Laura,
I am amazed you have only ever run out of petrol (gas?) once in a Spitfire - I
probably do it every couple of months! Admittedly, I do run it right to the
limit - this will give me exactly 3 return trips to work with the pathetically
small tank. However, any slight deviation to my route, extra trip to the
shops, or she's not tuned quite right, and I don't make it...
I decided that, given how small the tank was, I would risk the occasional
running out, and always carry a spare can of fuel in the (equally pathetically
small) boot. Overall, less trouble than filling up every two days rather than
3....
On a different subject, Laura, and you other anti-high-petrol-price-activists,
you would be proud of us Brits. On Tuesday we had our first ever 'gas-out',
under the slogan Dump The Pumps. Rather than protesting the oil companies
greed, the main anger here is against the government - after all, 80% of the
price of a gallon here is the tax, only 20% fuel and distribution.
A (limited) survey suggested a 38% drop in turnover for the petrol stations.
Several of the supermarket chains dropped their price by around 5p per litre
(about 6%). However, the government still insist they are not budging. The
campaign will continue, every Monday, until that changes (or we all get bored
of it).
At last, us apathetic Brits are getting off our backsides and actually making a
proper effort to protest!!!
Richard and Daffy
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