This Current Situation & Mileage.

[itschad]

Here in the UK we're still on Lockdown although some idiots were caught driving from London to Cornwall, getting on for 300 miles, they were fined and sent home. I would have sent them to the moon, morons on the moon

I used to average 140 miles per week pre Covid-19 in my Mirage, now down to about 15-20. Saves money on fuel, well fuel for the car, the extra cash goes on fuel for me.......whisky.
I should perhaps mention that I'm officially an OAP (retired) and bloody hate being restricted.
How has Covid-19 affected you?
I hear some countries are easing lockdown, bad idea in my opinion.

Keep Well Keep Safe

[foama]

The car is resting more than it has ever been.

People here are getting nuts having to stay home and so the lockdown is being eased a tiny bit. The spanish flu came in three waves back then, hope they've learned from that.
Fortunately in this area there remain eight times more intensive care units per capita than in the UK, and there is no shortage whatsoever of ventilators. I sure hope some of those neo-liberalists with their wacky ideas of saving more money from reaching the NHS are getting some of the non-existant medicine they prescribe! I wouldn't want to be there in these times. Stay safe!

[Eggman]

Folks who travel about are not only putting their own health & safety at risk, but also others. As if they know better.

This virus is very contagious whether there are symptoms or not, and symptoms vary greatly.

[Cobrajet]

As a delivery driver, I am considered "essential". The shelter-in-place order here in Washington state doesn't apply to me. I have been driving my ass off for the last three weeks.

Can't say I have minded too much. Our store is busier, tips are way better, the roads are empty, gas is cheaper, I often just leave orders on the doorstep so I don't even have to talk to anyone, random people thank me for doing my job, and the government sent me $1,200 just for, well, breathing!

These are strange times...

[itschad]

As a delivery driver, I am considered "essential". The shelter-in-place order here in Washington state doesn't apply to me. I have been driving my ass off for the last three weeks.

Can't say I have minded too much. Our store is busier, tips are way better, the roads are empty, gas is cheaper, I often just leave orders on the doorstep so I don't even have to talk to anyone, random people thank me for doing my job, and the government sent me $1,200 just for, well, breathing!

These are strange times...

Nice one Cobra, I dare not inform the authorities that I'm still breathing................the bar stards will bill me.
Yes, our fuel prices are lower, from about £1.26 per litre pre Covid now £1.02.

[MIMirage]

As a delivery driver, I am considered "essential". The shelter-in-place order here in Washington state doesn't apply to me. I have been driving my ass off for the last three weeks.

Can't say I have minded too much. Our store is busier, tips are way better, the roads are empty, gas is cheaper, I often just leave orders on the doorstep so I don't even have to talk to anyone, random people thank me for doing my job, and the government sent me $1,200 just for, well, breathing!

These are strange times...

Same here, but its been 7 weeks of it for me. Overall our restaurant is slower, but we had a large dining room that is closed. Pickup and delivery is way up, as are tips. $30 to drive 5 minutes and leave a couple bags on the doorstop feels like robbery, but apparently I am risking my life or something, so whatever.

The masks have become a thing in the last week, so that is irritating. We all had been doing fine for almost 2 months without them, but I guess the non poors are going to come out of hiding, so we have to accommodate them.

We have been at $1.50 a gallon, it doesn't seem like it can go any lower than that with our taxes. It seems like $20/barrel gets us to the $1.50.

[dspace9]

We have been at $1.50 a gallon, it doesn't seem like it can go any lower than that with our taxes. It seems like $20/barrel gets us to the $1.50.

Cross the bridge into Canada, and we are paying about 81 cents a litre in Canada. I think there's 3.6 L in every gallon, so we are paying $2.70 or so Canadian a gallon. Not sure why more, taxes I presume.

[Fummins]

but I guess the non poors are going to come out of hiding, so we have to accommodate them.

LMAO! The non poors!!!

Cross the bridge into Canada, and we are paying about 81 cents a litre in Canada. I think there's 3.6 L in every gallon, so we are paying $2.70 or so Canadian a gallon. Not sure why more, taxes I presume.

There's 3.78L in a US gallon so at $.81cad a gallon is $3.06. With the google exchange rate $2.17/gallon merican. The lowest it's been in Edmonton was 56 c a liter/$1.50 a gallon merican. It was as low as 1.31/gallon(49c/liter) a few hours south of here earlier last week.

[dspace9]

It was as low as 1.31/gallon(49c/liter) a few hours south of here earlier last week.

They're paying way less in the States.

The lowest I've seen it here since the big drop was around 68 cents, and that was in Sarnia. I think they make half the gas there in that city. Anyways, gas prices are higher in the rural areas, I filled up kinda near Sarnia for 81 c a liter today.

[itschad]

LMAO! The non poors!!!



There's 3.78L in a US gallon so at $.81cad a gallon is $3.06. With the google exchange rate $2.17/gallon merican. The lowest it's been in Edmonton was 56 c a liter/$1.50 a gallon merican. It was as low as 1.31/gallon(49c/liter) a few hours south of here earlier last week.

What a crazy world in which we live. Over here there are 4.54 litres to an Imperial gallon. Why in God's name can't they makeit all uniform?