{"id":662,"date":"2004-06-08T11:24:47","date_gmt":"2004-06-08T16:24:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colianni.net\/aj\/archives\/2004\/06\/08\/the-700-club\/"},"modified":"2004-06-13T22:13:22","modified_gmt":"2004-06-14T03:13:22","slug":"the-700-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colianni.net\/aj\/archives\/2004\/06\/08\/the-700-club\/","title":{"rendered":"The 700 Club"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last night, as I was getting ready for bed, I turned to my wife and said, <\/p>\n

“Honey, I think I need to take one my spare fuel containers and get some diesel for my trip down to Rochester tomorrow, just in case.”<\/p>\n

With an amused look, she replied, “What on earth would you need that for? Can’t you just fill up in the morning?”<\/p>\n

“Yes, but, see, I’m almost to 700 miles on my tank, but I’m not sure if I’ll make it all the way down there without running out, so I want to have some backup. But I have to try for 700, I’M SO CLOSE!”<\/p>\n

She just shook her head, and told me to come to bed. I went to sleep deciding that during the drive down, I would decide whether to go for it or now when I was getting close to the Conoco near the Koch refinery. (Where I normally fill up, if possible)<\/p>\n

This morning, as I was drawing near to the point of no return, the mental math was running rampant. “Okay, well, if the light isn’t on yet, I should have at least 60 Miles left on this tank, but it’s about 66 miles from here, so I may run out….”<\/p>\n

But as I approached the turn, I could see the light was green, so I just kept on going….<\/p>\n

About 15 Miles from Rochester, the light turns on…:<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a><\/p>\n

Almost there….<\/p>\n

\"Almost<\/a><\/p>\n

700!<\/p>\n

\"700!\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The Final tally, 701.1 Miles<\/p>\n

\"Final<\/a><\/p>\n

I filled up with the Koch Gold in Rochester, 14.46 Gallons, which makes my fuel Mileage 48.5mpg for that tank. Not too bad!<\/p>\n

Okay, so yes, I am a super geek. Nothing I can do about that!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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