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Quoth Ophbalance View PostI just wait until I hit reserve on my bike and plan to find a station in the next 20 miles
Now for a funny story. I had just passed a gas station when I hit reserve. OK, there was a gas station about 15 miles up the road, why turn around? Got to that gas station and the computers were all down, no gas available. Spent a few minutes chatting to one of the clerks about it, and other things, with the engine running.
Figured I could fill up in an hour or so, so rode a mile home. Made it to the driveway and ran out of gas!
Did I blame the gas station? No. Did I blame the clerk (who was also a friend)? Oh heck no. Did I do a whole lot of laughing at myself for being an idiot? Yes I did, then I changed my routine to not depend on the reserve switch to tell me when to get gas. 100 miles on the trip meter means time to stop. All is good, I probably need to stretch my legs after 2 hours anyhow.
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I mentioned in the Worst Car thread that my parents had a little red Ford with a busted gas gauge. My parents thankfully knew what the car's max non-highway mileage was, give or take a bit (about 300 mpg), so they told my sisters and I that if we were driving and the trip meter was at or above 200, it was time to fill up. That way we had more than enough of a buffer to get to a gas station and refill."Enough expository banter. It's time we fight like men. And ladies. And ladies who dress like men. For Gilgamesh...IT'S MORPHING TIME!"
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Quoth Kogarashi View PostI mentioned in the Worst Car thread that my parents had a little red Ford with a busted gas gauge. My parents thankfully knew what the car's max non-highway mileage was, give or take a bit (about 300 mpg), so they told my sisters and I that if we were driving and the trip meter was at or above 200, it was time to fill up. That way we had more than enough of a buffer to get to a gas station and refill.I don't have an attitude problem. You have a perception problem.
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Quoth wolfie View PostAlso, fuel gauges can be nonlinear"For a musician, the SNES sound engine is like using Crayola Crayons. Nobuo Uematsu used Crayola Crayons to paint the Sistine Chapel." - Jeremy Jahns (re: "Dancing Mad")
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Quoth XCashier View PostI fill up the car when it hits 1/4 full. The last thing I need is to run out of fuel in a less-than-savory neighborhood or in the middle of nowhere. I came very close to running completely out on the highway once; I learned my lesson from that.
When you have a driver with mobility issues (like my Mom) one has to be prepared. Not only do I know how to pump the gas, my brother (even though he has a slight learning disability) has now learned how to go inside the convenience store, tell the clerk how much and what pump and hand over the cash (he did this on his own last Wednesday as well as going inside to pay an electric bill that was due by 5 pm. b/c Mom's bank card wouldn't take by phone . . .and I was stuck at work until at least 6 that night.)
It's not that difficult to watch the gas gauge and fill up before being on fumes. By filling up when you get down to the last quarter tank (and at the LATEST when that needed is just above the big E) you can avoid being stranded on the side of the road.Human Resources - the adult version of "I'm telling Mom." - Agent Anthony "Tony" DiNozzo (NCIS)
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Quoth Ophbalance View PostI wish my bike had a trip meter . One of these days I'll find a grease pencil to mark the 100 mile mark on the speedometer.This was one of those times where my mouth says "have a nice day" but my brain says "go step on a Lego". - RegisterAce
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One thing I learned in a disaster first responder class is: always stop and refill your tank when you hit the hallway mark, if you live in a disaster prone area (I live within 50 miles of Mt Rainier in the PNW) because if Something Happens, your car is only good to you as far as it can go, and you want to be able to, with no notice, get the hell out of the disaster area.
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Quoth UncleImpy View PostOne thing I learned in a disaster first responder class is: always stop and refill your tank when you hit the hallway mark, if you live in a disaster prone area (I live within 50 miles of Mt Rainier in the PNW) because if Something Happens, your car is only good to you as far as it can go, and you want to be able to, with no notice, get the hell out of the disaster area.
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You get a chewin' out if you return a truck with less than 1/4 of a tank at the end of your shift, you ALWAYS have time to top off, and for Celestia's sake people, it's ON THE COMPANY!!!
But some people just must LIKE gettin the chewin', considering how often they do it anyhow.- They say nothing good happens at 2AM, they're right, I happen at 2AM.
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Quoth Argabarga View PostYou get a chewin' out if you return a truck with less than 1/4 of a tank at the end of your shift, you ALWAYS have time to top off, and for Celestia's sake people, it's ON THE COMPANY!!!
But some people just must LIKE gettin the chewin', considering how often they do it anyhow.
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I swear, it's the same ones every time, they must have a second pair of pants they wear under their uniform ones, with specially prepared "chew along dotted line" markings.- They say nothing good happens at 2AM, they're right, I happen at 2AM.
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