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January 16, 2011 at 10:01 pm

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General Lighting

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prices have shot up rapidly in the last few months, you are getting less petrol for the £40 so even if you drive more efficiently the mileage will still drop, and unless you only drive in the middle of the night a lot of it is lost stuck in traffic jams, particularly short journeys to and from work.

And of course at your age with a new car you are going to be driving all sorts of places to meet friends (and are probably now taxi-driver for them as well), so the miles soon mount up.

I was riding past Princes Street by the double D’s and actually wondered “is josh somewhere down there?” :laugh_at:
January 16, 2011 at 10:14 pm

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Hi Josh ,
Ouch ….why is it cars always break when you least what them to …..not that we want them to at all . My car is good on fuel ….last week i filled her up and guess what its still full :-)…….but then if you have to push it all the time you dont use fuel 🙁 .thinking of getting a donkey to pull the car or i might just ride it ….like jesus sir 🙂

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ps hope it aint too expensive
January 16, 2011 at 10:30 pm

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@General Lighting 416153 wrote:

prices have shot up rapidly in the last few months, you are getting less petrol for the £40 so even if you drive more efficiently the mileage will still drop, and unless you only drive in the middle of the night a lot of it is lost stuck in traffic jams, particularly short journeys to and from work.

And of course at your age with a new car you are going to be driving all sorts of places to meet friends (and are probably now taxi-driver for them as well), so the miles soon mount up.

I was riding past Princes Street by the double D’s and actually wondered “is josh somewhere down there?” :laugh_at:

well i do tend to do lots of middle of night driving 😛 but the to & from work drive kills me on fuel. its too long to walk.. too short to drive… and too miserable to cycle :P.

yep, been ragging it… done about 2000 miles in two months..

haha!!! i’ve only ‘cruised’ round there once…. all my other trips have been to the cinema & Staples lol!!

@mungo1972 416169 wrote:

Hi Josh ,
Ouch ….why is it cars always break when you least what them to …..not that we want them to at all . My car is good on fuel ….last week i filled her up and guess what its still full :-)…….but then if you have to push it all the time you dont use fuel 🙁 .thinking of getting a donkey to pull the car or i might just ride it ….like jesus sir 🙂

regards
Mungo
ps hope it aint too expensive

mungo you legend lol!
January 16, 2011 at 10:59 pm

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@joshd96320 416187 wrote:

well i do tend to do lots of middle of night driving 😛 but the to & from work drive kills me on fuel. its too long to walk.. too short to drive… and too miserable to cycle :P. [/quote]

I’ve got some pretty flash GIS software (can have dual screen with a map like the feds/emergency services have) and can draw a line across any part of EA and get a elevation profile (i.e where hills are) and there is a sizeable hill running through most of Felixstowe – plus the road layouts aren’t that pleasant for cycling in rush hour…
January 16, 2011 at 11:01 pm

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@mungo1972 416169 wrote:

H.thinking of getting a donkey to pull the car or i might just ride it ….like jesus sir 🙂

BBC News – Stray pony and horse cases soar, says Norfolk charity

could get a rope and lasoo yourself a horse (or buy one for a fiver)… you’d need the 38 litre hat to go with it (metric units as we are in EU :laugh_at:), and as we’re not allowed guns you can keep a smartphone in your holster so you can still post to PV and/or use it as a satnav. yeeha!
January 16, 2011 at 11:06 pm

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Hi General Lighting ,
Nice one lol , im starting to think its a good idea , plenty of hay in field down yonder partner !!! yee haaarr

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Mungo
January 17, 2011 at 11:54 am

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@process – you looked under the bonnet of that bus yet? (if you are in EA it should stop pissing down by the afternoon, probably about 14:00-15:00)

its the type of fuel pump and injectors you need to be aware of as they dictate what kind of alternative fuels you can use… once you know what they are you can google them..

Also you need to source some veg oil, bear in mind much is taken away to the Netherlands where Royal Dutch Shell add it (after treatment) to the diesel..

Chips and Kebabs – Biodiesel
January 17, 2011 at 10:15 pm

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MostlyMowieWowie

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Its coz the government keep on increasing the fuel tax! Appears David Cameron thinks driving is a luxury and only the rich should be entitled to drive….

Heres a link to a petition to lower the fuel tax.

http://leafton2010.blogspot.com/2011/01/petition-to-government-to-reduce-fuel.html

currently 2/3 of the price we pay for fuel goes to the Gov in taxes.
January 18, 2011 at 4:49 am

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parrotfish

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We’re led to believe one of the main intentions for higher fuel taxes is to reduce consumption but this really only works for those who can’t afford to pay it. People who can afford it will just pay more and moan about it.

With fuel prices at an all time high the roads are increasingly congested while public transport is getting more expensive running on a system that barely works.
January 18, 2011 at 10:17 am

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process

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@General Lighting 416288 wrote:

@process – you looked under the bonnet of that bus yet? (if you are in EA it should stop pissing down by the afternoon, probably about 14:00-15:00)

its the type of fuel pump and injectors you need to be aware of as they dictate what kind of alternative fuels you can use… once you know what they are you can google them..

Also you need to source some veg oil, bear in mind much is taken away to the Netherlands where Royal Dutch Shell add it (after treatment) to the diesel..

Chips and Kebabs – Biodiesel

im gonna wait until im with someone thats knows what they are looking for, tbh i dont even know what a fuel injector or a fuel pump looks like.. :hopeless:

ill let you know soon as i do, ive found someone that can get me cheap biofuel as well, still want to make my own though!
January 18, 2011 at 10:21 am

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process

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good read that article as well gl… reckon i might start making high quality soaps as well! 🙂
January 18, 2011 at 1:01 pm

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A friend of mine wrote this, its long but explains what is happening away from conspiracy theories and unrealistic anti-tax campaigns in a country where we expect to have things like the NHS, social welfare benefits and also the power to fight wars to try and bully other nations into handing over their resources.. the combined cost of the war, and also clearing up after crashes caused by people driving long distances for pleasure and even work wipes out much of the revenue gained from fuel taxes anyway..

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