Winter - 2010

Sundae · 11-23-2010, 10:56 AM

Meh.

My parents' DOOMSAYING!!!! newspaper has us in a new Ice Age by the end of the week.
Then again they have an anti-global-warming agenda supported by their ageing readership, who still need to wear cardigans all summer and therefore have proof it's all a tax fraud by two successive Governments.

Apparently there will be snow in Scotland. There's always snow in Scotald (sorry Limey)
And oop North. There's always snow there too (sorry Dana)
But snow in the safe and protected Vale of Aylesbury, where clever settlers settled because it was safe and protected by the surrounding hills? Nope. We get drizzle.

I am so ungrateful.
I need to move North, or work in a school where I have to break a path to the door every morning, and have the children huddle round the stove until they thaw out.
But Dakota is a long way away.

Lamplighter · 11-23-2010, 12:43 PM

Aaaack ! Freezing rain last night - both doors on truck are frozen shut.
The door latch sounds as if it is free and the lock is unlocked,
so I think it is ice getting into the rubber insulation around the door.

No electric outlet nearby so hair dryer is not going to happen
I've tried WD40 - no joy
I'm waiting for sun shine

What do you guys in the cold country do to prevent this ?

glatt · 11-23-2010, 01:23 PM

freezing rains is actually pretty rare in the cold country. You end up with snow when it's cold.

Have you checked all the doors? One might open, and you can crawl over the seat, get the engine going and warm the car up to melt the ice.

edit: Never mind, I see it's a 2 door truck.

Aliantha · 11-23-2010, 10:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lamplighter

Aaaack ! Freezing rain last night - both doors on truck are frozen shut.
The door latch sounds as if it is free and the lock is unlocked,
so I think it is ice getting into the rubber insulation around the door.

No electric outlet nearby so hair dryer is not going to happen
I've tried WD40 - no joy
I'm waiting for sun shine

What do you guys in the cold country do to prevent this ?

Couldn't you just boil the kettle and tip hot water on it?

I wouldn't really know if this would work though. I'm definitely not from a cold climate.

Gravdigr · 11-24-2010, 02:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aliantha

Couldn't you just boil the kettle and tip hot water on it?

I wouldn't really know if this would work though. I'm definitely not from a cold climate.

Don't get the super-hot water on the super-cold glass, or you'll have a different problem.

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11-23-2010, 10:56 AM	#1
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Meh. My parents' DOOMSAYING!!!! newspaper has us in a new Ice Age by the end of the week. Then again they have an anti-global-warming agenda supported by their ageing readership, who still need to wear cardigans all summer and therefore have proof it's all a tax fraud by two successive Governments. Apparently there will be snow in Scotland. There's always snow in Scotald (sorry Limey) And oop North. There's always snow there too (sorry Dana) But snow in the safe and protected Vale of Aylesbury, where clever settlers settled because it was safe and protected by the surrounding hills? Nope. We get drizzle. I am so ungrateful. I need to move North, or work in a school where I have to break a path to the door every morning, and have the children huddle round the stove until they thaw out. But Dakota is a long way away.

11-23-2010, 12:43 PM	#2
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	Aaaack ! Freezing rain last night - both doors on truck are frozen shut. The door latch sounds as if it is free and the lock is unlocked, so I think it is ice getting into the rubber insulation around the door. No electric outlet nearby so hair dryer is not going to happen I've tried WD40 - no joy I'm waiting for sun shine What do you guys in the cold country do to prevent this ?

11-23-2010, 01:23 PM	#3
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	freezing rains is actually pretty rare in the cold country. You end up with snow when it's cold. Have you checked all the doors? One might open, and you can crawl over the seat, get the engine going and warm the car up to melt the ice. edit: Never mind, I see it's a 2 door truck.

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