One annoying thing about my car is the gas light. It will go on and tell me how many miles I have until I am at empty. However, this number changes depending on who knows what. One day, I was leaving work and the light came on and said I had 32 miles until I was empty. I drove straight home and when I got home it said I only had 9 miles until I was on empty. WTF? Downtown is not 23 miles away. So after that, and a few other instances, I decided not to trust my gas light reading. I have learned to reset my odometer (I believe that's what it is called) and I fill up according to how many miles I have gone.
However, today my machine beat me. As I drove up the street from my house this morning, my car completely shut down. And my some cosmic force, I was directly in front of a gas station. I left my car in the middle of the street, ran into the gas station and rounded up 3 nice gentlemen to push my car to the pump. It was totally embarrassing.
Things I learned today:
1) My car can go 408.2 miles on one tank of gas
2) My car's tank holds 20.2 gallons
3) It is extremely embarrassing to run out of gas
4) I should pay attention to my odometer
5) I should fill up when my gas light first comes on
6) It cost $60 to fill up my gas tank from empty to full
7 comments:
I have had the pleasure of running out of gas once. I was in the Tahoe and apparently the gas light didn't work and no one informed me of this. So there I was stranded in the middle of the road on Cottonwood Lane in a huge thunderstorm with no gas. I never play the gas game anymore.
Nat that is so funny! For some random reason I went a different way to work today or I totally could have been there to take pictures! You're hillarious!
When I was in high school one of my best friends, Spencer, wanted to see how far his truck would go before it ran out of gas. I begged him to get gas after school, but no. So about halfway home, after school, we ran out. I was so embarrassed sitting on the side of the road while everyone from my high school passed us by.
He was prepared for the test though, he did have a gas can in the back of his truck.
I recently lost the to my car as well. I was just around the corner from my house, so I had to run home and get my dad to fillerup... It was actually more inconvenient for Jake cause I was supposed to get him dinner, but by the time the civic was up and runnin' again the restaurant was closed... whoops.
you kill me! I panic when the light comes on! i never want to run out.
And I met Karl at Lindsay's wedding and hung out on the same table and somehow got on the top of blogs and your posting. What a small world!!
Lucky you were so close to the gas station - hey, that isn't the end of your Europe post is it? I've been waiting for part 4!
I ran out of gas once. On the side of I-80 in between State and 7th East. Luckily, by some force, my car started again enough for me to COAST to the end of the 7th East off-ramp where a nice gentleman and his wife stopped, went and got me gas, and came back...that was the first and last time.
Also, $60 is a boatload. I get my monthly metrocard for $76 :-) So glad I don't have a car right now!
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