Week of July 11 to July 17 (Nat'l Avg price $2.234)

Today , 69 deg F(car thermometer) , some tailwind, I think. I was running 24 minutes late to start , so I went a bit faster on the highway (5 MPH) , and had fewer opportunities to glide before the highway. The wind must have helped me a LOT , as I ended up with 73.5 (68.35) MPG for the 34.9 mile trip. Did not drive after getting home from work Saturday. Tank is now at 287.1 miles , 74.4 (69.19) MPG. Rode the bike only 24 miles Sunday , because I needed to get some work done at home.

 

Good to see you back Andrew. Sorry to hear about the Sheep.

I heard a funny watching the tour de France yesterday as they got to to the last climb and a storm came up and started pounding them with 'huge" hailstones as one of the commentators from England was announcing. The Hail on the screen was pea sized to maybe marble size. While uncomfortable to be hit with these these are not HUGE. If they want to see huge, please come to the mid west during Summer. We can show you some Softball + size hail stones that nothing should be out in it. Good finish to the race though.

Friday:
- 63.0 / 13.0 miles (82F h.i.88F SSW@10)
FCD = 60.8 (+0.5)

this morning:
58.2 / 13.1 miles (75F SSE@12) leaving water temp was 75F
FCD = 60.8 (=)

tank:
2.53 gals converted
145.9 miles (34400 miles showing on the ODO)
|F*****|*****E (needle is just now starting to creep on the top of the Full line.

 

Nice to hear that it was a relatively cheap fix, Andrew. Yesterday , the stiff headwind on the way home hurt me. 34.2 miles , 66.9(62.22) MPG. Today that same wind helped me : 74 deg F , wind S10. 34.9 miles , 72.8(67.7) MPG. Tonight , scenic route home.

 

good to hear that is all fixed now Andrew and you didn't have any more issues while on the trip.
Gord, been there, done that, not fun to have to rush around. I just leave it on my phone now. SMART meters????

last night with some strong head winds
- 64.0 / 13.0 miles (88F h.i 97F, S@19 with coolant start at 92F)
FCD = 61.1 (+0.3)

This morning with the start of some rain as T-Storms started to hit the area.
- 55.5 / 13.1 miles (79F N@15 with headwinds as well)
FCD = 60.8 (-0.3)

tank:
2.97 gals converted
171.6 miles
F>*****|*****E just off the bottom of the Full line.

 

We are slowly but surely implementing smart meters here. But since we have 52 governments , not one , things happen slowly. Yesterday , had a good ( scenic) trip home , with one stop ( Ready Mode) at Target for 10 min. 33.7 miles , 81.6(75.89) MPG. Today , 70 deg F , wind SW4 , 34.9 miles , 73.6(68.45) MPG. Tank is at 424.9 miles , 74.0(68.82) MPG. Scenic route will apply Thursday and Friday , which should make this a good tank ! Paula and I are driving into the city Saturday , so maybe not so good for MPG , but I think I might fill before then.

 

I've been on a trial T.O.U. plan and meter since June 2013. I'm hoping they let me stay on it now that I don't have the plug in car. They did tell me on the phone earlier this month that they will be swapping out my tou meter with a smart tou meter soon

 

I've not seen those around here. The only ones that I have seen are the digital power meters, but you still need to have your own monitoring hardward/software. Those look like they would be useful, but only to those that actually look them and do something to lower their usage.

last night:
64.3 / 13.0 miles (85F h.i 92F S@16, nice head wind ) a bit of a cool one. Start coolant temp was 92F again.
FCD = 61.1 (+0.4)

this morning:
58.8 / 13.1 miles (78F S@14 with a nice tail wind ) Coolant temp started at 82F
FCD = 61.1 (=)

tank:
3.39 gals converted
197.4 miles
F/****|*****E (not quite to 9/10 yet)

 

I installed some inexpensive power meters that are compatible with Samsung SmartThings. I can get text alerts if certain circuits are using unusually high power.

I also have the digital power meter at the house power inlet, installed when we needed net metering, but I have not seen any hint that the power company would let me tap into the data. It seems to be for their own exclusive use.

 

Today , 68.5 deg F , wind SW9. Since my inbound commute is all east and north , a SW wind is nice. Today it was nice to the tune of 74.3(69.1) MPG for the 34.9 mile trip. Tank is at 493.4 miles , 74.5(69.29) MPG. Yesterday going home . I saw the traffic on I-290 South was pretty grim , so I took the scenic route. 33.5 miles , 80.8(75.14) MPG. Scenic route tonight and Friday night should help this tank , also.
11 year olds going to prom ? I'm not sure we do that here. But I don't think our middle schools have "proms". Stretch Hummer ? Bad idea in any country !

 

prob gets the same MPG in Stretch as it does in regular configuration, but has a larger troop capacity
last night:
63.9 / 13.0 miles (89F h.i of 100F and winds SW@10, headwind of course) coolant temp started at 95F
FCD = 61.5 (+0.4)

this morning:
56.6 / 13.1 miles (79F E211) with coolant starting at 85F
FCD = 61.2 (-0.3)

Tank:
3.83 gals converted
223.1 miles
F__\***|*****E