Tag: fuel
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Driving the Druid to Distraction
In my paid employment, I have to drive places. Now, I can hear all the cries of “a Druid should walk, bicycle or at least use public transport”. But that’s not feasible in the work I do, and the work I do keeps the lights on – and probably the computer you’re reading this on,…
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Calculating reserve…
Just filled Pumpkin for the second time. Three good English gallons goes 150 miles; you do the math. According to the book, the tank therefore has a three-quarter gallon reserve, so I’d best not see the yellow light with any more then 40 miles to the next petrol station…
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Fuel-ish prices
Just come across this great site. Shows the spread of petrol (Gasoline) prices across America, using a colour scale from (today) <$3.23 through to a top of >$3.75. Someone’s gone to such trouble to construct this, someone with a gripe about paying too much for their fuel I suspect. But let’s look at this from…