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Numbers Never Lie

A childhood lesson about fuel mileage becomes a reminder that reliable numbers guide sound parks and recreation decisions.

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The family truckster, or in our case, a Chevy conversion van, stopped for gas somewhere between Ohio and Florida, causing my 12-year-old self to groan, inwardly, at what was coming.

My Dad jumped out of the driver’s seat, filled the tank, and then turned to me.

“So, if we put 17 gallons of gas into the tank and we drove 350 miles, how many miles to the gallon did we get? “