Week of May 23 to May 29 (Nat'l Avg price $2.282)

Today , 49.5 deg F , no wind. 34.9 miles , 69.2(64.36) MPG. Didn't drive a whole lot Saturday after work and none at all Sunday. But the driving I DID was decent ; enough to raise my tank from 72.6(fcd) Sat AM to 73.3(fcd) Mon AM. Tank is now at 299.0 miles , 73.3(68.17) MPG. We'll be seeing some rain in the next few days, so I don't know if I will have a PR tank , but I'm always on the lookout for one.

Sunday I had a good bike ride. 42 miles ( don't ask the time ! ) , but with a 5-hour rest (?) in between , it was not very hard. Weather was perfect.

 

Well 5 years have come and gone since the EF5 tornado ate its path through Joplin MO. Much has been rebuild and many lessons have been learned that JOMO has shared with many other communities that have faces similar disasters. Sunday was a beautiful day.

Friday:
- 61.4 / 12.9 miles (66F NNE@6)
FCD = 58.0 (+0.1)

This morning - I had to go a slightly different route as the main Summer route was closed for repairs (which is needed badly).
- 54.1 / 13.0 miles (63F ESE@11)
FCD = 58.0 (=)

Tank:
11.34 gals converted
623.3 miles
F_____|_____E (the needle is just about to loose contact with the bottom of the E line) I will fill on the way home.

 

Fuel gauge has just started moving from the "Full Mark"

70.5 miles driven
436 miles to empty
506.5 miles range

37.0 Indicated MPG
35.7 Calculated MPG

446 miles to 462.5 miles of calculated range

 

Today , 59.5 deg F , wind SSE4. This tank is holding up pretty well , no rain yet. 34.9 miles , 72.7(67.61) MPG. Tank is at 368.6 miles , 73.7(68.54) MPG. The afternoon commutes are propping this tank up , many of them close to or over 80(fcd).
Tonight , scenic route again. Stopping to mow my friend's lawn ; she's really not able to do it herself these days. Hopefully , will have enough daylight and no rain ! so I can mow my own lawn when I get home.

 

Andrew, mine will go beyond E by about 2 needle widths. That is as far has I have taken it. But not as far as the resting location when the car is off.

last night to gas station with a slight detour as the normal road is undergoing construction.
- 61.2 / 11.9 miles (67F W@8 with wet roads)
FCD = 58.1 (+0.1)

Fill
11.448 gals (think I got a little more in than the last time)
634.9 miles
55.46 MPG (4.24L/100km)

home:
- 63.5 / 1.8 miles (had to stop at a light and then also waiting on a public bus wait on someone to drive out of a business so it should pull in)
FCD = 70.4

This morning:
- 55.4 / 13.1 miles (with a detour again, 68F S@13)
FCD = 60.1 (-10.3)

tank:
0.27 gals converted
14.7 miles
^F

 

Today , 65.5 deg F , wind SE4. Doesn't get much nicer than this ! 34.9 miles , 73.5(68.35) MPG. Tank is at 439.1 miles , 74.0 (68.82) MPG. This is looking like my best tank ever , but a lot can happen in the next 250 miles.

Ended up being too late and too tired to mow my own lawn. Hopefully the weather holds up so OI can do it right after work today , but we are expecting rain.

 

"On Wednesday, the primary corridor for severe thunderstorm potential will exist from the northern Plains and Upper Midwest into parts of southwest Texas."

Good luck, guys!

 

Thanks BillLin, we are watching (one eye to sky)

last night:
62.8 / 12.9 miles (79F SSE@13 a little humid and head wind with the detour near the house as well)
FCD = 62.7 (+2.6)

This morning:
- 48.2 / 13.1 miles (66F N@13 with TStorms with rain and VERY wet raods)
FCD = 58.1 (-4.6)

tank:
0.74 gals converted
40.3 miles
^F

 

Well. They have kept me busy in my new truck. I have been happy to oblige - this truck is seriously that good. Hint: no matter what, I so far have not failed to hit 8mpg anytime in the last 10 days.

Also have the write-up of my rental Ford Escape ready, just gotta figure out how to insert pictures. Any hints?

 

jcp, when you are editing the reply, use the "upload a file" button that's right next to "post reply" button and it will open a dialog for you to select your photos.

 

Grrrr. Didn't get home before the storm yesterday , lawn didn't get mowed. Sat in traffic for about ten minutes with A/C running ( part-time) so I could keep windshield de-fogged.Still managed about 77 MPG(fcd) on the trip home. Today , roads ( mostly) dry , temp 66 deg F , wind S8. 34.9 miles , 70.9(65.94) MPG. Tank is at 507.7 miles , 74.0 (68.82) MPG. With a little luck and determination , this could be a 700 mile tank.

 

Aw man, it says the files are too big!

 

Got any utilities to scale the photos? on Android: Google photos; on Windows: paintbrush (mspaint.exe) should do the trick; on Linux: gimp perhaps? I don't do Mac or iPhone...

Or were you trying to upload a huge video file? I suspect Wayne or one of the moderators would have to help with larger stuff.

 

There is a White Tesla around here that blows by me on the highway doing 70-75 MPH. Looks cool doing it though.
Muggy here as well. I guess we are getting your moister upflow here from the Gulf. It is helping fuel these storms.

last night:
- 57.4 / 12.9 miles (82F S@14 headwind and muggy. Also, stopped by the same train at two different crossings on the way home )
FCD = 58.9 (+0.8)

this morning:
- 57.7 / 13.1 miles (75 S@98)
FCD = 58.9 (=)

tank:
1.19 gals converted
66.0 miles
^F