Dewy Mornings

Here in the beautiful state of Washington, fall is upon us. That translates into foggy, dew-covered mornings -- which personally, I can't get enough of. The only drawback to all that wonderful moisture is the condensation covering your car windows. Makes driving with a full, clear view of the road pretty tricky if you're not patient enough for the defrost setting on your heater to clear your windows for you. Grab a shower-size squeegee to keep in your car and you'll have a quick and easy way to clear those car windows. Like an ice scraper, but for the non-frozen variety of moisture. :) Drive safely!



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Road Trip Fuel Cost Calculator

How cool is this? AAA's website has a Fuel Cost Calculator. You enter your starting point and destination, along with your car's make, model, and year and it will tell you an approximate cost of gas for your trip, both one-way and round-trip. [They only list major cities so you have to choose the closest major city as your starting point and destination.]

SO handy when we planned our recent 1000-mile road trip (hence my lack of posts in the last ten days - you forgive me, right?). And yes, it is fairly accurate. :)



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AAA Tips on Saving Gas

Check out AAA's page on saving gas...
Included are:

• Find Low Gas Prices Near You
  
• Watch Your Fueling Behavior
  
• Six Critical Gas-Saving Facts
• Driving for Maximum MPG
• Fuel Cost Calculator
  

There are a lot of great tips at AAA!! Check 'em out! :)

Accelerating to Freeway Speed

I read this somewhere recently, and if I could remember where I would certainly tell you... But alas, I can't recall, so I apologize for not sharing my source.

When merging onto the freeway, your car will accelerate faster and more fuel-efficiently if you switch off the AC for the 10-15 seconds it takes to accelerate to freeway speed. It also works well when merging into traffic while going up a hill (which I have to do all the time in my neighborhood). Try it and tell me if it worked for you!