Gas saving tips

I stumbled on this article and I thought of taking a rest from my usual writing, make this blog something educational and money saving, especially for car owners.

Enjoy and I hope it will work for all us. Hehehe

15 Gas Saving Tips By: Dennis James

In the recent years the oil prices has more than doubled. Because of political disputes, conflicts in oil-producing areas as well the rise in consumption, the crude oil prices, and thus the fuel prices, will not drop significantly in the next years. If drivers would know and follow some tips on economy driving, millions of dollars would be saved in fuel cost. These tips do not require any additional equipment purchase and can be followed by anyone, no matter the type of vehicle you are driving. A common mistake people do is to warp up the engine in excess. Modern cars do not require you to warm up the motor for a long period. You can reduce the fuel consumption if your warming up period is reduce to up to 45 seconds. After you have warmed the engine, do not forget to disengage the choke, because if it will get stuck, the engine will receive a wrong mixture of fuel and air and it will function abnormally. Avoid as much as you can starting and stopping the engine repeatedly. You can idle the car, as one minute of idling your engine will result in the same fuel consumption as staring the motor. Do not rev your engine needlessly. And do not make another common mistake, to rev the motor prior to shutting it down. If you so this, fuel will be consumed in vain and oil will wash down from the cylinders, leading to a loss of oil pressure. When you start the car from a dead stop, accelerate slowly until you reach the desired cruising speed. Do not press the acceleration pedal to more than ¼ of its travel, as it will pump gas in vain. Another trick is to buy fuel when the weather is the coldest during the day, usually early mornings or the evenings. you get more this way, because when cold gasoline, is denser. The pump will only measure the total volume of gasoline, not its density. Chose the best type of gasoline on the market, as it will be cleaner than other types. Never fill the gas tank past the first click of the fuel nozzle of the car. There are also tips on driving your car in an economic manner. Avoid speeding. If your car exceeds 40mph, you force your engine to work in excess to break the air resistance. The speed limits are imposed for safety reasons, but respecting them can bring you fuel economy. You will save up to 21% more fuel if you travel with 55mph compared to driving with 70 miles per hour. Remember, keeping you transmission in a low gear will eat up more gas than running in a higher one. Cars with manual transmissions let you decide the gear you want to travel in and obtain better fuel economy. But do not under-rev the engine, as it will prematurely wear off. Drive as much as you can with your windows up, because at high speeds, having an open window can raise your fuel consumption with up to10%. Try to impose a steady rhythm to the car. If you do a lot of accelerations and slowing downs, you will end up wasting fuel. Remember to think the road in advance and when approaching areas that will impose you to change the speed, such as a hill. Accelerate until the hill’s base and save fuel by not forcing your engine while climbing the hill itself.

Best saving tip is.. kung kaya namang mag commute.. mag commute nalang hehehe

The Kaleidoscope Of Life

The Kaleidoscope Of Life
Living Together Differently

We tend to gravitate toward people who are most like us, at least in the ways that make us feel comfortable. But life has its way of bringing us into contact with people who challenge us with their differences. It may be an obvious difference reflected in their outward appearance or an invisible but powerful philosophical stance. Even in our closest circle of friends and family, though, there are those that confront us with their different ways of experiencing and expressing life. We can choose to resist, but we can also choose to learn from them and appreciate that they too have a place in the kaleidoscope of life.

As much as we may say that we want peace and quiet and a life without struggle, the truth is that human beings are currently thriving in a world of dualities and challenges. It is how we choose to approach these hurdles that determine if we sail over them, confirming our agility, or trip and end up face down in the dust. And each of us absolutely will and must stumble, and then get up, brush the dust off, and carry on. This is how we learn and grow, developing depth of character and shades of understanding. In a world of dualities, we have trouble defining ourselves without something opposite and can’t discover who we are. Without challenge, there is nothing to do and nothing to discover. That leaves us either in a state of nonbeing or in the state of pure spirit, but as humans, we are spiritual beings experiencing the physical world in all of its startling contrast and beauty.

No matter how spiritual we are, our lives will have challenges. We will always run into people that are different from us, but the true challenge may be in finding ways to be at peace with this process. Rather than give in to the fight-or-flight response that comes from our animal nature, we can find new ways to evolve together into higher, more beautiful expressions of ourselves, realizing, embracing, and celebrating the beauty of diversity and the strength it offers for the future.

DON'T WE ALL

I was parked in front of the mall wiping off my car. I had just come
from the car wash and was waiting for my wife to get out of work.
Coming my way from across the parking lot was what society would
consider a bum.
From the looks of him, he had no car, no home, no clean clothes, and no
money. There are times when you feel generous but there are other times
that you just don't want to be bothered. This was one of those "don't
want to be bothered times."
"I hope he doesn't ask me for any money," I thought.
He didn't.
He came and sat on the curb in front of the bus stop but he didn't look
like he could have enough money to even ride the bus.
After a few minutes he spoke.
"That's a very pretty car," he said.
He was ragged but he had an air of dignity around him. His scraggly
blond beard keep more than his face warm.
I said, "thanks," and continued wiping off my car.

He sat there quietly as I worked. The expected plea for money never
came.
As the silence between us widened something inside said, "ask him if
he needs any help." I was sure that he would say "yes" but I held true
to the inner voice.
"Do you need any help?" I asked.
He answered in three simple but profound words that I shall never forget.
We often look for wisdom in great men and women. We expect it from
those of higher learning and accomplishments.

I expected nothing but an
outstretched grimy hand. He spoke the three words that shook me.
"Don't we all?" he said.

I was feeling high and mighty, successful and important, above a bum
in the street, until those three words hit me like a twelve gauge
shotgun.
Don't we all?
I needed help. Maybe not for bus fare or a place to sleep, but I
needed help. I reached in my wallet and gave him not only enough for bus
fare, but enough to get a warm meal and shelter for the day. Those
three little words still ring true. No matter how much you have, no matter
how much you have accomplished, you need help too. No matter how little you
have, no matter how loaded you are with problems, even without money or
a place to sleep, you can give help.

Even if it's just a compliment, you can give that.
You never know when you may see someone that appears to have it all.
They are waiting on you to give them what they don't have. A different
perspective on life, a glimpse at something beautiful, a respite from
daily chaos, that only you through a torn world can see.
Maybe the man was just a homeless stranger wandering the streets. Maybe
he was more than that.

Maybe he was sent by a power that is great and
wise, to minister to a soul too comfortable in themselves.

Maybe God looked down, called an Angel, dressed him like a bum, then said, "go minister to that man cleaning the car, that man needs help."

Don't we all?

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