Ran Out of Fuel [emoji17]

thanks for the tip! i also am a member of the 'ran out of gas' club.

 

No way! NOT you.

After seeing all these fires here, I'm topping up my tank every week.. whether it needs it or not. I might end up living in that Prius.

 

saw the last pip flashing, told my 60 year old brain to get gas at the next opportunity, immediately forgot about it and

 

You are still a young man, sir.

 

oh, that was years ago

 

That'a boy

 

About 8 I bet.

 

i obsess the other way. i never let the car get less than half a tank. i live in daytona and always have "emergency escape" in mind. soooooo my tank gets refilled about once a week regardless. the sense of security just feels good. i wish i could remember the old saying that in essence says something along the lines of "it costs the same to run around on a full tank as it does an empty one" something like that.

 

That's a good obsession because with at least half a tank, moisture/water will less likely condensate inside the gas tank since every gas tank isn't air tight.

 

I'm with you. No more needless "mpg experiments" necessary.

Be prepared to escape.....



Southern California fires.

 

What's really scary, is that photo doesn't look real, completely otherworldly.

Yeah I'm in the half-empty-means-it's-time-to-fill-up camp. The tank is 45 liter:

 

I know, that photo should win some kind of award. Strong winds coming back tomorrow and Monday. Fires aren't completely out yet, but much better.

 

They’ve only got 20% containment on the Butte fire up here.

Here’s a shot from the Lowe’s parking lot at 3 in the afternoon:



Air quality is at unhealthy levels and in some areas hazardous levels.

Northeast winds will be picking up tomorrow, so the air quality will continue to degrade.

 

Terrible. Beautiful area up there.

 

The fire here came 5 miles to where I’m at. One block away from mandatory evac zone. Unlit embers piled on my car parked under car port 2 mornings ago, it’s still foggy but it’s actually stationary smoke. The fire place Can’t be fully plugged up so smoke made way into my living room. I hung out at my sisters place across town for 2 days, smoke inhalation was awful. In stores, you can see smoke circulating in from the heater vents.

 

I drove back roads home from ocean city, md and thought I had enough gas to make it between little podunk towns and as I was clearing a little town my last notch started blinking. I ran my range meter down to zero and I started sweating not knowing where the next station was. I made it 15 miles on 0 range! The wife told me she would never let me live it down if we ran out of fuel in the prius! Closest I ever got and never again!

 

i never thought i would say 'i'm happy to be in the land of the frigid'

 

My wife ran out of gas once in the Prius. Grabbed the 5 gallon gas can and filled it with 4 gallons. The Prius started right up. No specific procedures needed.

 

except a gas can with a nozzle that is narrow enough to open the flap