If there is love, smallpox scars are as pretty as dimples.
-- Japanese proverb --
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I was planning to go upriver this afternoon, so this morning I took Fred The Van to get gas. His gauge doesn't work any more, so when I get gas I set the trip odometer, and I know he's good for 300 miles. He's sitting at 287 now, so I knew he'd need filling before the trip.
Nope. The pump kept cutting out. It wouldn't even put a few drops in. The internet lists a slew of possible reasons. Fred is now at the car hospital getting his throat checked. Also his hips - he's still leaking transmission fluid. I'm afraid he may be giving up. Although he's eleven years old, he has fewer than 65,000 miles on him.
Last time I went upriver I took Hal The BMW. I filled him before we left, and then I filled him when we got back, just to check for really really (not what the computer says) what his MPG is.
I was amazed! This time the trip was almost exactly 300 miles because of some side trips I took, plus I did the whole trip with the top down, and he took 10.2 gallons on return. Holy Whatever! That's like 30 mpg! (Fred gets about 20-23, depending, believe it or not, on how much crosswind we have.)
That's pretty durn good, considering how hot-blooded Hal is. And his not wearing his hat had to have screwed with his wind resistance.
Man, I do love manual (standard) shift.
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2 comments:
I have seen this happen before. The pump is empty or your credit card was declined.
The pump was not empty - we tried two with the same result, and the car behind me had no problem. I pay cash for gas - no credit card involved.
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