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Old 01-24-2011, 01:17 AM   #8 (permalink)
Tango Charlie
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Cd, that made me laugh! Thanks!

Old Tele Man; Thanks for the input. I also think that having plenty of dialog in the class would be a good thing.

SentraSE-R; Oh my. Like Frank Lee said, I think most would fall asleep on me if I spend 90 minutes on America's energy situation and record oil company profits. I like some of your other ideas, though. Like week 3 and 4 items. Thanks!

Old Mechanic; oooh, I like the way you think. A little homework might be just the thing. A little friendly competition would be fun. I'd probably plot it as percent over EPA. I agree that it should be kept simple at least the first couple weeks. I figured I'd start with How To Calculate Your MPG, including topping off at the same pump for repeatability, etc.
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