survey about post falls

[110 Dave]

well it is getting closer and closer and i for one am excited!
i am hopeing to meet all of you guys but ...
my mind is weak and i jest cant seem to recall who is and is not going!
and i dont seem to be the only one !
so on the poll if any one clicks on a number you can see who posted what on each question!
can give details in your post or jest vote and go!

me... some thing big would have to happen for me to not make it !

 

[David Martin]

well it is getting closer and closer and i for one am excited!
i am hopeing to meet all of you guys but ...
my mind is weak and i jest cant seem to recall who is and is not going!
and i dont seem to be the only one !
so on the poll if any one clicks on a number you can see who posted what on each question!
can give details in your post or jest vote and go!

me... some thing big would have to happen for me to not make it !

Dave, same here. We'll be staying at a friends house. DM

 

[wh4f]

Gas $$$$$$$$
oh yeah Transmission is going out in the van... (sniff, sniff)
Wont be making it to the Blade show either

 

[stockdog]

Dave
I do not want to say no but as it looks I will be stuck at work. I am only about five hours away and if I can get out would like to go not only to see BUCK, BCCI but also to meet some of the great friends I have met on this great site. Thanks all. Stockdog!

 

[Trace Rinaldi]

When will this be? Sorry this is the first hearing about it..

 

[ItsTooEarly]

July 23-25 Post Falls, ID

 

[110 Dave]

i checked with Mr. Pres of the club and he said he had over 150 said they will be there!
on thoes 3 days ...
the main motel was up to about 90% full two weeks ago with jest 10 rooms with two beds left.. about 30+ single bed rooms with queen or king beds
if you have a miltary D card-active retired reserve -you get a room at 84$ !

 

[chickentrax]

Gas $$$$$$$$

I agree with wh4f...If gas hits $4/gal, I'm a no-go for sure...

(It's $3.67/gal here now)

I now spend more on gas/week to get to work than I do on food... :grumpy:

 

[Mike Kerins]

I now spend more on gas/week to get to work than I do on food... :grumpy:

That makes two of us. I have to fill up twice a week since I travel out of town each week to work. That amounts to about $100 per week for gas. My food bill is way less. Of course if food prices continue to rise, the balance could swing in the other direction again, although at a higher level. :grumpy:

 

[110 Dave]

here gas is 3.79
across the state line in va it is 3.54
and north to md it is 3.68
now we get our gas from the same tankers!!!
Why The Freek is that!
i had thought to ask Haebie if he wanted to drive from the seatile air port and see the sights but it may be cheeper to fly the 200 miles!
dont expect the B us H to do any thing ...
why is gas so high... and the oil companys want TAX breaks!!!!
oh and i found that enathonal gets 15 to 20 % less gas milage and adds 5 cents to the cost of a gal!
so much for corn fule!!! 'cides its better in a mason jar i think!
soon the cost of a 110 at wally will go up! long way from post falls to any ware on the east cost!

 

[Mike Kerins]

soon the cost of a 110 at wally will go up! long way from post falls to any ware on the east cost!

All the more reason to make the 20 year anniversary celebration and get them cheap without the add on for shipping!

 

[chickentrax]

oh and i found that enathonal gets 15 to 20 % less gas milage and adds 5 cents to the cost of a gal!

Around here, they add 10% Ethanol to the pump mixture...and the problem with that is, my Xterra was designed in the late '90's, before they added any Ethanol to the regular gas...and the Xterra oxygen sensor reads the exhaust as being low-octane, and sets a code in the ECU that knocks the spark advance back 6º to compensate, and lights up the "Check Engine" light... :grumpy:

So to get around that (it won't pass state inspection with a Check Engine code), I have to get the next higher octane rating instead of regular...

 

[110 Dave]

Around here, my Xterra was designed in the late '90's, before they added any Ethanol to the regular gas...and the Xterra oxygen sensor reads the exhaust as being low-octane, and sets a code in the ECU that... lights up the "Check Engine" light... :grumpy:
So ... (it won't pass state inspection with a Check Engine code), I have to get the next higher octane rating instead of regular...

man i can feel for you brother!
at least it dont stall! i had a montecarlo and i got a tank of ethanol added and the car stalled! worse on a RR croseing of 4 tracks!
had truck behind me push .. cost over 90$ to have the carb flushed and rebult with new needle valve and seat... was told it was common to happen if your vehical never used it before and you had acumaleated moisture/junk in the tank.. should have cut the gas line ( with a 110) and purged it when it first hestated..

 

[110 Dave]

I agree with wh4f...If gas hits $4/gal, I'm a no-go for sure...
(It's $3.67/gal here now)
I now spend more on gas/week to get to work than I do on food... :grumpy:

dugh ...i jest cought this! you are dirving cross country!!!
dugh again.... maybe it was notjest the hard dirve that crashes...

 

[chickentrax]

dugh ...i jest cought this! you are dirving cross country!!!

No! I am planning on flying...But like Mike, I drive ~ 1 hour to work...and with only 15mpg, it adds up...Because of the snow here in Winter, it is better to have a 4x4 than a Prius...

(I have yet to read anywhere on how the new electric cars do in snow)

 

[Mike Kerins]

No! I am planning on flying...But like Mike, I drive ~ 1 hour to work...and with only 15mpg, it adds up...Because of the snow here in Winter, it is better to have a 4x4 than a Prius...

(I have yet to read anywhere on how the new electric cars do in snow)

I drive a 4X4 Ranger P/U (18mpg) 161 miles one way to work. I stay there and go back and forth on weekends. If gas prices go up much further, I may have to pull back to going home once every two weeks. Let's see how the wife likes that one! :thumbdn:

 

[chickentrax]

I drive a 4X4 Ranger P/U (18mpg) 161 miles one way to work. I stay there and go back and forth on weekends. If gas prices go up much further, I may have to pull back to going home once every two weeks. Let's see how the wife likes that one! :thumbdn:

Is that Ranger a 4-cyl??? The Xterra is V-6...and 6 years old... I drive to & from work every day (the three dogs like to eat regularly)...

Maybe you could give the wife a Lowe's Credit Card and point her to the Honey-Do list...

 

[chickentrax]

I'm waiting for the furnace repairman (no heat), so I'm doing some figuring...

If the price of gas stays the same for the next 12 months ($3.67/gal), I will spend 5% of my annual income on gas alone...That's 1/20th of my Annual Income, before taxes, withholding, insurance, medicare, etc...

To better put that in perspective, I bring home ~50% of my paycheck...So that gas percentage is actually 10% of my take-home pay...That's 1/10th of my cash...

My mortgage is 50%...My utilities (and food) add up to 40%...So...I will have nothing left...for anything...

You can expect to see another dozen or more Buck knives on eBay this Summer... :grumpy:

 

[Mike Kerins]

Is that Ranger a 4-cyl??? The Xterra is V-6...and 6 years old... I drive to & from work every day (the three dogs like to eat regularly)...

Maybe you could give the wife a Lowe's Credit Card and point her to the Honey-Do list...

Nah...it's a six cylinder. What? Are you nuts?? You want me to give my wife another credit card?? Actually she hates going into Home Depot or Lowes because she doesn't like the smell. The honey do's are another problem. I spend most of my weekends trying to get things done around the house (particularly this time of year) and the list gets bigger every week. I mean...when am I supposed to find time to sharpen my knives??

 

[110 Dave]

I'm waiting for the furnace repairman (no heat), so I'm doing some figuring...
If the price of gas stays the same for the next 12 months ($3.67/gal), I will spend 5% of my annual income on gas alone...That's 1/20th of my Annual Income, before taxes, withholding, insurance, medicare, etc...
To better put that in perspective, I bring home ~50% of my paycheck...So that gas percentage is actually 10% of my take-home pay...That's 1/10th of my cash...
My mortgage is 50%...My utilities (and food) add up to 40%...So...I will have nothing left...for anything...
You can expect to see another dozen or more Buck knives on eBay this Summer... :grumpy:

yea i feel your pain brother!
i was forced to retire by the govt agency i worked for..for health reasons...
so on fixed now..
i checked and the pay grade i had has gone up 50% more then the COL rase i
got on the fixed income! like what the Freek !
i blame B_us_H and his arab sheek frineds... watch 9-11 film
heck i dont know who would be good for busness now...
block export of food to all oil produceing countrys and contrys that trade with them? yep food for oil...
solar is one time cost... and nuk's do it all nite!

least we can still buy a new knife or two now and them ...