I just bought 5 gallons of kerosene and the bill was over $50.00

That *has* to be a typo.

Just buy jet fuel from your FBO. We burn it in our torpedo heater (it's
designed for kerosene) at the hangar, and it works great.

Current cost is about $3 per gallon.
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Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
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