Oh yes. I siphon out all I can get and then fire it up and let it run until it dies.

If you start with ethanol-free premium fuel and add the amount of Stabil recommended for storage you can expect gas to last for three years. I use premium grade "clean" gas because it is the only grade available here without ethanol. If you can't find any gas without ethanol in it where you live I would go with the highest octane I could find and then stabilize it with a good marine fuel stabilizer that is designed to keep the alcohol from separating during storage. I did that as part of my winterizing chore when I had a boat with a built-in fuel tank and even with just regular grade ethanol gas in the tank it fired right up the next spring. After adding the stabilizer I would take the boat out and run it long enough to make sure the treated fuel reached the engines before putting it up for the winter.

I don't like to run any small engine on gas containing ethanol. I always keep a 5-gallon can of premium fuel already doped up for storage on hand for running a generator, lawn mower, outboard motors, snow blowers, garden tractors, etc. The only 2-cycle engines I have left are on a leaf blower/vacuum and on a multi-purpose yard tool that serves as a super weed whacker and a long-handled chainsaw designed for pruning. I buy a gallon can of premixed and stabilized fuel from Stihl to run them. Stihl says it's good for two years after you open the sealed can but I have had it last for three years.

ETA: Oops! I should have started a new thread...