Fuel Efficiency For Girls!

Hi everyone and welcome to the Fuel Efficiency blog!  If you came here from the main Fuel Efficiency site then you’ll know you can save money on fuel and save emissions simply by fitting an FE1 onto your car’s fuel line. All the technical info and testimonials are there on the main site too. You’ve got absolutely nothing to lose by trying one as I offer you a full 120 day money back guarantee.

So, now you know how to save money by spending less on fuel, this blog is going to cover everything us girls like doing instead of filling our cars on the supermarket forecourt! How are we going to be spending the money we have saved on petrol? Maybe shoes, clothes, make-up, spa sessions, facials, holidays, pets, the kids, our partners, restaurants, a new car………the list goes on and on doesn’t it ladies?

So come on girls, fit an FE1 to your car, start saving on fuel and spending on what you want!

Cars break down in the summer as well as in the winter, letting us down in traffic queues, on motorways, en route to important business meetings and when driving back from the local supermarket with young children in tow (and often a bootful of frozen food).

To survive what is always a stressful motoring experience, here are FOXY’s Top Ten Tips with your personal safety at the top of the agenda at all times. www.foxyladydrivers.com/top-ten-foxy-motoring-tips-women-drivers.php

By Keri DeVrieze

It’s so much easier to pretend like you didn’t hear a noise, smell something funny or notice that something feels different while you’re driving. However easier isn’t always better and in the instance that something could potentially cause an accident or damage your vehicle, you’re best bet is to pull over immediately. Here are three times when you should always slow to the side and evaluate the situation.

1. Losing something important

I think we’ve all had that moment while driving when we realize we’ve dropped something we were either using or about to use, perhaps a tube of chap stick or a CD. The problem is that when you drop something while operating your car, you seriously run the risk of wrecking. At highway speeds, you could end up in the ditch or even hitting another driver. It’s simply not worth the risk. Pull over onto the shoulder, pick up what you needed and return safely to the road.

2. Suddenly hearing a loud noise

While you’re on the road, you car shouldn’t be making any loud, sudden or strange noises. Often times, you may have just hit debris in the road, however there’s always a chance it could be something more significant. The way I see it, if you pull over, it’s better to be safe than sorry. If you hit something that was in the road and it was a one time noise, then you can inspect your tires to make sure there’s no immediate damage. If it’s something more serious, such as your engine, then it’s better to discontinue travel as opposed to continuing on and doing more damage.

3. A Change in Handling Ability

I think everyone, well at least those of us who live in areas where the weather changes drastically on a frequent basis, are used to slowing down when the roads become snow packed or icy. However most of us also probably believe driving slower will eliminate risk when handling abilities change. If you notice something feels different while steering, then you need to pull over. Not only can weather cause a change in handling ability, but a tire blowout or loose tire rods could be the culprit and are far more detrimental than weather.

Read more at http://www.carsforgirls.com/index.php/don%e2%80%99t-keep-driving-three-times-you-should-always-pull-over/

The £7.95 tights it’s impossible to ladder? Don’t you believe it…

By Laura Stott

They promise embarrassing ladders will be a thing of the past. The Resistenza 5 ultra sheer tights contain ‘revolutionary technology’ designed to stop them running.

When a snag occurs the material simply pulls together to stop the hole growing, the makers say. The five denier tights, available in three colours and sizes, cost £7.95 online and will be available at some Debenhams stores next week.

John Roskalns, of manufacturer Levante UK, said: ‘If you get a small hole then that is how it will stay – as a hole. It is all thanks to new technology we are using. We have two yarns – one elastane and one nylon which are twisted together to make a stretchy thread.’

Ruth Attridge, of Debenhams, described the tights as the ‘Holy Grail of the lingerie drawer’. Below, we put their claims to the test.

So far, so good: Laura Stott avoids laddering the tights when she dresses, sits on a rough chair and passes a thorny shrub

Is there anything more irritating than laddering your tights? We’ve all been there. We’re at an important occasion and from the front we think we look fantastic.

But then some kind soul points out that there’s a large ladder snaking its way up the back of our thighs. And in an instant the effort we’ve put in to look good is worthless.

Fell at the last hurdle: The tights snagged when Laura took them off

Carrying spare tights might seem the obvious solution – but who has room for them in a clutch bag?

And as for all those ‘quick fix’ ripped tights remedies – such as hairspray, nail polish or colouring in your leg with felt tip – categorically, they just don’t work.

So, punks and teenagers aside, ladder-proof tights sound like the dream solution to an all-too familiar female clothing crisis.

If they work they’ll be a godsend. But I have to admit I’m sceptical. The makers claim these tights are revolutionary, but on first impressions they look pretty ordinary.

They certainly don’t feel different to my usual flesh-coloured ten deniers. Pulling them on, I make a point of keeping my watch on – I’ve snagged plenty of tights at this stage of getting dressed in the past.

But the tights cope with the jewellery and my snagged nails admirably and survive in tact.

Leaving the house I catch my leg on the not-very-smooth front door. Normally the splinters would tear my tights straight away but to my surprise the ladder-free tights emerge unscathed.

I’m impressed but determined to put the tights through their paces. Walking at the edge of the pavement they effortlessly bat away the challenge of a menacing thorny shrub.
Run-free: The tights are said to contain ‘revolutionary technology’

Run-free: The tights are said to contain ‘revolutionary technology’

Stopping for a coffee they shake off the threat of being torn by a rough wire chair. And as I clamber gracelessly into the back of a taxi and wait for the inevitable rip nothing happens – the tights are still as good as new.

By the end of a busy day I’m still ladder-free and the tights have sailed through my tests with flying colours.

They really do seem to be stronger than my usual stockings. And at £7.95 a pair they’re not much more expensive either.

I’m converted … until I take off the tights and hear a familiar tearing sound. They have fallen at the last hurdle. My finger has gone straight through them, leaving a hole.

Sadly, it seems that even revolutionary tights aren’t totally immune to everyday wear and tear and I have to throw them in the bin.

The non-run tights are definitely worth a try for a party – but I won’t be abandoning my trusty M&S black opaques just yet.

Read more: www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1274942/The-7-95-tights-impossible-ladder-Dont-believe-.html#ixzz0nLQUxanP