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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2011 9:32:43 GMT -5
Leaving next week with mate, granddaughter and dog on our longest trailer adventure to date. First leg: Home to Coos Bay, Oregon -- 535 miles with stopover in Bend, Oregon. We'll spend three days on the Oregon Coast, then head 385 miles north to Gig Harbor, Washington (near Seattle). We'll have a chance to see Sara's brother and my sister who both live in the area. After three days there, 503 miles back home, with a stopover somewhere along the way. Given the price of gas that will probably be our only trailer trek this summer. Lot's of beautiful scenery along the way to photograph.
W.
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Post by Doug T. on Jul 6, 2011 14:50:34 GMT -5
Wayne,
Have a wonderful trip, and watch out for Sasquatch ;D
Doug
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Post by Randy on Jul 6, 2011 15:50:40 GMT -5
Enjoy it while you can Wayne, have fun.
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Post by daveh on Jul 6, 2011 15:52:15 GMT -5
Wayne,
That sounds a wonderful journey. Enjoy it and delight us all with the photos when you get back.
Dave.
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Post by nikonbob on Jul 6, 2011 18:47:24 GMT -5
Have a safe vacation and on the bright side your gas is still cheaper than north of the border.
Bob
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Post by daveh on Jul 7, 2011 1:48:17 GMT -5
Our fuel has dropped a little in price in the last few weeks. Diesel is down to £1.35 and petrol to £1.32 a litre or thereabouts.
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Post by colray on Jul 7, 2011 4:54:21 GMT -5
Wayne enjoy your trip
Dave and I thought in WA we got a raw deal...$A1.43 per Lt .. about .96 of your penny's
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2011 9:27:00 GMT -5
Gas in our area is now at about $3.65 per gallon. But could be higher in some of the remote locations between here and the coast.
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Post by mickeyobe on Jul 7, 2011 10:52:40 GMT -5
Complaints, complaints, complaints. At $1.30 Can. per litre we are paying $4.92 Can. per US gallon. And I ignored the fact that the Canadian $ is worth over 3¢ more than the US $ today which would add 15¢ to our total for the metric equivalent of the US gallon. $5.07 Can.!! Unless my math is faulty as usual.  Just think of how much you could save if you drove coast to coast. Mickey |
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Post by photax on Jul 7, 2011 11:37:42 GMT -5
Gas costs currently approx. 7,12 USD per gallon in Austria, if I made no calculation error. That’s why many of the people here drive “clown cars” ( as Bob said ), like Fiat 500, Smart and so on. Have a pleasant trip, Wayne ! There is one question left: What does Ops mean ? My dictionary says: operation-room nurses  MIK |
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Post by nikonbob on Jul 7, 2011 11:56:07 GMT -5
Mickey
Your math wrong, never. Either that or we went to the same school. Lets just say it is close enough for government work.
Mik
I take Ops to mean operation/s as in military operations (Ops room) or also Opportunities/possibilities.
Bob
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Post by Doug T. on Jul 7, 2011 12:46:00 GMT -5
As opposed to photo oops, which would getting a shot of something you really shouldn't be taking a photo of . An operation - room nurse having a wardrobe malfunction ( another great phrase! ) would be a good example  Doug |
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Post by daveh on Jul 7, 2011 13:35:46 GMT -5
When I first saw the title I read it as oops. Ops normally stands for operations in my book - either military or medical. However, having read the thread opener I took it mean opportunities.
The mathematics are quite complicated. First we have a conversion from litres to gallons or vice versa. Of course we have to remember that an Imperial gallon is bigger than a US gallon. Then we have to convert one currency into another. The net result is that it is easier to go by push bike.
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Post by mickeyobe on Jul 7, 2011 13:58:54 GMT -5
In my case photo oops would be more appropriate. I have had so many of them since I picked up my first camera that I deserve an oops gold medal. Mickey  |
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Post by nikonbob on Jul 7, 2011 14:00:32 GMT -5
Dave it is only as hard as you make it. We have for many years bought our gas by the litre and a US gallon is close enough to 3.8 litres for government work. Our dollar is slightly above par with the US dollar so it is fairly easy for us now. I still use miles per gallon (Imperial) to measure fuel economy just to drive my navigator crazy doing conversions in the fuel log on long trips. She thinks I am a sadist.
Bob
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