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To: Jamestown1630

Back when I was a teen I was up at the family cabin (no water, outhouse and no insulation) in the winter with a buddy.

The car wouldn’t start the next morning as it was too cold. We covered the hood with blankets draped down to the ground and had to space heaters going.

By noon it was warm enough to get started. Barely.

It was a record cold of -42 that night. Probably warmed up to -30 by noon.

(Idiot kids. Although looking back I do wonder why my folks didn’t say anything about not going when it was that cold. Maybe they did and I said “Oh it will be fine!”

I don’t ever recall looking at a weather forecast back then.


32 posted on 12/06/2023 4:41:51 PM PST by 21twelve (Ever Vigilant. Never Fearful.)
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To: 21twelve

I can’t imagine cold like that. Heat has never really bothered me, but cold always has. I’m a hot house plant :-)

(I was wondering if putting some down duvets over the hood might help...)


33 posted on 12/06/2023 7:56:06 PM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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