E = Empty

A forgotten blog, but definitely a necessity......

2 months ago while driving back from IA, following our wedding/honeymoon, we had a bonding experience. We were driving along I-76 in CO, towing a U-haul, and fighting 60 mph winds and Jeremy commented that we had ~70 miles to empty. I asked if he wanted to stop for gas and he said he thought we could make it further. Oddly though, while driving we noticed that the miles to empty odometer dropped about 2-3x as fast as the distance we had actually driven.....meaning, we would probably not make the next gas station. Suddenly we were down to 20 miles to empty, then 10 miles to empty and then when we hit zero miles to empty the mountaineer turned off......yes, we were out of gas. The car did not lie, there was no reserve. We coasted to the side of the road and just starred......3/4 of a mile ahead we could see the exit and the gas station, so close and yet so far away. Jeremy looked at me and just said, "looks like I'm running" and took off. He got the gas station, filled a gas can and asked the state trooper sitting there for a ride back. It only delayed us 40 minutes but it was a priceless experience.

The most entertaining part was that morning before departing IA, my parents were talking about the 2 times they ran out of gas and to make sure you never do, especially on the roads we travel....there is absolutely nothing in NE Colorado.

A bonding experience.