Argh so close!!!

dancingfairy

Anyone you can borrow a small amount of money off until payday?
Have you looked in the glove compartment, on the floor, checked your sofa at home, behind the cupboards - that sort of thing?
O.K I know you probably aren't going to find megabucks but you never know.
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downnotout

Have you signed up to your local freecycle group? It might be handy in the future, I am sure someone would have a saddle in their shed going to waste.

tbourner

sara86pink wrote: »

it takes me approximately 1 - 1 1/2 hours to walk

So you're only about 3 miles away, on the light you should have at least 3 days worth of travel left!
You shouldn't be driving to work at that short distance anyway TBH, especially in a diesel - it's very bad for the engine!

d3mon4ngel

I walk about an hour to work every day. It's not too bad, just listen to some music along the way and you don't even realise it. Plus you'll find the more you walk it, the quicker you will do it as you get used to the route and get fitter too

sara86pink

Well for the last couple of months I've had to do approx 10 mile each way every day because I'm taking the OH to work as he's been waiting for his bike to be ready. Thats now sorted so he can pick it up tomorrow. He usually pays half of my petrol but all his remaining money is going on food for us until pay day.

As for parking half way, I have to drive through the main town to get from my place to work so the big town is half way and there is nowhere to park.

Providing everything goes fine with the OH's bike tomorrow, I may walk to work as of Wednesday as I do need the exercise. And hopefully we can get a saddle sorted (found a cheap one already) once pay day arrives

Malky

Most modern cars have at least a two gallon reserve. I have a diesel C-Max and when the light comes on, it shows 50 miles until empty. When the 50 miles are up, I still have 7 or 8 litres left. Found this out for the first time last week. Had 3 miles showing, filled up and my car would only take 47.5 litres into a 55 litre tank.
Anyone remember the Top Gear episode a year or two ago when they drove to Brighton in their diesel cars? All the cars kept going for quite a few miles after their tanks showed empty and 0 miles left.
Of course, this is all irrelevent if you are doing high mileage per day.

sara86pink

I'm pretty confident my car has around 20-30 miles left in it (at least) I'm just very wary because I know when it does completely run out its going to wreck my car (and I'm selling it next month so dont need that!)

Its just a little stressful I can only afford to put £5/£6 in but im much better off than previous months