasoline would go bad in under a year - maybe with additives, a little over a year.

I gotta say, it does get me annoyed a bit that in 'The Walking Dead' the topic hasn't even been broached once. It's been well over 2 years in the storyline & they are still driving trucks, motorcycles & cars.

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The only thing the Walking Dead focuses on is the boring plot line of finding/making a community, something bad (like zombies or some mean people) turn up, they loose it all, then starting again. How do the have all the ammo they have?

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Originally Posted by Gooer

The only thing the Walking Dead focuses on is the boring plot line of finding/making a community, something bad (like zombies or some mean people) turn up, they loose it all, then starting again. How do the have all the ammo they have?

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As far as I'm concerned, 'The Walking Dead' lost it's shine after the 2nd season - when it lost Frank Darabont, the show's creator and executive producer. We'll never get back that creepy vibe the show was so good at portraying. Remember the scene when they are all on the highway & they have to hide underneath the cars? When Sophia runs off and goes missing? That was one of the most epic scenes I've ever scene in any television or film. Those scenes are long gone. �� And yes, @Gooer - the ammo! Endless amounts of ammo. And gasoline.

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Originally Posted by Annamarie08

As far as I'm concerned, 'The Walking Dead' lost it's shine after the 2nd season - when it lost Frank Darabont, the show's creator and executive producer. We'll never get back that creepy vibe the show was so good at portraying. Remember the scene when they are all on the highway & they have to hide underneath the cars? When Sophia runs off and goes missing? That was one of the most epic scenes I've ever scene in any television or film. Those scenes are long gone. �� And yes, @Gooer - the ammo! Endless amounts of ammo. And gasoline.

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Yea, I was going to say something like that too, but refrained in case someone would disagree with me ahaha

They have experienced periods of no ammo.
I agree on the endless Gas but they do not drive around all that much. Problem with gas. Over a period of time it goes bad. Unless they found a warehouse of Stabil or something similar to keep the gas from going bad.

At least in the comics they address the issue of ammo and setup a reloading operation.. But in reality I am sure they find lots of ammo scavenging certain areas.. Heck I am sure the military left lots of goodies laying around. Never understood why they never acquired more of an arsenal..

This season has been one of the better since its start.. IMO.. I just wish We're alive was on TV it would be a better show in my opinion. Not because I am trying to suck up or anything. Its just how I have felt from the beginning.. I read the comics way before I found WA.. I love the world KC brought alive.

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Originally Posted by Annamarie08

I hate to be that annoying fan who brings up trivial shit, but.......wait - no I don't.

Seriously, though, does anyone know if @Kc ever mentioned if or when he was planning on bringing to light the gasoline issue? Like how chemicals, particularly ethanol, break down overtime. I would think that pure gasoline would go bad in under a year - maybe with additives, a little over a year.

I gotta say, it does get me annoyed a bit that in 'The Walking Dead' the topic hasn't even been broached once. It's been well over 2 years in the storyline & they are still driving trucks, motorcycles & cars.

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We haven't had it come up yet in the story, because they haven't totally reached that point... but it's close. Near the end of the story it would be an issue, which would require additives to the fuel. There's a person at the colony specifically in charge of fuel regulation, treatment, scavenging etc. A thankless job, but very important. You can imagine it will come up in the story. Most of the diesel would last a lot longer at least than unleaded, as long as you keep it stored full with no extra air in the tank. But there's a certain point, where all fuel will fail.

SPOILER 

That point came up before the epilogue, but you, the listener, won't know how they dealt with it till later on if I ever get to cover it.

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Originally Posted by Kc

We haven't had it come up yet in the story, because they haven't totally reached that point... but it's close. Near the end of the story it would be an issue, which would require additives to the fuel. There's a person at the colony specifically in charge of fuel regulation, treatment, scavenging etc. A thankless job, but very important. You can imagine it will come up in the story. Most of the diesel would last a lot longer at least than unleaded, as long as you keep it stored full with no extra air in the tank. But there's a certain point, where all fuel will fail.

SPOILER 

That point came up before the epilogue, but you, the listener, won't know how they dealt with it till later on if I ever get to cover it.

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Thanks for all the info, @Kc - I am pretty certain you just gave me my fix until Lockdown. Lol.

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Originally Posted by Merlin1274

They have experienced periods of no ammo.
I agree on the endless Gas but they do not drive around all that much. Problem with gas. Over a period of time it goes bad. Unless they found a warehouse of Stabil or something similar to keep the gas from going bad.

At least in the comics they address the issue of ammo and setup a reloading operation.. But in reality I am sure they find lots of ammo scavenging certain areas.. Heck I am sure the military left lots of goodies laying around. Never understood why they never acquired more of an arsenal..

This season has been one of the better since its start.. IMO.. I just wish We're alive was on TV it would be a better show in my opinion. Not because I am trying to suck up or anything. Its just how I have felt from the beginning.. I read the comics way before I found WA.. I love the world KC brought alive.

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I agree, @Merlin1274 - I feel as if I've been quite spoiled since I discovered 'We're Alive'.....TWD just seems so average in comparison...the writing is no where near as 'smart' as WA.....and that's the truth.....It's pretty damn impressive that a podcast zombie can be portrayed scarier than a visual one......ya gotta admit - that can only be epic writing.

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Originally Posted by Kc

We haven't had it come up yet in the story, because they haven't totally reached that point... but it's close. Near the end of the story it would be an issue, which would require additives to the fuel. There's a person at the colony specifically in charge of fuel regulation, treatment, scavenging etc. A thankless job, but very important. You can imagine it will come up in the story. Most of the diesel would last a lot longer at least than unleaded, as long as you keep it stored full with no extra air in the tank. But there's a certain point, where all fuel will fail.

SPOILER 

That point came up before the epilogue, but you, the listener, won't know how they dealt with it till later on if I ever get to cover it.

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:) thanks all to info