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The downside of winter...

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by Rosie, Jan 31, 2008.

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  1. JR

    JR Well-Known Member

    Rosie,

    These people have pretty good generators. Maybe you already know them

    http://www.generac.com/Default.aspx
     
    JR, Jan 31, 2008
    #13
  2. novelist_wannabe

    novelist_wannabe Well-Known Member

    Generator is an excellent idea, as are the flashlights that do not require batteries. There's the wind-up kind and the kind that have a magnet inside and you shake them to build up a charge. If I lived in Minnesota, I'd buy those hand and foot warmers hunters use by the case and keep them for situations like this.
     
    novelist_wannabe, Jan 31, 2008
    #14
  3. Big Buckin' agate_monkey

    Big Buckin' agate_monkey Active Member

    There's only one downside of winter?

    Naw, I'm with Rosie. I like winter for the most part ... until the temp drops below 0. I will never be a member of SportsJournalists.com International Falls.
     
    Big Buckin' agate_monkey, Jan 31, 2008
    #15
  4. Football_Bat

    Football_Bat Well-Known Member

    C'mon down south, Rosie. I don't turn the heater on till the inside temp gets below 60.

    The downside is, as soon as March hits, you'll be cranking the AC to 11 (like me ... I am very warm-natured. I secretly yearn for San Diego.)
     
    Football_Bat, Jan 31, 2008
    #16
  5. Sam Mills 51

    Sam Mills 51 Well-Known Member

    Good to hear everyone came out with no frostbite and such, Rosie.

    The potential positive is I hope this episode will further your cause for a generator. If fearing for personal safety isn't an incentive, what else will be?
     
    Sam Mills 51, Jan 31, 2008
    #17
  6. bagelchick

    bagelchick Active Member

    I would've started my car and sat in it with the heat on intermittently (did I spell that right?)

    Not in the garage, of course.
     
    bagelchick, Jan 31, 2008
    #18
  7. Big Buckin' agate_monkey

    Big Buckin' agate_monkey Active Member

    My car wouldn't start yesterday morning because of the cold.
     
    Big Buckin' agate_monkey, Jan 31, 2008
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  8. JR

    JR Well-Known Member

    Hands-up everybody that has a block heater for their car.
     
    JR, Jan 31, 2008
    #20
  9. old_tony

    old_tony Well-Known Member

    Not long after I made my first post on this thread I walked out of the living room toward my bedroom. Heard water pouring down through the ceiling.

    Yup, a burst pipe. Major damage.

    Fuck fuckety fuck fuck fuck.
     
    old_tony, Jan 31, 2008
    #21
  10. Pete Incaviglia

    Pete Incaviglia Active Member

    I'd say so. I don't see winter as having an upside. Ever.
     
    Pete Incaviglia, Jan 31, 2008
    #22
  11. mike311gd

    mike311gd Active Member

    I'm with you guys. I don't mind driving in the snow, but winter sucks.
     
    mike311gd, Jan 31, 2008
    #23
  12. JR

    JR Well-Known Member

    A few years ago acouple I know went off to the Caribbean for a week's vacation in January.

    They came back, opened up their front door and about three feet of water came rushing out.

    The pipes had burst shortly after they left and the water ran for a week .

    Just like having a fire.

    Feel better, OT? :)
     
    JR, Jan 31, 2008
    #24
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