Traveling cross country by my lonesome
04-21-2006, 10:08 AM
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Re: Traveling cross country by my lonesome
"jbjeep" <jbjeep@saw.net> wrote in message
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: You forgot something Kate....
:
: HAVE FUN!
:
: =)
:
:LOL!
Oh yea huh!!
Sorry, I get all in "mom mode"
Have fun Carl!
Kate
04-21-2006, 10:08 AM
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Re: Traveling cross country by my lonesome
"jbjeep" <jbjeep@saw.net> wrote in message
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: You forgot something Kate....
:
: HAVE FUN!
:
: =)
:
:LOL!
Oh yea huh!!
Sorry, I get all in "mom mode"
Have fun Carl!
Kate
04-23-2006, 05:07 PM
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Re: Traveling cross country by my lonesome
A simple thought about refueling:
Don't let the tank get near empty, fill up with at least 1/4 tank left
(lots of people say 1/2 tank). Also, if you can't see the gas station
from the road you're on, be it an Interstate or highway or whatnot,
continue on until you can. Its always the ones you can't see that you
try getting to that end up being 10 miles out of the way and hidden, and
only open for 4 hours a day. Also, if you're going through Iowa, the
mid-grade 89/90 octane gas is cheaper than the 87 Octane by about 10 cents.
Brandonb
- Oh, and Nebraska on I-80 is boring as hell :)
Kate wrote:
> Fuel at truckstops is usually slightly cheaper, Loves and Flying J.
> They are generally spaced about a tank-full away from your last stop.
> You may find it a little cheaper off of the highway but you will waste
> enough fuel trying to find it to really see no savings.
Don't let the tank get near empty, fill up with at least 1/4 tank left
(lots of people say 1/2 tank). Also, if you can't see the gas station
from the road you're on, be it an Interstate or highway or whatnot,
continue on until you can. Its always the ones you can't see that you
try getting to that end up being 10 miles out of the way and hidden, and
only open for 4 hours a day. Also, if you're going through Iowa, the
mid-grade 89/90 octane gas is cheaper than the 87 Octane by about 10 cents.
Brandonb
- Oh, and Nebraska on I-80 is boring as hell :)
Kate wrote:
> Fuel at truckstops is usually slightly cheaper, Loves and Flying J.
> They are generally spaced about a tank-full away from your last stop.
> You may find it a little cheaper off of the highway but you will waste
> enough fuel trying to find it to really see no savings.
04-23-2006, 05:07 PM
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Re: Traveling cross country by my lonesome
A simple thought about refueling:
Don't let the tank get near empty, fill up with at least 1/4 tank left
(lots of people say 1/2 tank). Also, if you can't see the gas station
from the road you're on, be it an Interstate or highway or whatnot,
continue on until you can. Its always the ones you can't see that you
try getting to that end up being 10 miles out of the way and hidden, and
only open for 4 hours a day. Also, if you're going through Iowa, the
mid-grade 89/90 octane gas is cheaper than the 87 Octane by about 10 cents.
Brandonb
- Oh, and Nebraska on I-80 is boring as hell :)
Kate wrote:
> Fuel at truckstops is usually slightly cheaper, Loves and Flying J.
> They are generally spaced about a tank-full away from your last stop.
> You may find it a little cheaper off of the highway but you will waste
> enough fuel trying to find it to really see no savings.
Don't let the tank get near empty, fill up with at least 1/4 tank left
(lots of people say 1/2 tank). Also, if you can't see the gas station
from the road you're on, be it an Interstate or highway or whatnot,
continue on until you can. Its always the ones you can't see that you
try getting to that end up being 10 miles out of the way and hidden, and
only open for 4 hours a day. Also, if you're going through Iowa, the
mid-grade 89/90 octane gas is cheaper than the 87 Octane by about 10 cents.
Brandonb
- Oh, and Nebraska on I-80 is boring as hell :)
Kate wrote:
> Fuel at truckstops is usually slightly cheaper, Loves and Flying J.
> They are generally spaced about a tank-full away from your last stop.
> You may find it a little cheaper off of the highway but you will waste
> enough fuel trying to find it to really see no savings.
04-23-2006, 05:07 PM
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Re: Traveling cross country by my lonesome
A simple thought about refueling:
Don't let the tank get near empty, fill up with at least 1/4 tank left
(lots of people say 1/2 tank). Also, if you can't see the gas station
from the road you're on, be it an Interstate or highway or whatnot,
continue on until you can. Its always the ones you can't see that you
try getting to that end up being 10 miles out of the way and hidden, and
only open for 4 hours a day. Also, if you're going through Iowa, the
mid-grade 89/90 octane gas is cheaper than the 87 Octane by about 10 cents.
Brandonb
- Oh, and Nebraska on I-80 is boring as hell :)
Kate wrote:
> Fuel at truckstops is usually slightly cheaper, Loves and Flying J.
> They are generally spaced about a tank-full away from your last stop.
> You may find it a little cheaper off of the highway but you will waste
> enough fuel trying to find it to really see no savings.
Don't let the tank get near empty, fill up with at least 1/4 tank left
(lots of people say 1/2 tank). Also, if you can't see the gas station
from the road you're on, be it an Interstate or highway or whatnot,
continue on until you can. Its always the ones you can't see that you
try getting to that end up being 10 miles out of the way and hidden, and
only open for 4 hours a day. Also, if you're going through Iowa, the
mid-grade 89/90 octane gas is cheaper than the 87 Octane by about 10 cents.
Brandonb
- Oh, and Nebraska on I-80 is boring as hell :)
Kate wrote:
> Fuel at truckstops is usually slightly cheaper, Loves and Flying J.
> They are generally spaced about a tank-full away from your last stop.
> You may find it a little cheaper off of the highway but you will waste
> enough fuel trying to find it to really see no savings.
04-23-2006, 07:12 PM
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Re: Traveling cross country by my lonesome
"Brandonb" <brandon@NOkamikosSPAM.com> wrote in message
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> A simple thought about refueling:
>
> Don't let the tank get near empty, fill up with at least 1/4 tank left
> (lots of people say 1/2 tank).
Carrying an extra 5g tank just in case... I usually carry 2 or 3 of them on
the rack on top of my XJ when I'm going on cross country trips like that...
It's nice for when you run into places that are obviously trying to gouge
prices due to their remoteness or whatever... Hell, I even carry empty 5g
tanks with me if I'm going to be in an area of Houston that has cheaper gas
than my area... Locally, the cheapest price for 87 octane is $2.83... If I'm
in the SE part of Houston, it's as low as $2.75... At $0.08 per gallon and
four 5g tanks, that's only $1.60, but every little bit helps... Basically,
it boils down to taking advantage of opportunities, but not going out of
your way so that it costs you more to get there than you save... Sometimes,
I'll throw a 55g drum in the back of my pickup and fill it up -- usually
with the 93 octane since that is what I use in my aircraft...
news:e2gqb7$35l$1@news.netins.net...
> A simple thought about refueling:
>
> Don't let the tank get near empty, fill up with at least 1/4 tank left
> (lots of people say 1/2 tank).
Carrying an extra 5g tank just in case... I usually carry 2 or 3 of them on
the rack on top of my XJ when I'm going on cross country trips like that...
It's nice for when you run into places that are obviously trying to gouge
prices due to their remoteness or whatever... Hell, I even carry empty 5g
tanks with me if I'm going to be in an area of Houston that has cheaper gas
than my area... Locally, the cheapest price for 87 octane is $2.83... If I'm
in the SE part of Houston, it's as low as $2.75... At $0.08 per gallon and
four 5g tanks, that's only $1.60, but every little bit helps... Basically,
it boils down to taking advantage of opportunities, but not going out of
your way so that it costs you more to get there than you save... Sometimes,
I'll throw a 55g drum in the back of my pickup and fill it up -- usually
with the 93 octane since that is what I use in my aircraft...
04-23-2006, 07:12 PM
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Re: Traveling cross country by my lonesome
"Brandonb" <brandon@NOkamikosSPAM.com> wrote in message
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> A simple thought about refueling:
>
> Don't let the tank get near empty, fill up with at least 1/4 tank left
> (lots of people say 1/2 tank).
Carrying an extra 5g tank just in case... I usually carry 2 or 3 of them on
the rack on top of my XJ when I'm going on cross country trips like that...
It's nice for when you run into places that are obviously trying to gouge
prices due to their remoteness or whatever... Hell, I even carry empty 5g
tanks with me if I'm going to be in an area of Houston that has cheaper gas
than my area... Locally, the cheapest price for 87 octane is $2.83... If I'm
in the SE part of Houston, it's as low as $2.75... At $0.08 per gallon and
four 5g tanks, that's only $1.60, but every little bit helps... Basically,
it boils down to taking advantage of opportunities, but not going out of
your way so that it costs you more to get there than you save... Sometimes,
I'll throw a 55g drum in the back of my pickup and fill it up -- usually
with the 93 octane since that is what I use in my aircraft...
news:e2gqb7$35l$1@news.netins.net...
> A simple thought about refueling:
>
> Don't let the tank get near empty, fill up with at least 1/4 tank left
> (lots of people say 1/2 tank).
Carrying an extra 5g tank just in case... I usually carry 2 or 3 of them on
the rack on top of my XJ when I'm going on cross country trips like that...
It's nice for when you run into places that are obviously trying to gouge
prices due to their remoteness or whatever... Hell, I even carry empty 5g
tanks with me if I'm going to be in an area of Houston that has cheaper gas
than my area... Locally, the cheapest price for 87 octane is $2.83... If I'm
in the SE part of Houston, it's as low as $2.75... At $0.08 per gallon and
four 5g tanks, that's only $1.60, but every little bit helps... Basically,
it boils down to taking advantage of opportunities, but not going out of
your way so that it costs you more to get there than you save... Sometimes,
I'll throw a 55g drum in the back of my pickup and fill it up -- usually
with the 93 octane since that is what I use in my aircraft...