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Replying to: oldfarmer50 (Jun 02, 2008 3:13 pm)  Actually, don't read too much into that. I said that someone got hit on their bike by an SUV, because, simply, that's what happened. That's all I know. If they got hit by a Prius, I'd say" got hit on their bike last year by a Prius." If they got hit by a '57 DeSoto, I would've said "they got hit on their bike by a '57 DeSoto". I didn't mean for that post to demonize SUV's. Hell, one of the vehicles I own is an '85 Silverado, which a lot of SUVs were based upon. And some of my old mastodon cars would probably make an SUV seem petite, in comparison. 
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My partner in Alaska was always waiting until the last minute to fill his tank. I went fishing with him and 8 miles back in on this dirt road he ran out of gas. We walked back to the highway. Luckily someone was headed back into our fishing spot and gave us a ride back to the truck. That was in 1975. I have not been in a vehicle since that has run out of gas. If I am riding with someone else which is rare, I check their fuel gauge out of habit. I never let mine go under 1/4 tank if I can help it. My wife's Lexus gauge went bad. I always reset the trip odometer to zero when I filled the tank. When we got to 200 miles I started thinking about refilling the tank. I am wondering at what $$price parents will stop giving their teenagers gas money?
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California consumed 4.5% less gasoline, including aviation gas, in January 2008 than in January 2007, according to figures released by the State Board of Equalization (BOE). The BOE is able to monitor gallons through tax receipts paid by fuel distributors. Total gallons of gasoline used in January 2008 were 1.234 billion—58.2 million less than in January 2007. For all of 2007, Californians used 0.97% less gasoline compared to the previous year. Californians used a total of 15.672 billion gallons of gasoline for the twelve months of 2007—a decline of 153 million gallons from the total of 15.825 billion gallons for the calendar year 2006. Gasoline consumption in the state has now fallen for two years in a row
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Replying to: gagrice (Jun 02, 2008 3:52 pm) 
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Replying to: kernick (Jun 02, 2008 12:42 pm) Also about a year ago I was talking to one of the managers at the the shopping center downtown and he had started giving his employees the option of doing a four day work week to save gas. |
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Replying to: british_rover (Jun 02, 2008 5:21 pm) I wonder if it really does save gas. Working a 4 day week gives one more day a week to do things. If you go somewhere that one extra day it could very well negate the gas savings of one day less of commuting.
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Replying to: british_rover (Jun 02, 2008 5:21 pm) My wife's company, however, actually sends people to Europe to do their job there for a week or two. The exact same job, not interacting personally with the people that they communicate with using the above communication tools US to Europe. Rather, the US employees actually sit in a conference/training room in a different building at German HQ communicating with the German folks by phone, email and IM. Brilliant! |
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Here is a way to enhance your diet and rid the planet of unwanted critters. You may have to run this by PETA. Not sure if they approve... Scientists claim adding insects to our diet would be good for us and the environment. Crunching into crickets or snacking on grilled caterpillar is apparently a means to a nutrient-rich diet that also helps reduce pests and puts less strain on the planet than eating conventional meat. Some insects in their dried form are said to have twice the protein of raw meat and fish, while others are rich in unsaturated fat and contain important vitamins and minerals. Experts believe they could one day be marketed as a healthy alternative to fatty snacks. In most of Europe, bug-eating is largely restricted to the belated realisation that there has been an unwelcome addition to the salad. It is common elsewhere, however, with some 1,700 species of bug eaten in 113 countries. The rest of the Story
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Replying to: andre1969 (Jun 02, 2008 1:23 pm) During the pizza delivery days, were you in the habit of leaving the car idling while you went to the door at each destination? I remember working delivery for about a year for this video place, driving my old Corolla, and I always used to leave it idling in the drive while I went to the door, unless I was in a dubious area. Just thinking about wasting that much gas now makes me slightly ill... Of course, that was close to 20 years ago. Gas was a whoooole lot cheaper then! I am sure now those delivery jobs are becoming not worth the money. Soon we will see a new result of the soaring gas prices: delivery surcharges for pizza.
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Replying to: fedora (Jun 02, 2008 2:06 pm) This is coming from someone who had previously lived in WI, so I'm a bit picky about my seasons!
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