"Michael A. Terrell" wrote:

A man I worked for in the '70s was still using it to repair 'Standard
Electric Time' school clocks. He had a couple ounces left, from a pint
bottle and didn't like any of the modern, replacement oils. To think of
all the whale oil that was used in lanterns.

Which proves there is always another source for energy.
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"Additionally as a security officer, I carry a gun to protect
government officials but my life isn't worth protecting at home
in their eyes." Dick Anthony Heller