It seems many petrol pumps are back to their thieving practice. Here are some tell tale signs:
- The person filling asks you about the capacity of the tank. If you intend to fill full tank (about 37-38 litres when the orange warning comes on) do not disclose how much might go in.
- There are too many people around to distract you. People asking Cash or Card, Windscreen Cleaning, Whats’s the Mileage, etc are all distracting tactics. They will fill your tank for more than what it can take!!
- The person filling constantly keeps tinkering with the nozzle lever. The constant release – re-release of that lever disrupts the flow of fuel. Since the pump does not react that fast, it keeps on counting.
- You ask for fuel worth Rs 1000/-, they fill for 200/- and claim miscommunication. What they actually do is, they pretend to fill the balance without reseting the counter. Result, you get Rs 800/- worth fuel while paying Rs 1000/-.
The Onward Journey
The start got delayed from 6 AM till 8 AM and further till 830 after the little one decided to stall us. Then we ran back and got the gifts which were for the marriage that we were headed to attend. Two cars were tricky to begin with and I had my doubts trying to maintain pace with the Indica, which came through soon enough. So I let the Indica start at 8 AM. 830 start meant that we were in the thick of Hosur road IT traffic. Senseless directions by BBMP to keep to the service lane to go till Hosur were ridiculous, simply because there was no service lane after a point of time. What’s the use of such a drastic notice I do not know.
Food stop right after Dharmapuri
Car was not tanked up so the search for IOCL Extra Premium started soon after we hit clear roads. [more]
Had to go for a meeting at short notice with a friend of mine in Mumbai. That was not all, at the same time the nation was reeling with stories of Swine Flu all over Pune killing it seems everyone in their path, later we did know that news channels do exaggerate and Swine Flu is well like any other Flu. Gets cured and some even do not get to know that they ever got it in the first place.
That aside.
The idea then was to avoid all modes of public transport and head to Mumbai from Bangalore. The car was the only answer. [more]
This is an absolute no-brainer. By which I mean, you really do not need anyone to point you in a particular direction to get till Sivanasamudram. And if you are in Bangalore or are passing through for some reason and have a few hours at hand, it’s a must visit destination.
Sivanasamudram Waterfall Panoramic view
How do we get there?
Very simple actually. Somehow get to Kanakpura road from Bangalore. If you are residing in South Bangalore, half the job is done. Getting to Kanakpura road from south Bangalore is a breeze. But if you are from North Bangalore or from satellite towns like Yelahanka, things are a little bit more tricky. On a weekday I would recommend the Outer Ring Road for a problem and misdirection free ride till Kanakpura road. This would be a long ride, so start early. You can also take the shorter route through the city but that will be plagued by extensive one-ways and too many traffic signals.
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Over the years there have been many a discussion on this forum and other deciding on weather one should go for ABS or not, weather ESP is needed or not, and weather Traction Control is of any help.
A simple illustration showing the effects of ABS and ESP