Week of February 6 to February 12 (Nat’l Avg $2.270)

Thanks for starting the thread ( as always ) , Gord. Today , 25 deg F , wind SSE5. 35.0 miles , 57.1 MPG. ODO = approx. 39,900 right now. 40K oil change happens Wednesday.

 

I hate it when Andrew beats my hybrid ! I'll just keep on doing my best.

 

Andrew, no idea when the shifts will stop. This morning I opted for 6:30 AM to 6:30 PM. I hope that they will call this off this week and go back to normal hours. 72hours last week, almost double than normal.

Friday to get body work inspected by insurance:
52.3 / 8.1 miles (33F N@7)
49.1 / 8.1 miles (33F N@7) back to work
home:
49.9 / 12.9 miles (30F NE@3) after dark again.
FCD = 49.8 (=)

this morning dark again and fog with NO school drop off. I have not be using ICE off while it is dark to not drain the battery prematurely.
50.5 /13.0 miles (50F SSE@5 Fog and wet wet roads.)
FCD = 49.9 (+0.1)

tank:
4.38 gals converted
217.2 miles
F__|**|*****E (right about 3/4 left on the guess gauge)

 

Your latitude is too high, giving him a big advantage!

 

Latitude ? I'm only 5'6". Today , 44 deg F , wind ENE 6. Wet roads , raining part of the way in. 35.0 miles , 56.64 MPG. Tank is at 133.4 miles , 58.31 MPG.

 

those short trips are killer, if you have to stop and start again.

last night had to stop by Best Buy to pick a new keyboard as the one I was using I broke the CTRL key from the left side (major usage) and the space bar was sticking. I tried to fix and broke the CTRL key when putting it back in. Of course they didn't have the replacement for it so I had to get a different one that was the lesser of all the evils there. Logitech's K530 combo. (I need a new mouse anyway M510). So I ordered a replacement K750 solar powered keyboard. I love the chiclet style keyboard and low profile keys.
to BB:
55.4 / 11.2 miles (67F S@17) with some lights on ICEoff FASing.
FCD = 50.2 (+0.3)
home:
44.3 / 3.5 miles more stop and go.
FCD = 50.1 (-0.1)

this morning with NO school drop off and still dark with sweaty pavement as well.
52.3 / 13.0 miles (56F NW@6)
FCD = 50.3 (+0.2)

tank:
4.92 gals converted
245.1 miles
F___**|*****E

 

Your personal altitude deficiency won't have much effect in that context.

64 mpg (67.5 indicated) going to today's local bike ride, with temperature in the 60s. (Andrew has less latitude advantage over me.)

 

I get lots of latitude. No driving in the snow storm today. 25F. 4-5 inches so far, switching to sleet and maybe rain later.

 

Nice, Bill. I may be driving in snow on the way home tonight. Today , 30 deg F , wind NNW9. 35.0 miles , 56.54MPG. Tank is at 202.5 miles , 57.85 MPG. The Toyota dealer
in Naperville will change my oil tonight. As always, I will check their work carefully. In the future, just like all of my other cars, I will change the oil myself.

 

Nice. Long time since I did any reading...

 

Mother nature just keeps dishing it out. I trust Weather Underground more and it says 5-8" rather than 8-12" between Fitchburg and Worcester on the map. Another day to work from home.



Edit: oh well, now wunderground is saying 8-12"... this winter is making up for something.

 

Douglas Adams ? I read his books , too. A bit silly for an old guy like me, but when I read them , I was probably 25-35. Very enjoyable.

 

Today , 13.5 deg F , wind NW9. 35.1 miles , 50.68 MPG. Brrrr............ I did try to leave my heat on for the 3.9 miles after getting off the highway. After 1.2 miles , the coolant temp dropped to 145 deg and engine would not stay off. No , I don't have a grille block. 35.1 miles , not 35.0 ? Simple. The tires got smaller.