Shrinkage

[Giraffe (He/Him)]

[snide]

ICNLT.

[Vandelay Industries]

**** that.

[DJ_Critterus]

Originally Posted by snide

ICNLT.

Same here for obvious reasons.

1) too ****ing cold

2) It's Minnesota.

[Mike Mercury]

[MadInNc]

Originally Posted by Mike Mercury

No shit. Was up there traveling the back roads in sales when became stranded in Eau Claire Wisc at -35f the day before X-mas.

Car was a Buick Century (ya remember those POS company cars). Tow, 4 hr's in garage and back on road - straight home.

[MikeB]

Amazing!
No wind chill factor.

(It's -11 here as I type, wind chill of -26)

[VITE1]

Enjoy. 10:36 tee time this morning.

[Rodnok1]

Knew some retired folks in a trailer court, spent week to ten days thawing pipes(both water and crapper) for them in afternoons after work one nasty sub zero cold spell. I was a busy man that week, they kept me well fed at least. Went back when warmed up and heat taped most so wouldn't happen again. Some had just unhooked cords from heat tapes and forgotten to plug them in. I recruited several people to help. More than a few we just cut water off as it was way too late to save the pipes as they had burst all over. Minus 30 will do that unfortunately. Pretty sure that winter aged me 10 years so I left before th e next winter hit.

[Giraffe (He/Him)]

Originally Posted by MadInNc

No shit. Was up there traveling the back roads in sales when became stranded in Eau Claire Wisc at -35f the day before X-mas.

Car was a Buick Century (ya remember those POS company cars). Tow, 4 hr's in garage and back on road - straight home.

There was a process to getting those old carbureted cars started.

#1: Open hood.
#2: Spin wing nut on air filter off, lose in snow.
#3: Remove air filter cover, place on fender.
#4: Pry open carburetor choke with screwdriver.
#5: Empty can of ether in to carburetor.
#6: Enter vehicle, attempt to start.
#7: Observe 2’ of flame erupting from carburetor.
#8: Cuss “C’mon you ****in’ piece of shit!”
#9: Rejoice (or weep)

[Rodnok1]

Originally Posted by Giraffe

There was a process to getting those old carbureted cars started.

#1: Open hood.
#2: Spin wing nut on air filter off, lose in snow.
#3: Remove air filter cover, place on fender.
#4: Pry open carburetor choke with screwdriver.
#5: Empty can of ether in to carburetor.
#6: Enter vehicle, attempt to start.
#7: Observe 2’ of flame erupting from carburetor.
#8: Cuss “C’mon you ****in’ piece of shit!”
#9: Rejoice (or weep)

Always kept ether, screwdriver, extra wing nuts and a dead flashlight in the car...
On a positive note if it caught fire you'd keep warm at least.

[Iron Chef]

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[Mike Mercury]

Originally Posted by Rodnok1

Always kept ... a dead flashlight in the car.

[snide]

Originally Posted by DJ_Critterus

Same here for obvious reasons.

1) too ****ing cold

2) It's Minnesota.

I've had to do some work in Minnesota. They have only two seasons - cold as **** and black fly season.

**** that.

[99 pewtercoupe]

My brother sent me this screenshot this AM. This is the place we used to do fly in fishing trips in August. 90 degrees difference from there to here this AM
FTS!

[Anjdog2003]

Living in Fallujah under attack > Living in Minnesota and Wisconsin.

[MikeB]

Originally Posted by Giraffe

There was a process to getting those old carbureted cars started.

#1: Open hood.
#2: Spin wing nut on air filter off, lose in snow.
#3: Remove air filter cover, place on fender.
#4: Pry open carburetor choke with screwdriver.
#5: Empty can of ether in to carburetor.
#6: Enter vehicle, attempt to start.
#7: Observe 2’ of flame erupting from carburetor.
#8: Cuss “C’mon you ****in’ piece of shit!”
#9: Rejoice (or weep)

As a 16 y/o, late for school because the spark plugs were in Mom's oven warming up, I remember these steps taken religiously.
She did not like it when my brother and I did this.

[zeek]

[Giraffe (He/Him)]

54° warmer this morning.

[snide]

Originally Posted by Giraffe

54° warmer this morning.

ICNLT.

Just took my dogs out. -4°. It was a short walk.