Californians brace for nights of freezing temps

Started by garbon, January 12, 2013, 11:51:16 AM

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PDH

#15
January 12, 2013, 08:56:37 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on January 12, 2013, 07:13:47 PM
What do you do for your car battery, PDH?  Do you have a heating element for it?

You can buy a dipstick heater, that works - the old block heater is not a good deal as it can cause cracks due to uneven heating.  I just start my car ever few hours when it gets REALLY cold and keep a very light oil in there...and pray.
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Tonitrus

#16
January 13, 2013, 09:11:23 AM
I got by without a heater in Alaska (my workplace didn't have plug-ins anyway), though Anchorage isn't too bad...averaging about 15 or so during the winter.  During the dips , I remember it getting as low as -30 to -40 once...my car would struggle a bit, but still started.

Neil

#17
January 13, 2013, 09:24:33 AM
They had better get this fixed in the next two weeks.  I can enjoy freezing temperatures here.
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PDH

#18
January 14, 2013, 08:24:55 AM
Woke up this bracing Monday morning and it was -21f out.  Technically, that is colder than a cast iron toilet on the shadey side of a glacier.
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-CdM

CountDeMoney

#19
January 14, 2013, 08:34:09 AM
My windows are open already.

Stupid global warming.

Brazen

#20
January 14, 2013, 08:47:17 AM
It's just freezing (0C, 32F) here, with a light sprinkling of snow, and we have severe weather warnings  :rolleyes: :bowler:

Grey Fox

#22
January 14, 2013, 09:33:22 AM
Firewood, do Californians really have Wood Ovens?
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garbon

#23
January 14, 2013, 09:42:57 AM
Most Californian homes I'fe been in have had fireplaces.
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PDH

#24
January 14, 2013, 09:45:47 AM
No need to worry.  The sun came up and the temperature shot up to -17.
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-Umberto Eco

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"I'm pretty sure my level of depression has nothing to do with how much of a fucking asshole you are."

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mongers

#25
January 14, 2013, 09:47:14 AM
Quote from: Brazen on January 14, 2013, 08:47:17 AM
It's just freezing (0C, 32F) here, with a light sprinkling of snow, and we have severe weather warnings  :rolleyes: :bowler:

A balmy 6C here in central southern England.   :bowler:
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Grey Fox

#26
January 14, 2013, 09:52:28 AM
Quote from: garbon on January 14, 2013, 09:42:57 AM
Most Californian homes I'fe been in have had fireplaces.

Fireplaces aren't good for heating past, like 10 feet, in front of them.
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PDH

#27
January 14, 2013, 09:54:02 AM
Most lowland California homes don't have to worry about prolonged below zero temps either.
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-Umberto Eco

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garbon

#28
January 14, 2013, 10:05:05 AM
Quote from: Grey Fox on January 14, 2013, 09:52:28 AM
Quote from: garbon on January 14, 2013, 09:42:57 AM
Most Californian homes I'fe been in have had fireplaces.

Fireplaces aren't good for heating past, like 10 feet, in front of them.

Of course not but then what PDH said.  To what you said - no I'd say that most do not have wood ovens.  Which yeah I agree the mention of firewood struck me as odd too.
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