Take that all you southern and western folks that enjoy 50 degree weather in the winter.



In Ohio, we get snow, freezing rain, wind chills of -20 degrees, and 0 degree temperatures.

And our schools would still be open. But then again, in MN, we have approximately 1 plow/salt truck for every 3 cars on the road here.....

hmm...in NC this is the third day off of school...snow plows came last night and cleaned off the roads...guess we'll have school tomorrow

QUOTE (mirx999 @ Jan 28 2004, 01:38 PM)

hmm...in NC this is the third day off of school...snow plows came last night and cleaned off the roads...guess we'll have school tomorrow

yep same here in NC we'll prolly go back tommoro roads look pretty clear

what part of Ohio you in anyway

i had school today even though every other school in the area was closed....im in greater cincinnati

it was -51 celcius here today and i had to go write an exam at school :'( its sooo cold!!! god damn gimme a snowday!

QUOTE (shavedrat @ Jan 28 2004, 04:54 PM)

it was -51 celcius here today and i had to go write an exam at school :'( its sooo cold!!! god damn gimme a snowday!

heh me too, i think it was -46C and it got upped to -54 with windchill... damn that's cold. Still had to go to school.. had many friends who, when they unplugged their cars, the extension cord literally snapped in half because of the cold

hehe, yeah my cold was with windchill too. its brutally cold, my mom's car is stuck at work, my sister's fiance's car is stuck at university, gotta do some battery swaps, cuz boosting just aint cutting it today.

extra crappy for me, i finished my exams today and wanted to be able to go out tomorrow, but there will be no vehicles in sight

QUOTE (brahm2 @ Jan 28 2004, 08:04 PM)

had many friends who, when they unplugged their cars, the extension cord literally snapped in half because of the cold

Unplugged their cars?

lol I was wondering that also...

As in I have more than one friend, who as a collective group of friends, posess more than one car.

QUOTE (brahm2 @ Jan 28 2004, 10:04 PM)

As in I have more than one friend, who as a collective group of friends, posess more than one car.

I know what their means. The question was referring to unplugging their cars.

QUOTE (ocojaa @ Jan 28 2004, 09:12 PM)

QUOTE (brahm2 @ Jan 28 2004, 10:04 PM) As in I have more than one friend, who as a collective group of friends, posess more than one car. I know what their means. The question was referring to unplugging their cars.

Oh, lol.

When it gets really cold.. ie, Canada/ Northern American States.. people plug their cars into outdoor outlets so that the battery is not drained overnight, from the cold. There is an electrical socket that pokes out of the grill area that is plugged in.

I guess it's normal to me, but not to everyone

(and think, it was cold enough to freeze an extension cord and make it snap!)

That's just crazy...but very cool.

I could have used that a month or so ago before I got a new battery for my car.

QUOTE (Champ189WS @ Jan 28 2004, 02:40 PM)

QUOTE (mirx999 @ Jan 28 2004, 01:38 PM) hmm...in NC this is the third day off of school...snow plows came last night and cleaned off the roads...guess we'll have school tomorrow yep same here in NC we'll prolly go back tommoro roads look pretty clear

ha...nope. Here in good ole Wake County we get tomorrow off, too.

It doesnt exactly drain the battery, it freezes the acid and electrolytes and the current uh, doesnt circulate in ice, so plugging it in prevents from freezing. U can boost a battery thats frozen (plug some cables from a running battery to frozen battery and get it running again) instead of getting a new battery.

Here in South Dakota it hasnt got over 0F for over a week and then windchill has been below 20F for a long time. We've had school every damn day and the damn school needs to turn the heat up! It's so cold, i hate winter!!

Plugging your car doesn't do shit for the battery...

it's a block heater wich keeps the engine block (containing the oil) from freezing...
the really helps the engine to start up since oil in freezing temps becomes thick

Heh, shows how much I know about cars

All I know is that plugging in battery in winter = good

QUOTE (shavedrat @ Jan 28 2004, 11:07 PM)

It doesnt exactly drain the battery, it freezes the acid and electrolytes and the current uh, doesnt circulate in ice, so plugging it in prevents from freezing. U can boost a battery thats frozen (plug some cables from a running battery to frozen battery and get it running again) instead of getting a new battery.

In my case I had to get a new battery, it wouldn't hold a charge in cold weather/overnight.

We've hijacked this thread quite nicely...