On 11/25/2010 9:09 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Wed, 24 Nov 2010 20:57:31 -0600, "Pete >
> wrote:
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>> Brooklyn1 wrote:
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>>> On Wed, 24 Nov 2010 20:05:31 -0600, "Pete >
>>> wrote:
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>>>> jmcquown wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> "Brooklyn1"<Gravesend1> wrote in message
>>>>> ...
>>>>>> On Tue, 23 Nov 2010 11:08:35 -0500, >
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "Ed > wrote in message
>>>>>>> ...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> > wrote in message
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>>>>>>>>> On 11/22/2010 10:19 PM, sandi wrote:
>>>>>>>>> (snip)
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> That's smart shopping 
Not many folks know to do that!
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Sky
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I've gone in to Wal Mart, taken a pic then taken the camera/cell
>>>>>>>>>> pic
>>>>>>>>>> to Home Depot and they will match the price +10%. :-)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Because it is not a very efficient way to save a few pennies. It would
>>>>>>>> have to be a very expensive item to justify the gas to make the trip to
>>>>>>>> another store.
>>>>>>> It depends, I suppose, on how far apart the stores are. Where I live
>>>>>>> Lowe's
>>>>>>> and Wal*Mart are on the same block. If I'm going to drive to one it won't
>>>>>>> cost much (if anything) to drive to the other. Just make sure it's
>>>>>>> something they both carry 
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Jill
>>>>>>
>>>>>> When did you last look at the price of gas... it costs more in fuel
>>>>>> just to start your automobile than the small change you may receive...
>>>>>> not to mention your time and effort. Like those pinheads who drive
>>>>>> ten miles out of their way and then the same ten miles all the way
>>>>>> back just to buy gas for 2¢ less a gallon. Anyone all that interested
>>>>>> in the small price difference for an item between stores should have
>>>>>> before ever leaving home checked on line. Nine times out of ten one
>>>>>> will find those items on line with free shipping.
>>>>>
>>>>> I drive a very fuel-efficient car. I'm not worried about gas prices...
>>>>> anyone in their right mind knows it will never be 39 cents a gallon again.
>>>>> And I don't live on the left coast, or NYC, where *everything* costs more
>>>>>
>>>>> Jill
>>>>
>>>> I drive a 9,000# diesel truck, but unlike a lot of folks I can actually
>>>> do math and determine that the 1 mile extra it takes for me to go to
>>>> Mal-Wart, Target, Sam's, Albertson's and Kroger all in the same trip
>>>> costs me $0.21 so it doesn't take much shopping savings to cover that
>>>> cost.
>>>
>>> That's funny... diesel is now like $3.40/gal... you can barely crank
>>> her over for 21¢.
>>
>> $2.999 here today at my local Exxon station, and off brands are cheaper.
>> That $0.21/mile is based on the Exxon price too, I could go lower with
>> off brand fuel, but I don't care to put off brand fuel in a $60k truck
>> if I can help it.
>
> Both my tractors are diesel... the larger (43 HP) uses at least 30¢
> worth to start and warm up enough to drive... during winter even more.
> It's also not wise to turn off a diesel until it's idled for a couple
> of minutes, that's why truckers don't turn off their rigs during pit
> stops. Diesels don't last long with a lot of short trips especially
> with a lot of turning the motor on and off. There is no way you can
> store hop with your beast for only 21¢.
You really are totally stuck in the past.
Truckers didn't turn off trucks because of old wives tale beliefs. There
are few legitimate reasons to idle a diesel.
Maybe you have heard of two large package delivery companies named FedX
and UPS? They operate more than a few diesel powered delivery trucks and
the official policy of both is that drivers must turn off the engines as
soon as the vehicle is stopped. A typical route truck driver likely does
say 10 deliveries/hour so that is at least 80 stop/start
cycles/truck/day with no ill effects over hundreds (likely more)) of
millions of fleet operational miles (maybe you should give them a call
to let them know what they are doing wrong)
Then not to mention many states have banned idling diesels. Your state
did it 8 years ago:
http://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/air_pdf/diesel.pdf