Latest Moan From You and Me 2024

No worries, @fairygirl. I'm sure we could come up with lots of fitting answers.

 

More lawyer jokes!

Did you know that there are so many lawyers in the UK that if you arranged them all in a line on the equator, holding hands,

that would be a very good thing

 

You had obviously been thrashing it earlier or going around in low gear.

 

@shiney, you were going downhill!

 

It's always a bit of light entertainment on a long journey to see the petrol fairy at work. The only problem is, she doesn't seem to like short trips and takes the extra away, along with a bit more, which I think is just plain spiteful.

 

As often as you say they were wrong, your Canadian forecast is eventually not up to the job, and you should consider a better forecast from abroad that fits your expectations.

 

So, your journey was only 280 miles long rather than close to 300 miles.

 

Problem with roadworks is its often a different company that puts out traffic lights and signage.
So they put the stuff out and then the contractor doesn't show up,something more important elsewhere so the lights and signs are left there for no reason.

They often take a few days to remove them when the job is done.

 

It's the difference in speed for short journeys and the 'stop/start' nature that uses more fuel @simone_in_wiltshire, or driving solely on a motorway, as opposed to being able to drive on a road where you can be at the more efficient speeds. For example, mine changes when I go up the west side to walk, because I have to drive through more congested areas, from leaving home, then through Paisley, which is always very stop/start, before I get to the A82 and up beside Loch Lomond, where the road is better, unless it's at 'tourist time'. Once you're at a speed that's the most economical for your car, it changes the the amount of miles you'll get based on that. It always makes me smile when I see the differences.

We've had constant roadworks of different kinds around here for over a year. It's very frustrating when they don't clear the stuff away @pete , but I gained something from it a while ago when they left a bag of cement and I went along and snaffled it. That saved me buying one for my various concreting jobs

 

40 yrs?