Sometimes Frog feels the need to rationalize things to me. Apparently after many conversations with me he hasnt figured out that I (like most women) have issues that just are not going to change. Like the fact that I have a fear of running out of gas. Perhaps I never will but I still dont like the idea of being stranded on the side of the road or having to walk miles because I forgot to fill up my tank. So we are on our way to a friends house tonight and I am a little antsy because I am going below a forth of a tank and we are headed to the country. Here is the conversation that we had:
Me: "I am getting low on gas. You think we should stop and fill up?"
Frog: "You have plenty of gas."
Me: "Are you sure? Its almost below a forth a tank."
Frog: (and this is where the lecture starts) "This van has a 16 gallon tank. If you divide 16 by 4 you get 4 (thanks honey, I did graduate and last I checked you have to be able to divide to get your diploma). That means you get 4 gallons of gas to each quarter of a tank. This van gets about 22 miles to a gallon. Lets just say 20. You are at a forth a tank now so you have at least 80 miles before you run out of gas." (I guess that not only is Frog an automotive tech, he is also a math genuis. Lucky me)
Guess what I did on the way home? Yep. I stopped and filled up the tank.
13 years ago
3 comments:
I laughed when I read this post. I am the exact opposite. I will drive and drive till I'm sure I'm on fumes. And yes, there have been a couple of times that I have run out of gas but not many. Still the times that I have were terribly embarrassing.
Its just one of my issues. Kind of like the fridge. Everything has an exact spot. It seems like all of my issues bother Frog however. Oh well.
Well Dee you know me.....I'm just like Kimba. LOL! I push my limits all the time. You would think after 3?4? times of running out of gas I would learn.........but no I still do it. Dee has come to my rescue a time or two. haha!
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