Damn it's cold!

[JiriHrdina]

Originally Posted by Dion

If it wasn't even trying to turn over, then maybe there's a loose connection in the starter or something.

Yeah not a car guy here.

I popped the hood and looked at it for a while. I randomly jiggled a couple of tubes and wires.
I also swore a lot.
I may have kicked the side of the car. (Dent resistant panels dontcha know!)

Clearly one of those three things did the job.

Mechanic Shmecanic.

[I-Hate-Hulse]

Originally Posted by JiriHrdina

Yeah not a car guy here.

I may have kicked the side of the car. (Dent resistant panels dontcha know!)

I can picture that panel shattering like Saddledome plexiglass in this weather doing that

[keratosis]

Any excuse to stay in and drink hot toddies
is a good excuse.

[V]

Originally Posted by 4X4

After all the bragging I've done about not plugging in my truck, the darn thing wont start. I totally deserve this.

Haha, the ol' Buick started this morning, barely. Hopefully that keeps up all week. There's no way I'm fixing the hood til it gets warmer.

[Hemi-Cuda]

Originally Posted by dubc80

So you're saying if I give the bottom of the door a little kick, it won't unlock?

nope, Mazda fixed that little flaw for me for free during one of my oil changes last year

[Azure]

-34 outside right now.

[Reggie Dunlop]

I slept outside in minus 37 weather once. Mind you, I had military-issue arctic gear.

It was fun, kinda.

[PYroMaNiaC]

I hate living in the country during these spells. Plugged in the car last night, turned on all the taps, rounded up the animals. I prepare. Did it help? Sure. The car started this morning and the animals will make another day, but the water is frozen solid. My husband spent the day trying to unthaw it with no luck. He figures the line to the is frozen or it gave out completely in this cold.

So...in the last 2 months, we've replaced the water heater, the piping to both bathrooms, the pressure tank and now the pump?! Frick.

Ahhh...tomorrow is another day.

[REDVAN]

I like this weather because it keeps the idiots inside.

[Azure]

At least its supposed to warm up by the end of the week.

-50 right on with the wind chill right now.

[habernac]

We had -50 temps (no windchill) in Ft McMurray back in the 80's, after about -40, everything just goes straight up (exhaust from cars, houses, etc). It's a very strange silence as well. Wicked ice fog. And if your vehicle is stored outside, the tires feel square as they freeze up.

[maverickeastwood]

Well to those with vehicles, some food for thought...

-newer, fully charged batteries can lose up to 50% of their potential in extreme cold weather, some can even freeze (older ones).

-an oil pan heater is king...ever try to stir honey. Thats what your motor is trying to do.

-sick days can be used in such emergencies, if played right.

Turn up the heat and have a coffee and baileys...it's supposed to be cold tomorrow too.

[Vulcan]

Originally Posted by habernac

We had -50 temps (no windchill) in Ft McMurray back in the 80's, after about -40, everything just goes straight up (exhaust from cars, houses, etc). It's a very strange silence as well. Wicked ice fog. And if your vehicle is stored outside, the tires feel square as they freeze up.

I like that silence. All I could hear is the crunch of my boots and my breath coming in and going out as I walked.

[I-Hate-Hulse]

FYI - a good technical shell (ie gore-tex) over one of those puffy down jackets may make you look like Keith Tkachuk after a week at the Burger Barn, but also quite warm.


Now to figure out something for the feet... I have a pair of these... we'll see how these treads work on the bike pedals. They're stuffed with a lot of insulation... might miss the height of the boot...

[Kybosh]

Originally Posted by REDVAN

I like this weather because it keeps the idiots inside.

Ya, only the smartest people go outside when it's -50 C .

[KevanGuy]

Originally Posted by Azure

-50 right on with the wind chill right now.

What site is saying that? EC has it only -38 with wind chill.

[Torture]

Turn up the heat and have a coffee and baileys...it's supposed to be cold tomorrow too.

Had one to warm me up as soon as I finished the walk from my house to class....plan on doing the same thing tomorrow. Of course, taking Baileys + Coffee to class is kinda normal for me nowadays. (The alcohol doesn't count if it's in coffee )

[Canuck-Hater]

Yeah going outside is for suckers! I feel pretty smart sitting in front of this warm fireplace

[Azure]

Originally Posted by KevanGuy

What site is saying that? EC has it only -38 with wind chill.

Its not Calgary weather.

I'm closer to the mountains...and instead of the warm air coming over as it usually does, we have a bitter wind.

[Hemi-Cuda]

how do they measure windchill anyways? i really hate that term, -30 is -30 no matter what other factors there are, all the wind does is cool things down to -30 faster. and really, what's the point of saying "feels like -47", can anyone here honestly say what -47 feels like? everything under -25 or so all feels the same