[TheForge] Hellooooooo! now gas prices & mileage

[Rick]

Where do you live, Bob?  Here in Illinois, the speed limit is still 55, 
except on the super highways where it is 65 for cars and 55 for trucks.

Rick Crawford at Rafter Lazy C
  Home of Smoky Forge and Lem the Wonder Mule
   In the middle of Northern Illinois

    http://www.smokyforge.com
     rick at smokyforge.com


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <schade at acegroup.cc>
To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2006 1:34 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Hellooooooo!


>
> On May 4, 2006, at 11:09 AM, <debmiller at fuse.net> wrote:
>
>>
>> I guess we could start a huge off topic thread on energy policy,
>> Ray
>> Cincinnati
>>
>>
>
> I drive a small 1995 4cyl Mitsubishi pickup. I consistently get 24 mpg. 
> Last week after filling up for $400 or so (it seemed like it!!) I decided 
> to see what kind of mpg I would get if I drove 55mph as Nixon had us do 
> back in the early opec days (1973?). I kept it between 55-60mph on mostly 
> highway driving. I got 34mpg! The test was somewhat limited but I filled 
> again yesterday and will try it again.
>
> It will work fine if I don't go too far from home but if I get on the 
> interstate in a more heavily traveled area I would be afraid of getting 
> run over or shot or both. Pretty amazing how much gas could be saved by 
> just slowing down.
>
> But I guess as Americans we have more important things to worry about. If 
> the price gets too high we can always invade another country.
>
> Bob



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