[XorNot]

> Gravity. Siphons. Manual pumps. Etc. Real complicated stuff known since figuratively Roman times.

This is one of those statements that sounds reasonable when its you with your consumer-grade whatever, and has absolutely no relevance to large scale logistics and planning.

Fuel in ground tanks when the black out starts is...fuel in the ground tanks which is going to stay there because no amount of human labor is getting enough of it out to keep multiple trucks going.

[spott]

Fuel in ground tanks can be pumped out by manually pumping enough to power a generator to power the regular pumps... which is pretty trivial to set up.

[988747]

Or you can just keep the generator fueled (they tend to come with built-in fuel tanks), and have a spare 50-gallon barrel of fuel stashed somewhere.

[anakaine]

Fuel in ground tanks can be pumped out with a manual hand pump. It's not that hard and frequently used on remote property tanks.

[TEP_Kim_Il_Sung]

Omly need to get one truck going: The pump truck.