yesterday we took the trip over the river and through the woods to have a meal with my mom, who lives in a minneapolis suburb. large part of the drive is on I-94, going into the area from the north. the one good thing about it, is it gives me something to be thankful for - that i don't have to deal with that mess on a daily basis. it was about 10:30 am and the traffic in the opposite direction coming out of the cities looked like a friday night, bumper to bumper about 45
mph. is that supposed to be fun?
and driving 94 makes it impossible to try and get decent mileage, since traffic is SO fast in the direction i was going, and if you don't at least make an effort to keep up, they run you over.
so i am dealing with all this:
snow tires (haven't seen enough snow to warrant them yet)
very heavy wind, which turned into a direct head wind on the return trip
cold temps, starting out at 10 degrees, maybe warming to 15 on the way home
extra person in the car. hubby, who sleeps and farts most of the trip (why do you guys consider this acceptable behavior?? LOL). payback is that he is 6-4 and was really folded in half in that passenger seat.
high speed traffic
lots of hills
when i finally parked it, the display read 49.5 mpg. that is the lowest i have ever gotten from day 1. ok, i know it's not that bad, but i am selfish, and i am determined to keep it at least at 50 all winter. no more trips to the city.
