Re: Post your Current mileage
Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2015 11:40 am
On how many gallons of water?wannabe wrote:because i walk/bus, my milage is steps! I average 4000 steps a day.
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On how many gallons of water?wannabe wrote:because i walk/bus, my milage is steps! I average 4000 steps a day.
I mean, technically we need to measure those 4000 steps in regards to calories of food intake since that is the energy the body uses...tankinbeans wrote:On how many gallons of water?wannabe wrote:because i walk/bus, my milage is steps! I average 4000 steps a day.
I got a Fitbit Zip at a discount through work so I used it for a little while. It was... okay. I bike every weekday and it is terrible about tracking that, so it wasn't really tracking my activity so I kind of stopped.AHTOXA wrote:I actually track my daily steps, too.
My week day average is 10k daily steps. Yesterday I was at 10353 steps for a distance of 5.56 miles with 584 calories consumed. Weekend average goes up to about 16k steps. I'm dorky like that and I love statistics...
water? I drink 3-4 of THESE a day, each are like 20? oz of water. More if its hotter, less if its a non-work day, because then i forget to drink water/don't have dry mouth cuz i'm not talking all the time. Also ~1 cup of coffee a day.Squint wrote:I mean, technically we need to measure those 4000 steps in regards to calories of food intake since that is the energy the body uses...tankinbeans wrote:On how many gallons of water?wannabe wrote:because i walk/bus, my milage is steps! I average 4000 steps a day.
Or, wannabe could come up with a ratio of steps per number of individuals who should never be allowed to drive again that she has to talk with on the phone.
i just have an app called steps that tracks the steps i take. my sisters fitbit counts her knitting sometimes.Squint wrote:I got a Fitbit Zip at a discount through work so I used it for a little while. It was... okay. I bike every weekday and it is terrible about tracking that, so it wasn't really tracking my activity so I kind of stopped.AHTOXA wrote:I actually track my daily steps, too.
My week day average is 10k daily steps. Yesterday I was at 10353 steps for a distance of 5.56 miles with 584 calories consumed. Weekend average goes up to about 16k steps. I'm dorky like that and I love statistics...
I did find it interesting to track how much I ran when I played soccer on different days.
Yeahbut, then you're not making use of the service you pay for!wannabe wrote: drivers just need to realize it is probably cheaper (time = money) to buy a pair of jumper cables (since you're outside sears/walmart/meijer waiting for a jump) and jump yourself than wait 2-3-????? hours for a jump (the ????? was in the winter when we didn't know how long it would take cause bad winter. i think it ended up being 6 hours of waiting for the not-priority calls, depending on city.)
i don't actually know. unless they want the test of batt/alt/starter and new battery. thats the only reason i can find to wait.theholycow wrote:Yeahbut, then you're not making use of the service you pay for!wannabe wrote: drivers just need to realize it is probably cheaper (time = money) to buy a pair of jumper cables (since you're outside sears/walmart/meijer waiting for a jump) and jump yourself than wait 2-3-????? hours for a jump (the ????? was in the winter when we didn't know how long it would take cause bad winter. i think it ended up being 6 hours of waiting for the not-priority calls, depending on city.)
I only call if I need a tow...though I can imagine calling for a tire change when I'm injured, sick, in very nice clothes, in a dangerous spot (though generally I'll limp on a flat tire to a safe spot instead), or when it's ridiculously cold out. Definitely not calling for a jump, why wait hours for that crap?
That's also not worth the wait. Parts store will do that for free and you probably won't have to wait more than 5 minutes unless they're swamped.wannabe wrote:i don't actually know. unless they want the test of batt/alt/starter and new battery. thats the only reason i can find to wait.
very hard! Some cars don't come with the 4 ways, or a working jack (which would be members fault) or the lugs are rusted on (hello, road salt) or air-wrenched on so tight that humans cannot get off. plus you need to know to tighten lugs in a star pattern, so that it doesn't fall off or something.tankinbeans wrote:Tire changes...several years ago I wanged into a curb because it was icy and had to change my tire. I wasn't losing pressure but nicked my alloy. Waited until I was leaving work that day to change it. My co-workers were shocked that I can change a tire and didn't call somebody. I wasn't sure if I should laugh or be offended.
Even have a friend who gives "pointers" when I'm doing it, though he's seen me change them several times.
Step 1: Get jacking equipment and tire from boot
Step 2: Break lugs on bunged up tire
Step 3: Jack up car (assuming you know where the jacking points are)
Step 4: Finish removing lugs
Step 5: Remove bunged tire
Step 6: Install spare tire
Step 7: Install lugs, tightening in an opposing pattern
Step 8: Put car back down
Step 9: Double check tightness of lugs
Step 10: Put shirt back in boot
Step 11: Drive away and have tire repaired
Is that seriously hard for people? I changed my dad's tire numerous times before I learned to drive.