[Rhodes22-list] Cold, was More diesel and gasoline questions

[Rik Sandberg]

Yeah.......I hear that Slim :-) ;-)

Rik

On 12/10/2003 08:34 pm, you wrote:
> Last one out of MN shut off the lights!  8-)
>
> Slim
>
> On 12/10/03 7:56 PM, "Rik Sandberg" <sanderico at earthlink.net> wrote:
> > Rummy,
> >
> > :-) :-) Couldn't agree more!!! If I had any idea when I would be able to
> > : move
> >
> > further south, you could bet I would be counting the days. Unfortunately,
> > I don't have a date to start the countdown from ......yet, but if I keep
> > wishing hard enough.....
> >
> > Rik
> >
> > On 12/10/2003 01:39 pm, you wrote:
> >> Rik,
> >> I remember one winter in Wisconsin where it got really cold, in the
> >> minus 20 range and that was the high for the day. It stayed like that
> >> for almost two weeks. We would take the battery out of the car and bring
> >> it inside at night to keep it from freezing and hopefully have enough
> >> power to crank the engine in the morning. Even with a 10 weight oil in
> >> the crankcase it was a lost cause. I've even placed burning charcoal
> >> under the car to heat the oil enough to crank the engine. NOT FUN!!!!
> >> Especially crawling around in a foot of snow. I laugh now, but I
> >> wouldn't ever do it again. Block heaters and inline hos heaters make
> >> life up north a little more predictable and enjoyable.
> >>
> >> Rummy
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