Week of October 17 to October 23 (Nat’l Avg $2.471)

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  1. Gord

    Gord Super Moderator Staff Member

    Welcome back to the grind :D

    The national average gas price continues to fall, down 2.3¢ since last week to $2.471 - this time last year it was $2.224 so it's 10.1% (+22.7¢) dearer.
    Diesel is down a touch to $2.724 (-0.6¢). It's now 12.7% (+30.6¢) more expensive than this time last year. Diesel is an increasing 10.2% premium to regular.
     
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  2. Gord

    Gord Super Moderator Staff Member

    This morning, 2UP, 64°F, 7mph cross/headwind NNW, detour due to queue at traffic light section but almost a calculated 50mpg run:
    49.9 (FCD 52.5) / 22.9


    Tank steady at 48.6 (FCD 51.2) / 455.1 / Range 310 . Guess gauge F____|_«««E . UG up 0.1 at 48.5 . DTE199

    Lost 4th pip @ 451 miles

    It's the calm before the storm as the tail end of Ophelia will hit the UK later today, I'm expecting winds of 50+ :eek:
     
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  3. BillLin

    BillLin PV solar, geothermal HVAC, hybrids and electrics

    Thought about you the past couple days, Gord. I saw Ophelia's track and expected strength. I do not know what you get as a bad storm on an annual basis, so I could not gauge readiness.

    Good luck!
     
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  4. PaleMelanesian

    PaleMelanesian Beat the System Staff Member

    57.1 / 11.5 - school and work this morning, coldest yet at 50F.

    Tank is at 57.4 / 445.
    F____|====E
     
    PaleMelanesian, Oct 16, 2017
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  5. EdwinTheMagnificent

    EdwinTheMagnificent Legend In His Mind

    The "park" behind my house ( really more like a flood basin) was filled with water like I have never seen in the 12.5 years I've owned the house.

    It does dry up completely in the summer and winter , but Saturday-Sunday , it was a lake about 150' by 400'.
     
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  6. Die2self

    Die2self Saving more by using less!

    yep i'm still lurking. ;)

    Edwin, that sounds like it would be an awesome outdoor ice rink.
     
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  7. EdwinTheMagnificent

    EdwinTheMagnificent Legend In His Mind

    Hi , Jason. It receded considerably by Monday. Things are still green around here , trees are just starting to turn colors.
    I might even need to mow the lawn again ( not ONCE in September).
     
    EdwinTheMagnificent, Oct 17, 2017
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  8. PaleMelanesian

    PaleMelanesian Beat the System Staff Member

    Hurry home to meet a friend. Short/fast route.
    44.8 mpg / 4.5 mi

    This morning, 41F and foggy
    52.6 / 11.7 - school and work

    Tank is down to 57.1 / 462 mi.
    F____|/___E
     
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  9. Gord

    Gord Super Moderator Staff Member

    Yesterday we had a strange weather phenomenon - the sun went red and the sky was yellow - apparently it was dust from the Sahara and Southern Europe!

    Last night, 2UP, 66°F, the wind was pretty strong but not as bad as some parts of the country experienced (Ireland got 100mph and the loss of 3 lives), 20mph cross/tailwind SW gusting to 41, traffic quite slow in places:
    41.9 / 22.3

    This morning, more traffic than normal and some stupid drivers made me brake where I normally don't have to, detour required again past the traffic light section, 54°F, slightly less windy 18mph head/crosswind WSW gusting to 33:
    47.4 / 22.9


    Tank down 0.4 at 48.2 (FCD 50.8) / 500.5 / Range 150 . Guess gauge F____|_«««E . UG down 0.3 at 48.2 / DTE150
     
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  10. BillLin

    BillLin PV solar, geothermal HVAC, hybrids and electrics

    Very interesting! Must be the right arm of Ophelia that pulled up the African air.
     
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  11. TheStepChild

    TheStepChild .

    The move slowly continues. One round trip with the cargo trailer (still half full of equipment from the self employment days). That sucked a tank down way under 20.
    Tomorrow's trip is going retro-old school with a 1978 moto guzzi robin in the bed and a 1976 moto guzzi v1000 on a trailer.
    5 days off work starting friday. That'll be the big push to finish the move. Only thing left in my house when it hits the market will be my bed, a tv and lawn chair in the living room, and beer - KBS, dogfish 120, vanilla been world wide stout, doom, dkml, backwoods bastard, breakfast stout, imperial stout.
    I'm going to miss my Batchelor pad
     
    TheStepChild, Oct 18, 2017
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  12. puddleglum

    puddleglum Well-Known Member

    Wild weather all over this fall it seems. Alberta is pretty windy today too. Wind gusts hit 62 mph here this afternoon. I was out of town working today and driving the van back with 50 mph crosswind gusts and rain was no fun. Glad I wasn't paying for the gas for that trip. Semi rolled on the highway south of town. There are three bad grass fires in southern part of the province.

    4.6 L/100 km - 6.5 km to work this morning. 43*F
     
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  13. EdwinTheMagnificent

    EdwinTheMagnificent Legend In His Mind

    James , wait a sec................... you left BEER ? Are you insane , lol ? Dogfish Head 120 minute IPA ? I have some of the 90 in my fridge , and it's pretty tasty.
     
    EdwinTheMagnificent, Oct 18, 2017
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  14. TheFordFamily

    TheFordFamily Well-Known Member

    'Ello everyone! Been awhile since I've checked in here. Therapy three days a week really takes the life out of me. Doesn't give me much else to do.

    I didn't set a new MPG record; however I did break my own personal goal of driving more than 600 miles on one tank! This was using E15 as well!

    606.9 Miles
    375.3 EV Miles
    EV Mode %: 61.8 %
    MPG Indicated: 53.0
    49.2 MPG Actual
    Gallons Indicated: 11.44
    Gallons Actual: 12.336
    Offset: 7.2 %


    Used two-click method for fill-up
     
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  15. BillLin

    BillLin PV solar, geothermal HVAC, hybrids and electrics

    Good work, TFF!
     
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  16. Gord

    Gord Super Moderator Staff Member

    Last night, 2UP, very busy (the girlband Little Mix were performing in the city) - no chance of making it to motorway so detour #2 for first time since July, 55°F, 4mph tail/crosswind WSW:
    40.3 / 20.9

    This morning, no detour - made it through the traffic light section, colder 48°F, no wind:
    48.3 / 22.6


    Tank down 0.4 at 47.8 (FCD 50.4) / 544.0 / Range 95 . Guess gauge F____|__««E . UG down 0.3 at 47.9 / DTE103

    Lost 6th pip @ 519 miles
     
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  17. PaleMelanesian

    PaleMelanesian Beat the System Staff Member

    Last night, from work to a friend's house to help them finish packing to move away. :(
    51.2 / 2.0
    56.1 / 5.4 - home

    57.6 / 11.5 - school and work this morning. 44F and foggy

    Tank is steady at 57.4 / 493 mi.
    F____|__/___E
     
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  18. puddleglum

    puddleglum Well-Known Member

    Home from work this afternoon. 60 mpg - 4.8 mi. 46*F. Wind 15 gusting to 25 mph.
     
    puddleglum, Oct 19, 2017
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  19. PaleMelanesian

    PaleMelanesian Beat the System Staff Member

    I'm working from home with a sick kid.
     
    PaleMelanesian, Oct 19, 2017
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  20. BillLin

    BillLin PV solar, geothermal HVAC, hybrids and electrics

    Sorry to hear that, Andrew. Something's going around, especially with families. Some people I know, the entire family is sick.
     
    BillLin, Oct 19, 2017
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