Hi Guys. Here in the DC area, we've had some serious hording. On my way home Friday, I saw cars lined up around the corner a good 20 cars deep for gas. I just read in the Washington Post about some guy filling up a drum full of gas at a cost of $275.00. People are conserving gas by topping off there tanks, and not buying groceries? That is coserving? I thought conserving might entale fewer trips out, or better planned use of time in the car, or driving more conservatively.
In my neighborhood, EVERY single household has at least one SUV, or Truck. I'm no exception to that, but we have completely stopped driving our truck. One of my neighbors has a big boat. He cruised every day this last weekend with it. Didn't complain about the cost of gas, but my thoughts are, we might not have enough gas for everyday needs in the short term. Before the hurricane hit, I filled up all our vehicles, and gas containers. If need be, the truck, and my old subaru will provide enough gas to last my HCH for over 1900 miles of driving.
If I drove each vehicle independently, I could get
-650 comfortable miles out of my HCH @52mpg/12.5 gallons
-325 miles out of my Subaru Outback @25mpg/13 gallons
-408 miles out of my Dodge Dakota @17mpg/24 gallons
Wish people would really do there best to conserve at this time.