On Wed, 9 Dec 2009 17:31:44 -0800 (PST), Jack
wrote:



Wow. I flew into Chicago 15+ years ago in January... rental car was
sitting there running when I picked it up. Drove to the hotel in
Schaumberg, went to bed. Next morning got up, three S's, headed out
the door to the car. My nose and mustache felt funny by the time I
got to the car, and then the car just clicked. It was -20 at night,
never broke 0 during the day, with wind chill -40 or so. Water vapor
was freezing up in my nose, the car didn't crank for two days, and on
the third day it warmed up to 5 degrees, the car cranked and it felt
good outside!

That's when I knew that you guys could keep that... it might be hot
here in the summer, but I can deal with the heat. My shop has a small
electric heater that I use to cut the chill when it's cold. 50 feels
good when I'm working, and I keep it on low at night to prevent
freezing when the temps drop. It was 70 today, but will be 29
tomorrow night. A little rain and no snow... I can deal with that.

I'm thinking everything will be better with the kerosene heaters.
Preparation. That's the key.
Right.
Anyway, worse thing is no fishing.
Not because of the ice. Just no good fishing up here.
And I don't like ice fishing anyway.
So I'm with you.

--Vic