I am waiting for the OIL/ Automobile companies that bought off all the inventors of the 100mpg carburetors to announce that they developed a car that goes 100mpg and makes our other vehicle obsolete thus having to buy a new vehicle in which the Government collects more fees. until then caching on the way that is not really out of the way I still need exercise R ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roping The Wind" To: Sent: Friday, March 11, 2005 7:34 PM Subject: RE: [Az-Geocaching] A last word on Prices > You want to talk about 'slowing down to save gas'..... !!!! > > I just purchased a 1981 crew cab 1 ton truck... driving back from Salt > Lake City, Utah last week I was doing 72 mph or so down the highway.. my > first tank of gas (20 gallons) got about 6.5 mph!!! The engine kinda > whines at that speed, so when I got off the interstate and drove down Hwy > 89, I was averaging around 60 mph. At this speed, I got 8 mph. Huge > difference a 5 or 10 mph difference can make. This is a big 4x4 truck and > it doesnt exactly have freeway gearing in it! When I got home, I made some > carburetor adjustements and I think I will be doing a bit better yet with > it when I figure my next tank of gas. > > Of course, with gas mileage like that (I also own a 1974 truck that gets > only 11 mph), I will be doing alot less driving as the gas prices start > going up. People keep saying that there isnt anything you can do about it. > There is... SLOW DOWN and DRIVE LESS!!!! I put alot of miles on my trucks > with the business I am in. But things like geocaching and just getting > around town for fun will have to simply take a back seat until prices come > down again. I am not going to let the oil companies take advantage of me! > > Scott > Team Ropingthewind > > "Chris Ledoux...Rest in peace cowboy. You will be missed." > > > >>From: "AzRockhound" >>Reply-To: listserv@azgeocaching.com >>To: >>Subject: RE: [Az-Geocaching] A last word on Prices >>Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 16:23:58 -0700 >> >>Other than prudent use of the vehicle ... a big savings can be obtained >>by >>using two words.... SLOW DOWN.... if the govt wanted to conserve gas, >>lol, >>make the speed limits 55 again.... that would save gas over the 85 they >>drive here in phx. > > > ____________________________________________________________ > Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com > To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > > Arizona's Geocaching Resource > http://www.azgeocaching.com ____________________________________________________________ Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching Arizona's Geocaching Resource http://www.azgeocaching.com