On 8/26/03 6:49 PM, in article bigrmi$h0q$1@naig.caltech.edu, "Matthew Hunt"
<mph@wopr.caltech.edu> wrote:

> In article <BB71006E.E11E%e.meyer@ieee.org>, E. Meyer <e.meyer@ieee.org>
> wrote:
>
>> You missed the actual question. He was asking how much gas is left in the
>> tank when the warning light comes on. That answer is not in the owners
>> manual.
>
> So what? With the tank capacity from the manual, and the amount required
> to fill the tank once the light comes on, he knows everything that's
> necessary to answer his question.
>
> Usenet is not meant to substitute for a pocket calculator.

Since when?