Hey nick:
PLONK!

"NickySantoro" wrote in message
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: On Mon, 3 Oct 2005 22:09:28 -0400, "Northern Oil Sands Boy"
: wrote:
:
: How many polish mathemeticians does it take to fill a moat?
: Both or all three.
: U have too much time on hands their meathead.
: "Edwin Pawlowski" wrote in message
: news:gOg0f.2287$Wb3.1371@trndny04...
: In a recent thread we had comments about fuel mileage, SUV's
etc. I did
: some research using my full sized car and the instant read
mpg on the
: computer that it has. I took readings on the same places,
seemingly very
: level. Keep in mind the gauge read whole numbers so
decimals are not show
: but may be rounded.
:
: Using cruise control to keep the human element out, I drove
at 70 mph, 65
: mph, 60 mph. There was no shown difference between 65 and
70. When I
: made
: the run again at 60, is showed a 3 mpg increase.
:
: I drive about 12,000 mile a year on highway (total is about
twice that).
: Saving the 3 mpg saves a total of 52 gallons of gas. At
today's price of
: $3, my savings per year is $156.
:
: Now, driving at 70 mph, I will spend 171 hours at the wheel.
Driving that
: same distance at 60 mph, I'll be spending 200 hours for the
same trips.
: So,
: to save $156 I have to give up 29 hours of my free time.
The actual mpg
: will vary on different cars, but that is what I was able to
do with a
: Buick
: LeSabre. I also don't notice any difference with the AC on
or off so I go
: for comfort. YM WILL V
: Ed
:
:
: mathematicians, not "mathemeticians"
: there, not "their"
:
: Plonk!
: