Grew up in the Twin Cities area, and we had no garage, so on the coldest night’s my father would put a pan of hot charcoal briquettes under the front of our car.
Will never forget the night when my Mom looked out our frost-covered window and asked my Dad:
“What’s that red glow out on the driveway?”
Took a few months and the purchase of another vehicle, but asking “what’s that red glow” would always elicit a round of hearty chuckles!
LOL - great story. Thanks for sharing.
“”Grew up in the Twin Cities area, and we had no garage, so on the coldest night’s my father would put a pan of hot charcoal briquettes under the front of our car.””
I grew up in Houston and didn’t know a lot about Minneapolis cold when I lived there so when the news said it was going to be a sub-zero (-mid 20s) record breaker, I was really worried about my old pick-up and used the charcoal trick to protect my engine.
The difference between me and normal people was that I slept on the driveway in front of my truck to guarantee its safety, (which was really just an excuse to have a new camping experience).