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QUOTE: Originally posted by Junctionfan What kind of vehicle do you have? The family just bought a Ford Escape and it is pretty good for fuel.
QUOTE: Originally posted by CSXrules4eva I pay about 2.69 a gal on 94 Octane. Then again I have a 4cyl and I only pay about 20 bucks to fill up the tank for a week. But, Jim I feel your pain.
Originally posted by bnsfkline Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply Noah Hofrichter Member sinceJanuary 2004 From: Reedsburg WI (near Wisconsin Dells) 3,370 posts Posted by Noah Hofrichter on Thursday, August 18, 2005 1:59 PM Jim, too bad to hear that, I was hoping for a follow up to your multi-hour video you sent out. I'm still working through it, but I must be at least 4 hours through(I haven't had much time this summer). I've liked what I've seen so far a lot. Hopefully you'll still come out with something down the road. Noah Click the image above to visit my website, Badger Rails. My Model Railroad Club's website: http://sandhousecrew.webng.com Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 18, 2005 2:31 PM It's about 95p/ltr here at the moment, which equates to around $9 a (UK) gallon. 75% of this is tax, very cunning in that everyone has to pay for fuel no matter how much they earn, so they can squeeze us all more or less equally. Funnily enough I can't recall the last time I saw the people who set the tax have to buy their own fuel - those big ministerial Jaguars must get far worse than the 30mpg my car returns... Reply Edit CSXrules4eva Member sinceAugust 2004 From: Louisville, KY 1,345 posts Posted by CSXrules4eva on Thursday, August 18, 2005 4:11 PM I need to make a correction here. I recentily said that I pay 2.69 per gal for 94 Octane I have to correct that. Now I will be paying 2.93 per gal for 94 octane. Today I got about 6.78 gals out of 20 bucks today at the pumps. SP9033 I feel your pain also. Gas and fuel dosen't come cheap anymore. Oh ya know I like your idea about car pooling but, unfortunitly I don't have anyone to car pool with. The closest person I know who is a railfan lives all the way in Illinois, isn't that sad. LORD HELP US ALL TO BE ORIGINAL AND NOT CRISPY!!! please? Sarah J.M. Warner conductor CSX Reply Randy Stahl Member sinceJune 2004 From: roundhouse 2,747 posts Posted by Randy Stahl on Thursday, August 18, 2005 4:13 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by bnsfkline I have a 1987 Plymoth Grand Fury V8......18 MPG 64 Pontiac GTO, 11 mpg Randy Reply emd_SD_60 Member sinceOctober 2004 From: Carbondale, Illinois 169 posts Posted by emd_SD_60 on Thursday, August 18, 2005 9:56 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by CSXrules4eva I need to make a correction here. I recentily said that I pay 2.69 per gal for 94 Octane I have to correct that. Now I will be paying 2.93 per gal for 94 octane. Today I got about 6.78 gals out of 20 bucks today at the pumps. Just get 87 octane, that's usually the cheapest...[;)] My pics @ emd_sd_60.rrpicturearchives.net! Reply BurlingtonJohn Member sinceJanuary 2001 From: US 131 posts Posted by BurlingtonJohn on Thursday, August 18, 2005 10:14 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by bnsfkline Due to High gas prices....railfan Jim Tiroch...or as on the forums...bnsfkline....has decided to temporarly suspend his railfan activites. His vehical...."The Fury" gulps gas like nothing and has been "Put into storage" until gas prices fall again. Fuel in St. Louis is currently $2.49 a gallon for regualr and is to jump over $3.00 later this week... Once a new car has been purchased....he will again resume his activites. Jim has this comment "I hate to due this...but I need to prioritize on work and sara right now. I have gotten alot of neet stuff this year......but now its time to focus. I am staying in the hobby and will continue to post on the Trains Magazine forums...but that will stop when Trains decides to charge $2.49 a word! I will also continue to watch and continue purchasing PENTREX videos and going to work on my friends layouts." This sucks...buy I have to do what I have to do. I'll be making the trek from Palmyra to Florrisant on Saturday for a 2pm meeting ... Haven't decided if I'll follow the K Line on the trip south or north. Wanna link up at Mark Twain Hobbies Saturday morning? Regards, Burlington John THE site for American Freedom Train fans http://www.freedomtrain.org Reply bnsfkline Member sinceOctober 2002 From: St. Louis Area, Florrisant to be specific!!!!!!!!! 1,134 posts Posted by bnsfkline on Friday, August 19, 2005 8:32 AM Sorry John...but I can't make it...Mark Twain is to far and I already have previous plans (Chores and Sara!) Jim Tiroch RIP Saveria DiBlasi - My First True Love and a Great Railfanning Companion Saveria Danielle DiBlasi Feb 5th, 1986 - Nov 4th, 2008 Check em out! My photos that is: http://bnsfkline.rrpicturearchives.net and ALS2001 Productions http://www.youtube.com/ALS2001 Reply SchemerBob Member sinceJuly 2005 From: Northeast Missouri 869 posts Posted by SchemerBob on Friday, August 19, 2005 7:41 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by bnsfkline Due to High gas prices....railfan Jim Tiroch...or as on the forums...bnsfkline....has decided to temporarly suspend his railfan activites. His vehical...."The Fury" gulps gas like nothing and has been "Put into storage" until gas prices fall again. Fuel in St. Louis is currently $2.49 a gallon for regualr and is to jump over $3.00 later this week... Once a new car has been purchased....he will again resume his activites. Jim has this comment "I hate to due this...but I need to prioritize on work and sara right now. I have gotten alot of neet stuff this year......but now its time to focus. I am staying in the hobby and will continue to post on the Trains Magazine forums...but that will stop when Trains decides to charge $2.49 a word! I will also continue to watch and continue purchasing PENTREX videos and going to work on my friends layouts." This sucks...buy I have to do what I have to do. To bad. Makes you wish you were right next to a train track temporarily so you wouldn't have to go anywhere to railfan. Long live the BNSF .... AND its paint scheme. SchemerBob Reply miniwyo Member sinceJanuary 2003 From: Rock Springs Wy. 1,967 posts Posted by miniwyo on Friday, August 19, 2005 11:34 PM It just jumped forward to $2.49(most expensive) and $2.35(cheapest) here in Rock Springs, I guess we are pretty lucky here and I should really stop cringing every time I pass the station and see it has risen a couple more cents. RJ "Something hidden, Go and find it. Go and look behind the ranges, Something lost behind the ranges. Lost and waiting for you. Go." The Explorers - Rudyard Kipling http://sweetwater-photography.com/ Reply fuzzybroken Member sinceOctober 2002 From: Milwaukee, WI, US 1,384 posts Posted by fuzzybroken on Saturday, August 20, 2005 4:53 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by SchemerBob QUOTE: Originally posted by bnsfkline Due to High gas prices....railfan Jim Tiroch...or as on the forums...bnsfkline....has decided to temporarly suspend his railfan activites. His vehical...."The Fury" gulps gas like nothing and has been "Put into storage" until gas prices fall again. Fuel in St. Louis is currently $2.49 a gallon for regualr and is to jump over $3.00 later this week... Once a new car has been purchased....he will again resume his activites. Jim has this comment "I hate to due this...but I need to prioritize on work and sara right now. I have gotten alot of neet stuff this year......but now its time to focus. I am staying in the hobby and will continue to post on the Trains Magazine forums...but that will stop when Trains decides to charge $2.49 a word! I will also continue to watch and continue purchasing PENTREX videos and going to work on my friends layouts." This sucks...buy I have to do what I have to do. To bad. Makes you wish you were right next to a train track temporarily so you wouldn't have to go anywhere to railfan. Yes, I have had to temporarily limit my railfanning activities due to the high fuel prices, although most of my railfanning is: 1. On the way to, from, or between job sites -- my daytime job is at several sites around the Milwaukee area! 2. Near my house, at Waterford Avenue, about 1/2 mile away And I have a 1987/96 Ford F150, fortunately it gets good mileage for a full-size pickup, but it's still only 16 MPG[:(]! But I "splurged" yesterday and went to the northwest side to get pictures of "Miss Katy", and a few pictures up further in Germantown to catch the return trip of the HM. (Photos on my website later...) It was worth it! Even though I paid 2.739 a gallon to refill the ol' truck... Hope you are able to get out railfanning again soon! -Mark www.fuzzyworld3.com -Fuzzy Fuzzy World 3 Reply Join our Community! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. Login » Register » Search the Community Newsletter Sign-Up By signing up you may also receive occasional reader surveys and special offers from Trains magazine.Please view our privacy policy More great sites from Kalmbach Media Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy
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QUOTE: Originally posted by bnsfkline I have a 1987 Plymoth Grand Fury V8......18 MPG
QUOTE: Originally posted by CSXrules4eva I need to make a correction here. I recentily said that I pay 2.69 per gal for 94 Octane I have to correct that. Now I will be paying 2.93 per gal for 94 octane. Today I got about 6.78 gals out of 20 bucks today at the pumps.
QUOTE: Originally posted by bnsfkline Due to High gas prices....railfan Jim Tiroch...or as on the forums...bnsfkline....has decided to temporarly suspend his railfan activites. His vehical...."The Fury" gulps gas like nothing and has been "Put into storage" until gas prices fall again. Fuel in St. Louis is currently $2.49 a gallon for regualr and is to jump over $3.00 later this week... Once a new car has been purchased....he will again resume his activites. Jim has this comment "I hate to due this...but I need to prioritize on work and sara right now. I have gotten alot of neet stuff this year......but now its time to focus. I am staying in the hobby and will continue to post on the Trains Magazine forums...but that will stop when Trains decides to charge $2.49 a word! I will also continue to watch and continue purchasing PENTREX videos and going to work on my friends layouts." This sucks...buy I have to do what I have to do.
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"Something hidden, Go and find it. Go and look behind the ranges, Something lost behind the ranges. Lost and waiting for you. Go." The Explorers - Rudyard Kipling
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QUOTE: Originally posted by SchemerBob QUOTE: Originally posted by bnsfkline Due to High gas prices....railfan Jim Tiroch...or as on the forums...bnsfkline....has decided to temporarly suspend his railfan activites. His vehical...."The Fury" gulps gas like nothing and has been "Put into storage" until gas prices fall again. Fuel in St. Louis is currently $2.49 a gallon for regualr and is to jump over $3.00 later this week... Once a new car has been purchased....he will again resume his activites. Jim has this comment "I hate to due this...but I need to prioritize on work and sara right now. I have gotten alot of neet stuff this year......but now its time to focus. I am staying in the hobby and will continue to post on the Trains Magazine forums...but that will stop when Trains decides to charge $2.49 a word! I will also continue to watch and continue purchasing PENTREX videos and going to work on my friends layouts." This sucks...buy I have to do what I have to do. To bad. Makes you wish you were right next to a train track temporarily so you wouldn't have to go anywhere to railfan.
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