Get ready for lines at the pumps ...

I never said it wouldn't help. It will help. In 10-15 years, it will cut the price per gallon by a dime. I can't wait.

 

I'm still trying to figure out the point of this thread.

Should requiring every American to inflate their tires properly be national energy policy? No. Does anyone with an IQ above that of mayonnaise believe that is what Obama was suggesting in this speech? No.

Is it bad form to drop a reminder of things Americans can do to save gas in a speech? No.

One good point has been made, though: I wouldn't be surprised to see this clip in a McCain commercial. It would be about as substantive as anything else that pathetic campaign has coughed up as of late.

 

I'm adding that to my registry. Sweet!

 

Careful. I'd say you're overinflated right now.

 

I did a complete service job and ran a test on my mileage:

Before: 25.2 mpg.
After: 27:1 mpg.

That makes me feel real good when I still paid $58.57 to fill up.

But you go, O. Just another brilliant thought from this godawful presidential race.

 

Were you expecting them to change the size of your gas tank as well?

You were able to go 2-miles per gallon better. You saved money. How can you knock the guy for being correct?

 

o_t's point is that under a thrifty Obama Administration, he'll have an additional 4 billion gallons of gas per year to use in his Jet-Ski. And his lawn mower. And power boat. And home generator. And RV. And second car. And light plane. And weed whacker. And third car. And ice auger. And air compressor. And cement mixer. And snowmobile. And chainsaw. And ATV. And truck. And to light the barbecue. And so on.

 

"Its not a choice but an obligation for all Americans to keep their automobile tires properly inflated"
JFK - Cleveland Ohio, 1962

 

And it's not a choice but an obligation for all American leaders to support finding more energy.
Old Tony - 2008

 

If only Obama (and most other politicians) would apply this same logic to government in general, we'd be a lot better off.

And on the inflate/not to inflate debate? Because of my commute, I get gas twice a week. Always check my mileage when I do. It varies anywhere from 30-33 mpg. My tires, I think, have little to do with that variance.

 

O_T what kind of trip did you make? Was it typical work-home-work-errands type stuff or was it part of a long highway trip?

 

It was a freeway/highway drive home from vacation. But almost all of my driving is kind of like that. I live out in the country, so to speak, so nearly all of my driving is highway driving.

On the last tank of gas I got 370 miles. I'm normally filling up at about 300 miles, maybe 320 on a good tank. For the current tank I'm down to E right now and at 315 miles