Very good advice, too! I was once driving from Mackay to Rockhampton (both cities within the state of Queensland), and thought 2/3 of a tank would be enough. Finished driving at 80 k/hr with the air-con off to save as much petrol as possible, finally coasted into a petrol station with the fuel gauge needle bouncing off the stop!
John in Brisbane -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David Savage Sent: Monday, 25 May 2009 8:39 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: OT - Oz is a big place. 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.
