[AT] OT; Gas prices + sockets, etc

[Herbert Metz]

Dean
As my dad used to say "Bet a dollar against a donut" I can tell the color of 
that 1000 lbs of parts and 6000 lbs of tractor.
That was back when a donut was a nickel or dime (not really sure because the 
only donuts we ever ate were my mothers).
Herb

> Just returned from an 11 day trip to Oregon and back. Lowest price for
> Diesel was $2.53 at Safeway in Oregon, no less, with the Safeway Club Card
> $0.03 discount. Typical was $2.69 to $2.79. Had a credit card purchase 
> limit
> out at $75.00 and didn't completely fill the tank. Disgusting! But mileage
> pulling a 20' trailer empty was 16 plus MPG so I'm not complaining all 
> that
> much.
> Somehow a bunch of parts (over 1000 lbs) jumped into the truck bed and a
> 6,000 lb tractor jumped on the trailer on the return trip. 20 mph 
> headwinds
> and in a heavy downpour. Rain, snow, sleet, hail and anything else one can
> imagine. Won't talk about the mileage on the loaded return trip!  :-)
> Tractor is a lot cleaner now. Probably cleaner inside too.  :-) Wonder how
> many gallons of water I picked up in the transmission and rear end?
> Dean A. Van Peursem