Monday's Warm Cocoa 30 April 2018 Reformulation
Published: Mon, 04/30/18
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TODAY'S INSPIRATION:
“’Reformulation’ of gasoline and diesel fuel removes many pollutants at the refinery, so smog-forming compounds never reach the tailpipe. Developed in the late 1980s by chemists at the Arco oil company, petroleum reformulation is a social boon most people don’t even know occurred.” – Greg Easterbroom
Reformulation
Ear plugs were set firmly in place and I was firmly focused on pulling the starting cord of my line trimmer. This was the first time I’d wintered my landscaping machines using newly formulated anti-aging fuel. I was hoping it lived up to its proclaimed benefits. And this was my analysis of those claims, the first attempted start for the season.
“Here goes nothing!” I said to myself with a tug.
I’d been here every spring for years and years. With traditionally formulated fuel I’d expend all my energy, for seemingly ages, to get even a sputter out of awakening machines, so when the trimmer sputtered and quit on the first tug, my heart was cheered. I pulled again. It sputtered and quit. Then, on the third try it started, sputtered and kept running, roughly. I held it
in my hands and fiddled with the accelerator switch, just enough to keep coaxing it on until it ran smoothly. That’s when I noticed that a car had rolled up in the drive behind me.
The combination of blocked ears and trimmer noise had deadened my senses to the arrival of a guest. I turned off my triumphantly-sprung-back-to-life machine with the confidence of “new convert” to reformulated fuel, to greet my visitors.
“Hi!” The kind voice wafting from the open car window said. “I made you some bread. It’s banana bread.” She said.
It was Siokapessi Tilini. One of my newer neighbors. I was a little surprised by her gesture, just because I don’t often that get visits from my neighbors. And, I wasn’t surprised at all because of the smiling face in front of me. From the first time I met Siokapessi and her husband Tevita I’ve marveled at their genuinely warm and open nature. It was the same at this
moment. Her smile and presence were as if a second sun had begun to light my day. I thanked her and she backed out of my driveway.
I walked back to my trimmer, marveling at fuel reformulation and the wonder of how the kindness on one person can reformulate an entire day, environment or life.
“’Reformulation’ of gasoline and diesel fuel removes many pollutants at the refinery, so smog-forming compounds never reach the tailpipe. Developed in the late 1980s by chemists at the Arco oil company, petroleum reformulation is a social boon most people don’t even know occurred.” Greg Easterbroom wrote in the recent book I’ve been reading.
Greg’s words passed through my mind again as my ear plugs were set firmly in place and I was firmly focused on pulling the starting cord of my line trimmer. This was the first time I’d wintered my landscaping machines using newly formulated antiaging fuel and I was now wondering if the Tilinis were the equivalent of a reformulated fuel for winterized hearts. Both are a social boon with
proven, marvelous results. And this is my confirmation of both claims, the first successful start for the season for my line trimmer and my warmer, grateful heart.
“Here goes nothing!” I said to myself with the Tilini-tug still warming my newly reformulated heart!
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