Week of May 29 to June 4 (Nat’l Avg $2.371)

Discussion in 'The Daily Grind' started by Die2self, May 30, 2017.

  1. Die2self

    Die2self Saving more by using less!

    Welcome back to the grind The national average gas price is up 10¢ since last week to $2.361 - this time last year it was @ $2.323 so it's only 2.0% (+4.8¢) more expensive now.

    Diesel is creeping up again to $2.513 (+0.9¢). It's now a +19.0¢ more expensive than this time last year. Diesel is still at a 6% premium to regular.
     
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  2. Die2self

    Die2self Saving more by using less!

    I hope everyone either had a good bank holiday or a grand day of remembering the fallen.

    Friday 5/26, going home
    67.6 / 12.9 miles (85F NW@4)
    FCD = 60.3 (+0.5) :D

    this morning to work:
    58.7/ 13.0 miles (60F SW@3)
    FCD = 60.2 (-0.1)

    tank:
    4.81 gals converted
    278.3 miles
    F___\**|*****E
     
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  3. EdwinTheMagnificent

    EdwinTheMagnificent Legend In His Mind

    Monday , I only drove from my house to Russell's ( beer-tasting). Conditions : great. 24.2 miles , 75.4 MPG. Today , short trip but highway , 13.5 miles , 64.36 MPG. Home , highway , one stop at health club. 34.1 miles , 65.56 MPG. Tank is at 351.0 miles , 67.24 MPG. When fuel gauge hit half-way point ( 5 of 10 pips ) I had 341 miles.
     
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  4. Yum. Beer tasting.
     
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  5. EdwinTheMagnificent

    EdwinTheMagnificent Legend In His Mind

    Nothing too special. Lagunitas Imperial Stout , Revolution 1znuff , Two Brothers Hopcentric. Also some Lagunitas Lucky 13. Today , 49.5 deg F , wind W5. 35.0 miles , 65.56 MPG. Tank is at 386.0 miles , 67.05 MPG.
     
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  6. Gord

    Gord Super Moderator Staff Member

    Hi grinders, just sitting in the Italian sun sipping a nice cold Peroni.
    Haven't done much driving although we have a Peugeot 308 SW hire car (diesel) - drives well. Drove from airport to holiday park via supermarket Saturday. Yesterday drove to ferry to go to island of Murano - fabulous glass blowing :cool:.
    Going back home Saturday.
     
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  7. PaleMelanesian

    PaleMelanesian Beat the System Staff Member

    Enjoy your time, Gord!

    I was back yesterday, but swamped at work. The camping trip went well. We had a Severe Thunderstorm one night, and I think our tent was the only one out of 20 in the park that stayed fully dry. :D NTK brand with a full to-the-ground rain fly. The Odyssey got ~23 mpg with 6 people and gear and a trailer hitch cargo box. It seems to be losing a bit of mpg now with 166,000 miles.

    School is out.
    64.9 / 5.2 - work yesterday morning
    45.6 / 4.4 - home in a hurry with company coming over
    63.4 / 5.2 - work this morning

    Tank is 51.7 / 103 mi, still F+.
     
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  8. Die2self

    Die2self Saving more by using less!

    ah, tents and Server weather, not a good combo. Good to hear nothing bad happened, except some wet campers.
    sounds good Gord. I can feel it now. Oh, no that is the 85F weather we are having here. ;)

    last night
    60.9 / 12.9 miles (81F SW@5)
    FCD = 60.4 (+0.2)

    this morning to work
    56.2 / 13.1 miles (62F NE@5)
    FCD = 60.2 (-0.2)

    tank:
    5.25 gals converted
    304.0 miles
    F___**|*****E
     
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  9. EdwinTheMagnificent

    EdwinTheMagnificent Legend In His Mind

    Today , 49 deg F , wind ENE1. Short trip , no highway , 16.2 miles , 74.77 MPG. Tank is at 422.9 miles , 67.42 MPG.
     
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  10. PaleMelanesian

    PaleMelanesian Beat the System Staff Member

    Edwin, 49F? Wow. We had 75 this morning. Then halfway to work the sky opened up and DUMPED wet stuff.

    55.8 / 5.1 - to work this morning

    Tank 51.4 / 124 mi.
     
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  11. EdwinTheMagnificent

    EdwinTheMagnificent Legend In His Mind

    Yeah , I do leave the house well before 5:00 AM. It gets cool here at night.
     
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  12. Die2self

    Die2self Saving more by using less!

    last night: that statement of "more rain could occur under thunderstorms" occurred as like you Pale, the sky opened up and just puked all over until about half way home. Then when I got home, my wife calls me while I'm writing my numbers down, and says she needs me to go get something at the Pharmacy before they close as she will not be back before they close. :rolleyes: so...
    56.7 / 15.5 miles (69F N@7 rain cooled air)
    FCD = 60.3 (+0.1)
    Also rolled over the odo to 40,001 miles (since 5/2011)

    this morning to work:
    54.3 / 13.0 miles (64F ESE@5)
    FCD = 60.1 (-0.2)

    tank:
    5.77 gals converted
    332.3 miles
    F____*|*****E
     
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  13. EdwinTheMagnificent

    EdwinTheMagnificent Legend In His Mind

    Today , 51.5 deg F , wind = calm. 35.1 miles , 65.84 MPG. Tank is at 492.2 miles , 67.42 MPG. My ODO is approx. 47,500 since April 2015. Ouch. Thassa lotta gallons.
     
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  14. PaleMelanesian

    PaleMelanesian Beat the System Staff Member

    That is a lot, Edwin! Well, a lot of miles, a not-so-bad number of gallons. Good work, good car.

    53 / 5.4 - home last night
    61.2 / 5.4 - out to music practice
    53.9 / 6.9 - home, checked out the new street crossing mine. It's still under construction, but open 2 out of 4 lanes.
    72.2 / 5.2 - this morning, 75 and foggy :D

    Tank is up to 52.1 / 153 mi and still above F.
     
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  15. EdwinTheMagnificent

    EdwinTheMagnificent Legend In His Mind

    Thanks , Andrew. The car's a genius , the driver....... well, he tries.
     
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  16. Die2self

    Die2self Saving more by using less!

    last night:
    63.6 / 12.9 miles (87F SSE@6)
    FCD = 60.3 (+0.2)

    had to mow the yard again
    found out our youngest had WIFI turned off and has racked up 5.2 GB of Data since 5/22. Grrrrr.... Needless to say, her data has been turned off her phone and youtube has been disabled. All part of the rules she signed when she got a phone with real data access. I'm thinking she is going to be doing some extra chores as well.

    this morning to work
    53.6 / 13.0 miles (62F S@3)
    FCD = 60.2 (-0.1)

    tank:
    6.22 gals converted
    358.2 miles
    F_____\|*****E (about 1 needle width above 1/2 line.)
     
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  17. PaleMelanesian

    PaleMelanesian Beat the System Staff Member

    Jason. Sigh. Parenting.
     
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  18. EdwinTheMagnificent

    EdwinTheMagnificent Legend In His Mind

    Today , 57 deg F , no wind. 35.0 miles , 66.68 MPG. Tank is at 561.3 miles , 67.89 MPG. Two pips remaining.
     
  19. jcp123

    jcp123 Caliente!

    Blah. Down to 7.5mpg. Hitting home base tomorrow with a 4am drop the following morning. Light load, so shooting for a raise to 7.6mpg :D

    Got a new route worked out, so giving it a trial run on the way home tomorrow. It has both a few curves to work my double-wishbones, and the middle speeds my Civic seems to like. I'm guesstimating an extra half hour on a two hour drive, though, so I had better like both, or really enjoy one or the other.
     
  20. Gord

    Gord Super Moderator Staff Member

    Back from holiday in Italy :cool:

    May 26th went to pick up middle daughter from University placement, misjudged the time due to traffic so in places used my right foot more than normal :p
    42.9 / 21.1
    48.3 / 20.9 More leisurely coming back :rolleyes:

    Early morning run (03:00 :eek:) to airport Saturday:
    48.5 / 60.4

    Airport parking shuffling my car about while away:
    17.5 / 0.2

    This Saturday on return from Italy, called in for lunch on the way back:
    50.9 / 12.9
    52.9 / 47.9 Apart from a bit of stop/start traffic to get to two lane road South a decent run.

    Today, to mother's house - it's 1 year to the day that my dad passed away:(. Took her in her car with my sister to scatter his ashes at the golf course he was a member at:
    51.1 / 4.3
    37.0 / 4.4 - hypermiling out the window o_O

    Tank up 1.4 at 45.2 (FCD 47.6) / 568.1 / Range 35 . Fuel gauge F____|___«E . UG up 0.5 at 46.0 / DTE53

    LFL @ 547 miles
     

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