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Old 03-06-2002
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it's -27 outside. what should i do?

Well should i leave it in the non heated attached garage. or start it up now and let it "warm up" in that cold *** weather? or will it just get cold idling.
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dude start her up now, let her warm up for about 15 minutes, then you should be fine. then again, i've never seen -27 either.
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start it in the garage and let it heat up for like 20 maybe 30 minutes......it wont get cold idling....just turn on your heat full blast!!
-27.....my god....that is horriable......it was 4 the other morning here....and i almost died!!!

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alright, runnin in the garage. yes, it's the coldest it's been all year here.
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Oh ****, is that how cold it is out there?!! I just woke up....now i want to crawl back into bed.....[IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-frown.gif[/IMG]
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Nitehawk - you mean -27 C, right?
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what would that be ferinehit??
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It would be about -15 F or so.
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that is insane. why would you live in a place like that. my [IMG]i/expressions/moon.gif[/IMG] freezes when it is like 35. it only reaches that on record low type days down here in Florida. we usually stay above the 40 mark.
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<< why would you live in a place like that >>


hehe... that's like asking why people live in Alaska, or in California right over the San Andreas(sp?) fault line, or in a crappy snow-bound city like Buffalo. For one reason or another, they just happen to live there, and that's just the way it is, man [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/IMG]


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man don't warm it up, dont even leave your house... stay home by the fire and watch some tv
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im surprised you have to go to school/work.
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-27??[IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG][IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG][IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG][IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG][IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG][IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG][IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG][IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG][IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG]

hahahahah. its about 70-75 here in arizona! damn i love this weather.
make sure you put on your coat(or 2 or 3) heheheh
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Damm you people in the warmmer climates. I would kill for some nice warm weather here (Now -10 C), and be out washing my car cranking the tunes. The spring and summer just cant come fast enough for me.
Screw this I am comming to visit you guys in So Cali.

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-27 ?? Holy sh$t. Have you got like snowblades on your car instead of wheels ?
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It hit -33Celcius with the windchill where I am today...
I came out to start my car and the doors were frozen shut...

So i got an extension cord and a blow dryer and started slowy dethawing the door... took me about 15 minutes to finally open...
The roads are covered with about 2 inches of snow also...

Its brutal... I want to move to Southern California or Florida.

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i am sorry for all you guys out in the cold weather it doen't get under 33 degrees on record lows in orlando just make sure you cars have plenty of antifreeze and runthem to warm them up and all of you STAY WARM even if it means to get freaky with your girl
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Move to Florida.... lol. We don't even see +27 down here.
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Damn I thought it was cold today, but -27? Yikes..
I dont really mind it though, I'm used to it. Sitting inside a warm car is no problem at all, its just the walking outside from the parking garage, to school, that kills me. Cold as f*ck.
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Holy mackeral it's cold up there. You guys must have to cover every bit skin on your body. Man, I have lived in the SE all my life and we jump for joy when we get snow every couple of years. Seems like you guys would be used to it if you have lived there your whole life. I just can believe it gets that cold up there. Where exactly is Edmonton located in Canada?
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Get an engine block heater. Mine came with one. You plug it in as soon as you get home, and it keeps things toasty.

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dude, screw the -27 degrees.. move to somewhere warm... just dont pick michigan, worst weather.. so unpredictable.. like one day it was about 52*F and the next day, it was friggin 20*F with snow. tell you how f*cked up michigan weather can be
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i second the block heater. wow, -27, we dont even get that here in albany
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wow, this was a popular thread. lol, well i just got home. I made it to school alright. lol.. Just Blizzaks no snowblades. With windchill it was reallly reallly cold. The -27 was before windchill. I'm just glad I have an attached garage to park in, so the civic doesn't freeze too badly. I do have a block heater.

Edmonton is the largest city this far north (In the world). ummm, it's in central alberta. Alberta is above montana.
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i dont think its ever gotten that cold here
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Damn dude I park my car outside..and I didnt plug it in last night.
It was whining like a little child when I started it up this morning, it just didnt wanna start. Didnt sound too good AT AL..[IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-frown.gif[/IMG]
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<< Edmonton is the largest city this far north (In the world). >>

I think Moscow is further north and probably larger as well. How many people live is Stockholm or Oslo? Those are cities about where the Territories meet the Provinces in Canada. Although, they are all about 4C, much warm tahn Edmonton due to the warm Atlantic currents.

The summit of Everest in Nepal is -40 right now. You don't need to ask C or F, becuase it's the same. Nepal is about as far north as Mexico.

** All temperatures taken from http://www.theweathernetwork.com for March 6, 2002.
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hmmm you might be right no that one, but i thought it was true. now i have to look it up. north america for sure thou. haha.

EDIT: Ya, it's north america. lol. north america, world, same thing.
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