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08-16-21, 11:53 AM
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That sulfurous water sure made weird coffee. Plus, after a long day in the car, hitting wineries, etc., I was really thirsty. Could not bring myself to drink it.
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08-16-21, 11:54 AM
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I had never experienced bad tapwater until one time when my folks were visiting and they, Mrs. GeneJockey, and I went up to Sonoma County and stayed in a B&B there. Can't remember the town's name, but the tap water was sulfurous. When we got to the hotel, Mrs. GeneJockey was first to the bathroom, and I followed. I remember thinking, "Poor gal! She must be having gastorintestinal issues!", but it was just the sulfurous water.
08-16-21, 12:04 PM
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08-16-21, 12:34 PM
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When I rode across the country we camped in New Town, ND. We had a collapsible, 5 gallon bladder. When we filled it up from the campground's well it looked like tea. Bought gallon jugs from the grocery store when we went shopping that afternoon.
08-16-21, 12:52 PM
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OMG, this gas station has the grades in reverse order. Almost got premium.
08-16-21, 01:51 PM
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I had never experienced bad tapwater until one time when my folks were visiting and they, Mrs. GeneJockey, and I went up to Sonoma County and stayed in a B&B there. Can't remember the town's name, but the tap water was sulfurous. When we got to the hotel, Mrs. GeneJockey was first to the bathroom, and I followed. I remember thinking, "Poor gal! She must be having gastorintestinal issues!", but it was just the sulfurous water.
08-16-21, 01:51 PM
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08-16-21, 01:52 PM
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08-16-21, 01:52 PM
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wut? your "premium" is only 91 Octane. dear oh dear. Here, regular is 91 Octane and premium is 98 Octane. but the price is not cheap: $2.569/Litre for premium last time I brought some.
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08-16-21, 01:56 PM
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08-16-21, 01:58 PM
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It's probably 91 at that gas station because it's the gas station for cheepskates like me. Regular is typically 3.08-3.10 these days at the fancy gas stations.
08-16-21, 02:01 PM
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CA is all 91 for premium. In my area, it will currently cost you north of $4.50/gal.
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08-16-21, 02:08 PM
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I'm really enjoying plugging my car in at home every week or two.
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08-16-21, 02:37 PM
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I put a half gallon of premium in minivan #1 after it sat for 6 months, hoping that mixing that with the stale gas would be nicer than running pure stale gas through.
08-16-21, 02:37 PM
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08-16-21, 02:41 PM
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I was reliably informed years ago that electric cars were totally impractical and the REAL future was Hydrogen power, because we have all the gas station infrastructure and all.
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08-16-21, 02:50 PM
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I bought it with the anticipation that it would only be used around the DFW Metroplex, and for that it is great. I would not have bought an electric car without having at least one other gas car to handle the road trips.
08-16-21, 02:54 PM
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Chevron had 106 octane "Custom Supreme" when I was a ute. 4 to 5 grams of tetra ethyl lead per gallon. You may recall they found lead in the tundra of Greenland, lead in mother's milk. Or maybe you were too young.
08-16-21, 03:01 PM
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08-16-21, 03:03 PM
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Your head would explode here. Our octane is 85-87-91. I am surprised to see 91 as opposed to 93 where LOP is though.
08-16-21, 03:04 PM
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In some respects they are not very practical. For example, I was looking the other day to see if I could drive the electric car to my son's school which is about a 165 mile drive. I can get there just fine, but once there, I'm not finding a spot to conveniently recharge the car with a fast charger, and don't want to sit around for 2 or three hours charging it. So, that effectively means that I will not be taking it there.
I bought it with the anticipation that it would only be used around the DFW Metroplex, and for that it is great. I would not have bought an electric car without having at least one other gas car to handle the road trips.
I bought it with the anticipation that it would only be used around the DFW Metroplex, and for that it is great. I would not have bought an electric car without having at least one other gas car to handle the road trips.
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08-16-21, 03:11 PM
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He had a electric Fit for his own 100 mile round trip commute and had a charge station at work. He had good luck with that car and even extended the lease until forced to return the car. Now he has an electric Kona and since there is a problem with the battery he has been offered a buy-back or some other concession.