Be as boring as possible.

So on the trip home from the surgeon's office Wednesday, I noticed at one point that we were exactly 100 miles from our exit off the interstate, according to the mile markers. In our state, they're pretty damn precise, having special mile markers for each bridge being marked down to the .01 mile. Therefore, I decided to check my odometer against the mile markers to see how accurate it is.

:eek: At 20 miles, my odometer read 19.5; at 40, 39.0; at 60, 58.5; at 80, 78; and at 100 - wait for it.... 97.5. My odometer reads low, 2.5%! That means all my gas mileage calculations are off! For example, the trip we took over Memorial Day weekend, when I *thought* we got 39.88 mpg (amazing, even for my Scion!), it was actually 40.877 mpg!
 
I'm drunk. I can't remember the last time I've been drunk. It was probably around 3 years ago. I often say I'll get drunk, but it never actually happens. Now it happened. I don't like this. At all. Typing is too difficult.

ETA: And I'm supposed to be visiting the in-laws in 8 hours. Not a good timing.
 
So on the trip home from the surgeon's office Wednesday, I noticed at one point that we were exactly 100 miles from our exit off the interstate, according to the mile markers. In our state, they're pretty damn precise, having special mile markers for each bridge being marked down to the .01 mile. Therefore, I decided to check my odometer against the mile markers to see how accurate it is.

:eek: At 20 miles, my odometer read 19.5; at 40, 39.0; at 60, 58.5; at 80, 78; and at 100 - wait for it.... 97.5. My odometer reads low, 2.5%! That means all my gas mileage calculations are off! For example, the trip we took over Memorial Day weekend, when I *thought* we got 39.88 mpg (amazing, even for my Scion!), it was actually 40.877 mpg!

I used to practice hyper-mileage in my hybrid and averaged 56 mpg. Now, I don't hyper-mile quite so much and average 50 mpg. But that's only what the onboard computer says. I didn't do any boring math to figure it out.
 
I like to put peanut butter on bananas. My cat is not a fan of this. I have to force feed him.
 
What is hyper-mileage?

My feet hurt. Stupid tendons won't stop swelling. It's been like four months now. <sighs>
 
What is hyper-mileage?

My feet hurt. Stupid tendons won't stop swelling. It's been like four months now. <sighs>

Here's a snippet from my favorite boring source. Or rather a source that I sometimes read when I'm bored.

I did not, and do not, recommend the tailgating aspect of hypermiling. But watching your stops and starts, minimizing the weight you carry in your vehicle, making sure your tires are properly inflated ~ those kinds of things made about 6 mpg difference for me.

I had a friend that drove the same make vehicle, only a year older than mine. She had a lead foot and stopped short all the time, carried a lot of extra weight in the car and got almost 20 mpg average less than I did. Not scientific evidence, but I thought it valid nonetheless.

Sorry for your tendons. Have you tried arnica gel or stretches?
 
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It's 8:36 in the morning and I'm already bored. This is going to be a long day.
 
Today's high was supposed to be 85º F (29.4º C), but it's gotten to 91º F (32.8ºC). Wednesday's high is *supposed to be* 55º F (12.8º C); we'll see.
 
Arnica? Don't think so. Stretches? Yes. Saw the doctor today who said I needed to do that. Something about the plantar thingie on the bottom of the feet shrinking at night?
You're asking *us* what the doctor said? Weren't you listening? :p
 
Arnica? Don't think so. Stretches? Yes. Saw the doctor today who said I needed to do that. Something about the plantar thingie on the bottom of the feet shrinking at night?

My aunt had a bad case of plantar fasciitis...and it seemed to get better with stretches. If that's what the doc was talking about, then good luck to you and I hope you find some relief soon!
 
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