Dave, Did they have more than $12 between them? Any figures on what percent of Australia's population lives more than 10 miles from the coast. Does it get out of the low single digits? Regards, Bob S.
On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 5:38 AM, David Savage <[email protected]> wrote: > I just got emailed this photo: > > <http://i36.tinypic.com/ifvnv8.jpg> > > Seeing it reminded me of an encounter with a couple of cute > American/Canadian backpackers at a roadhouse a month ago where they > had stopped to put $12 worth (!!!) of petrol in the van they were > driving. > > Now considering that the last fuel stop was at least $25 previous & > the next one was a good 350km away & the high price of fuel, if left > me & my mate scratching our heads. > > Here's my tip for anyone driving through the remote parts of W.A. This > here is a big ass state. If you are stopping for fuel - fill up. There > is no guarantee that the next roadhouse marked on the map will have > any fuel, or even if it sells fuel any more (had this happen earlier > in the year). > > Now back to your regularly scheduled gear speculation/fondling/envy messages. > > Cheers, > > Dave > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
