Forgive Me for I Have Sinned

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  1. mr88cet

    mr88cet Senior Member

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    I bought some gas yesterday! It was such a sinking feeling... (Haha)

    After our road trip to Austin->Houston->Austin a couple months ago, we had a little over a quarter tank left. Over those couple months, it slowly bled down to about an eighth tank.

    This past Monday though, I had to bring it in for its 5K service and then go on into work -- a bit too much for a single charge. Then we had to talk with a store on the diametrically opposite side of town about the wood flooring we're putting in. The add-fuel light went on...

    "The Devil made me do it!"

    So, I pumped a couple gallons -- enough to last me another couple months!

    This is the first time I've bought gas for my P.Prime to cover routine, day-to-day usage, as opposed to planned road trips, which is more or less "a given."


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    Mr. 88, that is a rather large bong you display in your avatar. Where did you get it??!!

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    Mr. 88, that is a rather large bong you display in your avatar. Where did you get it??!!

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    Mr. 88, that is a rather large bong you display in your avatar. Where did you get it??!!

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    Rather expensive too (well, pretty cheap as contrabassoons go, but way up there for a bong)!


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    mr88cet Senior Member

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    Rather expensive too (well, pretty cheap as contrabassoons go, but way up there for a bong)!


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    is there an echo in here?(n)
     
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    mr88cet Senior Member

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    mr88cet Senior Member

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    Pretty big too: About 4ft tall, with a total, uncoiled tube length of around 16ft. The science behind it is defined by the Big Bong Theory.


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    mr88cet Senior Member

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    Hmmm... Not 100% certain yet, but in my case in particular, the reported-but-not-actual failures to post might be a side-effect of the VPN I recently signed up for. Might or might not be related to the "echos" too; again not sure yet...


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  11. bisco

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    nope, it's priuschat. while clicking the 'post reply' button doesn't appear to work, it actually does.
     
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    Is it because a full tank of gas weighs about 70 pounds the reason you prefer to drive on empty?
     
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    That, plus not wanting the gas to go stale. I seem to be burning around a gallon per month, so getting a full tank would give me year-old gas next time I fill up!

    I'm hardly ever any more than 5 miles from a gas station in the event that I might need one.


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    Gasoline goes through seasonal changes: summer and winter. My full tank bought in January was not diluted until mid-July when I took a trip to Maryville, a town just south of Knoxville.

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    mr88cet Senior Member

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    Ah, that's also a reasonable point!

    I wonder how much gas varies out here in Austin, the seasons being Spring, Summer, Venus, and Summer.
     
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    buy enough in the fall to get you through winter, then in the spring when they're back to summer gas.
    i don't know if there's an identifiable date when it changes. i filled up in october, and april, probably got reformulated both times.
     
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    It's the contrabassoon nee Bong!! Personally, I wouldn't know the difference between a bong and a gong if it weren't for the Cheech & Chong movies!
    The server appears to have been multiplexing some of these posts!

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    That's one long bong; must be popular with the ladies!!

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    For your penance, say 4 Hail Mary's and plug in as often as possible. Go my child and gas no more.
     
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    I don't hear any echoes. But I am seeing double. Too much birthday celebration???
     
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    JimN Let the games begin!

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    Keeping a little gas in the tank is fine until there is an emergency. That's when when we see "everyone" in line at the gas station or the supermarket.
     
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