I gassed up my car today and I'm pretty sure the tank didn't get completely full. I don't know why the cutting off point while filling up seems to vary so much.
I think when you fuel a car, sometimes air gets trapped inside the tank, causing gas to back up through the gas tank fuel tube thingie which triggers the "tank is full" sensor in the pump.
I calculated 45mpg from that tank, which is too good to be true. The tank before yielded a crappy 28mpg.
Yeah, you really need to do a running average over multiple tanks to get an accurate MPG amount.
Thanks Kathy! I think I could do some of that. Although I don't drink pop much, but I do sugar up my hot drinks.
Plagiarism is so stupid and annoying. Kids need to step up and do the work.
Hee to Gud re: the Halliburton printer. Maybe it'll print the FOIA papers and shred them at the same time.
I miss our old version of our current van. (In weird news, the scrap guy we sold it to for a grand rebuilt it and was using it as his personal vehicle, which we resented. And then last month he died of cancer unexpectedly. It was awful in a peripheral, I don't know what to make of this, way.) That van had the dohickeys that calculated your current and ongoing mpg, so we could adjust our driving styles to maximize.
Of course, about the best we do with both of those vans is 17mph. We really could do with a more efficient vehicle. But we need the 4wd, or at least the awd, or we couldn't get out of our street. I dunno any subcompacts with 4wd.
She reported that there were two teenage girls making out furiously in a VW Bug parked at a different pump.
Aw! Baby dykes are so cute!
cupcake vs. donut
Cupcakes are delicate flowers while donuts are squat, fried, and dense. My money's on the donut (though I'd prefer to eat the cupcake).
Suzuki and Subaru make 4wd compact cars.
I wouldn't call my Forester compact, but it's Not Large, and it's AWD, and gets mid-20s mpg.
My sister is now using me for inspiration! Which is strange, because she's the reason I'm doing this form of dieting (the medication route). She had gastric bypass and lost 135 pounds in a year, so she and Mom were really doing the hard sell for me to have surgery as well. But, I really don't like the idea of messing with my insides when there's no guarantee that it'll keep you thin after you lose the weight. Sure enough, in the 18 months since the wedding, she's put 35 pounds back on, and that's while she's been exercising regularly as well as not being able to eat large amounts due to the small stomach. So, she's on Weight Watchers now (along with her hubby).
Ok, I have coffee, but I am still have cravings for the beignets -- it survived the night. Since I am wearing tightish jeans for me (omg) date Friday, I will have to be happy with the cereal instead. Vanity, thy name is 36 y.o. woman!
(Hee. And for those who have known me for years, yeah, the patented Erin ass-buffing salt is getting taken of the shelf and dusted off (heh, much like myself!) and vigorously applied pre-date. Not that I think there will be any need, but it's the principle of the thing!
My mom always, always was the best about attacking dollars stores and presenting me with a box of random school supplies at the beginning of the year. I've also bought belts (school unis), food, ties, a backpack and medications for my students. I also always check the $250 auto dedection for teachers without a qualm, and wish it was more. And I was not an aberration among teachers or administrations -- our registrar, with three kids of her own, would quietly bring in boxes of school supplies and jackets, ties and belts gleaned from her family.
