tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921609404771984660.post3992863536824357981..comments2024-02-14T00:56:27.534-08:00Comments on Homeowner by 30!: Feeling Gassy?Jessica Fletcher-Fierrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04721145697646712842noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921609404771984660.post-27369273078951132622012-02-22T07:59:18.021-08:002012-02-22T07:59:18.021-08:00@Jessim: Haha, don't let it be winter. :) I mi...@Jessim: Haha, don't let it be winter. :) I miss some traffic if I leave earlier...it's only a fifteen minute difference, but it's less stop and go when I leave at 7:00 as opposed to 7:15. And I always have plenty to do at school, so I really should leave earlier.Jessica Fletcher-Fierrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04721145697646712842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921609404771984660.post-71900827927625166912012-02-22T06:17:24.722-08:002012-02-22T06:17:24.722-08:00Does leaving earlier for work imply you miss traff...Does leaving earlier for work imply you miss traffic? Or is it suppose to just be a tip to help you with #3 (obey the speed limit...)<br /><br />I'm not sure how leaving earlier makes the drive to work any shorter? My commute is the same length regardless of what time of day I do it.<br /><br />We have a hybrid, but found that DH's short commute isn't enough to really let it kick in. If gas gets that high, I'll likely take the hybrid and he can have my small car. Another thing that also really helps: don't let it be winter. My average gas mileage per tank goes to like 25 mpg in the winter from 35 mpg in the summer.Jessimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05442665425448000014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921609404771984660.post-14610595509732216642012-02-21T21:14:02.977-08:002012-02-21T21:14:02.977-08:00These are all great tips! Obeying the speed limit ...These are all great tips! Obeying the speed limit has helped me a lot.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01699594650305506763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921609404771984660.post-30130824873302986582012-02-21T20:30:15.596-08:002012-02-21T20:30:15.596-08:00Also you need to give your engine time to warm up ...Also you need to give your engine time to warm up and get oil pumping through it when you start up. The oil does not get pre-primed through your enginebefore it starts so if you put the engine under load immediately after starting you're going to cause more wear. Will cost you a lot more in maintenance than it does in fuel!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921609404771984660.post-82223460903165117742012-02-21T20:13:48.122-08:002012-02-21T20:13:48.122-08:00I read somewhere that 30 seconds (I think) of idli...I read somewhere that 30 seconds (I think) of idling is equal to the amount of gas you'd spend restarting your car. I always remember that and whenever I'm going to be waiting, even less than a minute, I turn off my car!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16800938470742958722noreply@blogger.com