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Gord Beaman
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Thu Dec 08, 2005 5:22 am Post subject:
Re: Toyota and the cold |
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"Ray O" <rokigawa@tristarassociatesDOT.com> wrote:
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"Sharx35" <sharx35@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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"Gord Beaman" <gord@islandtelecom.com> wrote in message
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"Dan J.S." <me@hyperx.com> wrote:
-- "Gord Beaman" <gord@islandtelecom.com> wrote in message
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"Dan J.S." <me@hyperx.com> wrote:
I got off the train last night to walk back to my 4runner, and as I am
walking, a GMC Yukon (brand new because I knew the guy) and an older
Ford
f-150 both were cranking away, and could not start their vehicles. It
was
4
degrees Fahrenheit according to my thermometer. I opened the door to
the
4runner (2003 model) and it cranked like a champ. Warmed it up for 60
seconds and drove up to the two other guys to give them a lift. Both
vehicles were still in the parking lot today.
Thanks Toyota!
Four degrees F ?!?...cripes, that's like -15C !...where do you
live that it's been THAT cold yet this year?...it's the coldest
that it's been here this year right now...and it's about -5C
(about +25F). I'm in Eastern Canada (PEI)
--
-Gord.
(use gordon in email)
Northwest of Chicago... we are in record freeze... even a story on CNN
about
it...
Wow...it only occasionally get's that cold here in the dead of
winter for short periods...we have the Gulf Stream going by us
here which moderates it some...there's three Toyotas in my yard,
none are ever plugged in and none have ever given us problems
starting in winter...
--
-Gord.
(use gordon in email)
While we do park in an UNheated garage, we have seldom EVER plugged our 99
Camry 6 cyl in. Winter temps here plunge to MINUS 40 C/F, on occasion. Oh,
I run synthetic oil. Often, it sits outside ALL day, while my wife is at
work. Starts instantly, even after 6 years.
When it is that cold outside, it is more difficult for me to grasp the key
and turn it in the ignition than it is for the car to start!
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I must have a smart brain 'cos it won't let -me- grasp the door
knob to go outside at those temps... :(
--
-Gord.
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Ray O
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Thu Dec 08, 2005 5:53 am Post subject:
Re: Toyota and the cold |
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"Gord Beaman" <gord@islandtelecom.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | "Ray O" <rokigawa@tristarassociatesDOT.com> wrote:
"Dan J.S." <me@hyperx.com> wrote in message
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-- "Gord Beaman" <gord@islandtelecom.com> wrote in message
news:o3sbp1h75g77514oq43e2pq66po97flp5o@4ax.com...
"Dan J.S." <me@hyperx.com> wrote:
I got off the train last night to walk back to my 4runner, and as I am
walking, a GMC Yukon (brand new because I knew the guy) and an older
Ford
f-150 both were cranking away, and could not start their vehicles. It
was
4
degrees Fahrenheit according to my thermometer. I opened the door to
the
4runner (2003 model) and it cranked like a champ. Warmed it up for 60
seconds and drove up to the two other guys to give them a lift. Both
vehicles were still in the parking lot today.
Thanks Toyota!
Four degrees F ?!?...cripes, that's like -15C !...where do you
live that it's been THAT cold yet this year?...it's the coldest
that it's been here this year right now...and it's about -5C
(about +25F). I'm in Eastern Canada (PEI)
--
-Gord.
(use gordon in email)
Northwest of Chicago... we are in record freeze... even a story on CNN
about it...
Dan must live closer to the city. It was 1F at 6:00 AM in the Schaumburg
area, the radio said it was below zero in Aurora, IL. It's supposed to
get
back into the 20's this weekend.
Good God!...you poor sods way out there in the frozen West...
--
-Gord.
(use gordon in email)
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I know it is a sign of old age to say this, but I'll say it anyway... Back
when I was in 8th grade, I used to wake up at 4:00 AM to deliver around 150
newspapers on about a two mile route. Not only was the entire route uphill
;-) but I recall the winter temps being about 10 below and thinking nothing
of it. We kept rubber bands inside our jacket so they wouldn't get hard and
snap when we wrapped the papers to toss through windows and into bushes.
The people who deliver the paper to our house now have it easy - they drive
by in a car and toss it on the driveway.
--
Ray O
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Ray O
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Thu Dec 08, 2005 6:00 am Post subject:
Re: Toyota and the cold |
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"Scott in Florida" <JustAsk@Florida.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | On Wed, 7 Dec 2005 16:46:24 -0600, "Ray O"
rokigawa@tristarassociatesDOT.com> wrote:
"Dan J.S." <me@hyperx.com> wrote in message
news:11peo129gav0l5b@news.supernews.com...
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Northwest of Chicago... we are in record freeze... even a story on CNN
about it...
Dan must live closer to the city. It was 1F at 6:00 AM in the
Schaumburg
area, the radio said it was below zero in Aurora, IL. It's supposed to
get back into the 20's this weekend.
Actually Cary - and you are right, my home thermometer showed -1.5 F
last
night... i just verified with the wife (its an electronic gizmo that
keeps
a 365 day tally of all temps)...
You're northwest of me. Cary usually seems to be at least 1 or 2 degrees
colder than the Schaumburg/Hoffman area. We have one of those Oregon
Scientific wireless indoor/outdoor thermometers that records the max/min
but
I haven't figured out how to read what the max/min temps are. Our cats
seem
to be pretty good at predicting how cold it will be outside. If it is
less
than 100 outside, we will have 1 cat in our bed at night. Less than 40
degrees gets us 2 cats, and if it 0 outside, we will have all 3 cats.
ROFL....
My cat does not give a damn about the weather....he loves to come in
at about 3AM and lick my face....
I am striking back at him....he now has a collar....and a leash.
Ever try to take your cat for a walk...ROFL
--
Scott in Florida
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LOL! I haven't tried taking a cat for a walk although I occasionally take
my son's rabbit out.
Our first dog was a Samoyed (acquired used, 5 yrs old, good condition, low
miles) who loved the cold weather. For example, this is the breed that made
the first trip to the North Pole. If it was 0 out, we could leave this dog
out for hours, and he would lay on his back as if he was sunning himself,
and he wouldn't want to come in when we called him. The bad news was, the
previous owner must have trained him to not do his business in his own yard
so we had to take him for walks in the wooded area across the street. Since
the cold weather was his element, the colder it was, the more he took his
time and the more frozen I'd be by the time he was done with his walk.
--
Ray O
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Ray O
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Thu Dec 08, 2005 6:02 am Post subject:
Re: Toyota and the cold |
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"Gord Beaman" <gord@islandtelecom.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | "Ray O" <rokigawa@tristarassociatesDOT.com> wrote:
"Sharx35" <sharx35@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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"Gord Beaman" <gord@islandtelecom.com> wrote in message
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"Dan J.S." <me@hyperx.com> wrote:
-- "Gord Beaman" <gord@islandtelecom.com> wrote in message
news:o3sbp1h75g77514oq43e2pq66po97flp5o@4ax.com...
"Dan J.S." <me@hyperx.com> wrote:
I got off the train last night to walk back to my 4runner, and as I
am
walking, a GMC Yukon (brand new because I knew the guy) and an older
Ford
f-150 both were cranking away, and could not start their vehicles. It
was
4
degrees Fahrenheit according to my thermometer. I opened the door to
the
4runner (2003 model) and it cranked like a champ. Warmed it up for 60
seconds and drove up to the two other guys to give them a lift. Both
vehicles were still in the parking lot today.
Thanks Toyota!
Four degrees F ?!?...cripes, that's like -15C !...where do you
live that it's been THAT cold yet this year?...it's the coldest
that it's been here this year right now...and it's about -5C
(about +25F). I'm in Eastern Canada (PEI)
--
-Gord.
(use gordon in email)
Northwest of Chicago... we are in record freeze... even a story on CNN
about
it...
Wow...it only occasionally get's that cold here in the dead of
winter for short periods...we have the Gulf Stream going by us
here which moderates it some...there's three Toyotas in my yard,
none are ever plugged in and none have ever given us problems
starting in winter...
--
-Gord.
(use gordon in email)
While we do park in an UNheated garage, we have seldom EVER plugged our
99
Camry 6 cyl in. Winter temps here plunge to MINUS 40 C/F, on occasion.
Oh,
I run synthetic oil. Often, it sits outside ALL day, while my wife is at
work. Starts instantly, even after 6 years.
When it is that cold outside, it is more difficult for me to grasp the key
and turn it in the ignition than it is for the car to start!
I must have a smart brain 'cos it won't let -me- grasp the door
knob to go outside at those temps... :(
--
-Gord.
(use gordon in email)
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By about February, a warm place like Arizona, Texas, or Florida starts to
look real attractive!
--
Ray O
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Scott in Florida
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Thu Dec 08, 2005 6:10 am Post subject:
Re: Toyota and the cold |
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On Wed, 7 Dec 2005 18:00:12 -0600, "Ray O"
<rokigawa@tristarassociatesDOT.com> wrote:
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"Scott in Florida" <JustAsk@Florida.com> wrote in message
news:3brep15ef97r6917v7kcs4m087g745tfmv@4ax.com...
On Wed, 7 Dec 2005 16:46:24 -0600, "Ray O"
rokigawa@tristarassociatesDOT.com> wrote:
"Dan J.S." <me@hyperx.com> wrote in message
news:11peo129gav0l5b@news.supernews.com...
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Northwest of Chicago... we are in record freeze... even a story on CNN
about it...
Dan must live closer to the city. It was 1F at 6:00 AM in the
Schaumburg
area, the radio said it was below zero in Aurora, IL. It's supposed to
get back into the 20's this weekend.
Actually Cary - and you are right, my home thermometer showed -1.5 F
last
night... i just verified with the wife (its an electronic gizmo that
keeps
a 365 day tally of all temps)...
You're northwest of me. Cary usually seems to be at least 1 or 2 degrees
colder than the Schaumburg/Hoffman area. We have one of those Oregon
Scientific wireless indoor/outdoor thermometers that records the max/min
but
I haven't figured out how to read what the max/min temps are. Our cats
seem
to be pretty good at predicting how cold it will be outside. If it is
less
than 100 outside, we will have 1 cat in our bed at night. Less than 40
degrees gets us 2 cats, and if it 0 outside, we will have all 3 cats.
ROFL....
My cat does not give a damn about the weather....he loves to come in
at about 3AM and lick my face....
I am striking back at him....he now has a collar....and a leash.
Ever try to take your cat for a walk...ROFL
--
Scott in Florida
LOL! I haven't tried taking a cat for a walk although I occasionally take
my son's rabbit out.
Our first dog was a Samoyed (acquired used, 5 yrs old, good condition, low
miles) who loved the cold weather. For example, this is the breed that made
the first trip to the North Pole. If it was 0 out, we could leave this dog
out for hours, and he would lay on his back as if he was sunning himself,
and he wouldn't want to come in when we called him. The bad news was, the
previous owner must have trained him to not do his business in his own yard
so we had to take him for walks in the wooded area across the street. Since
the cold weather was his element, the colder it was, the more he took his
time and the more frozen I'd be by the time he was done with his walk.
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ROFL..
Animals do own us....don't they?
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Scott in Florida |
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Andrew Stephenson
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Thu Dec 08, 2005 6:30 am Post subject:
Re: Toyota and the cold |
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In article <3ef9d$439766bb$44a4a10d$24617@msgid.meganewsservers.com>
rokigawa@tristarassociatesDOT.com "Ray O" writes:
| Quote: | [...] Our cats seem to be pretty good at predicting how cold
it will be outside. If it is less than 100 outside, we will
have 1 cat in our bed at night. Less than 40 degrees gets us 2
cats, and if it 0 outside, we will have all 3 cats.
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Let's hope you don't get many 4-cat winters.
I have this daft soundtrack running in my head, of a radio with a
frantic announcer: "And now an extreme cold weather advisory. As
of ten minutes ago, the federal 3-cat warning of 1600 hours today
has been upgraded to a full 5-cat. Friends, take this seriously!
Be sure you have laid in stocks of kibble and kitty litter..."
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High Tech Misfit
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Thu Dec 08, 2005 6:50 am Post subject:
Re: Toyota and the cold |
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Gord Beaman wrote:
| Quote: | Four degrees F ?!?...cripes, that's like -15C !...where do you
live that it's been THAT cold yet this year?...it's the coldest
that it's been here this year right now...and it's about -5C
(about +25F). I'm in Eastern Canada (PEI)
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I live near Ottawa, and the temperature hovered around -10 C (14 F) today.
But last December, 4 days before Christmas it was about -20 C (-4 F). And
2 days later it was 10 C (50 F) with rain. Weird!!! |
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WickeddollŽ
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Thu Dec 08, 2005 7:05 am Post subject:
Re: Toyota and the cold |
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"Dan J.S." <me@hyperx.com> wrote in message
news:11pebvt5knagfc3@news.supernews.com...
| Quote: | I got off the train last night to walk back to my 4runner, and as I am
walking, a GMC Yukon (brand new because I knew the guy) and an older Ford
f-150 both were cranking away, and could not start their vehicles. It was 4
degrees Fahrenheit according to my thermometer. I opened the door to the
4runner (2003 model) and it cranked like a champ. Warmed it up for 60
seconds and drove up to the two other guys to give them a lift. Both
vehicles were still in the parking lot today.
Thanks Toyota!
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Back in 1990, or then three-year-old Corolla FX 16 only froze up once in its
still-going life (Sorry, Hachi)...in minus forty degree weather, in
Cole(COLD)brook, New Hampshire, which borders Canada.
It never did that again (We got the hell outta there!), and now it's in
Florida with my mom.
Natalie |
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Merritt Mullen
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Thu Dec 08, 2005 7:18 am Post subject:
Re: Toyota and the cold |
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In article <5e09c$439778e6$44a4a10d$25293@msgid.meganewsservers.com>,
"Ray O" <rokigawa@tristarassociatesDOT.com> wrote:
| Quote: | By about February, a warm place like Arizona, Texas, or Florida starts to
look real attractive!
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Here in the high desert of sunny Southern California, we have had a low of
19 degrees F the past two nights. A bit unusual for this early. However,
I must point out that in the desert there is often a 40 degree F
difference between the daily low and the high (because of the clear
atmosphere allowing the radiation of heat into space at night). The highs
the past couple of days have been near 60 F.
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Sharx35
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Thu Dec 08, 2005 7:25 am Post subject:
Re: Toyota and the cold |
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"Andrew Stephenson" <ames@deltrak.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:1134001818snz@deltrak.demon.co.uk...
| Quote: | In article <3ef9d$439766bb$44a4a10d$24617@msgid.meganewsservers.com
rokigawa@tristarassociatesDOT.com "Ray O" writes:
[...] Our cats seem to be pretty good at predicting how cold
it will be outside. If it is less than 100 outside, we will
have 1 cat in our bed at night. Less than 40 degrees gets us 2
cats, and if it 0 outside, we will have all 3 cats.
Let's hope you don't get many 4-cat winters.
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Hence the name of the group, "Three Dog Night".
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I have this daft soundtrack running in my head, of a radio with a
frantic announcer: "And now an extreme cold weather advisory. As
of ten minutes ago, the federal 3-cat warning of 1600 hours today
has been upgraded to a full 5-cat. Friends, take this seriously!
Be sure you have laid in stocks of kibble and kitty litter..."
--
Andrew Stephenson
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Gord Beaman
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Thu Dec 08, 2005 7:56 am Post subject:
Re: Toyota and the cold |
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"Ray O" <rokigawa@tristarassociatesDOT.com> wrote:
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By about February, a warm place like Arizona, Texas, or Florida starts to
look real attractive!
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Well, there's lots of things worse than cold to think of Ray...I
think I'll just stay here and stay indoors for the most part in
winter, play computer and ham radio, the rest of the year is
absolutely gorgeous here...I live right on the shore of Malpeque
Bay. Have my own 100 feet of sandy beach.
Have a little motor-boat parked just offshore to poke around the
many little islands around here and fish some. Dig clams within
50 feet of my back porch, watch Sea Gulls and Blue Herons fish,
go into town 4 miles to have coffee and tell hairy flying tales
with my ex-service cronies...life is good...
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-Gord.
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Hachiroku
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Thu Dec 08, 2005 8:04 am Post subject:
Re: Toyota and the cold |
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On Wed, 07 Dec 2005 20:05:06 -0500, WickeddollŽ wrote:
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"Dan J.S." <me@hyperx.com> wrote in message
news:11pebvt5knagfc3@news.supernews.com...
I got off the train last night to walk back to my 4runner, and as I am
walking, a GMC Yukon (brand new because I knew the guy) and an older Ford
f-150 both were cranking away, and could not start their vehicles. It was 4
degrees Fahrenheit according to my thermometer. I opened the door to the
4runner (2003 model) and it cranked like a champ. Warmed it up for 60
seconds and drove up to the two other guys to give them a lift. Both
vehicles were still in the parking lot today.
Thanks Toyota!
Back in 1990, or then three-year-old Corolla FX 16 only froze up once in its
still-going life (Sorry, Hachi)...
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SURE you are! ;)
| Quote: | in minus forty degree weather, in
Cole(COLD)brook, New Hampshire, which borders Canada.
It never did that again (We got the hell outta there!), and now it's in
Florida with my mom.
Natalie
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Ray O
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Thu Dec 08, 2005 9:14 am Post subject:
Re: Toyota and the cold |
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"Scott in Florida" <JustAsk@Florida.com> wrote in message
news:efuep15h90m6qmq2k9sjleseivsiabv9ds@4ax.com...
| Quote: | On Wed, 7 Dec 2005 18:00:12 -0600, "Ray O"
rokigawa@tristarassociatesDOT.com> wrote:
"Scott in Florida" <JustAsk@Florida.com> wrote in message
news:3brep15ef97r6917v7kcs4m087g745tfmv@4ax.com...
On Wed, 7 Dec 2005 16:46:24 -0600, "Ray O"
rokigawa@tristarassociatesDOT.com> wrote:
"Dan J.S." <me@hyperx.com> wrote in message
news:11peo129gav0l5b@news.supernews.com...
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Northwest of Chicago... we are in record freeze... even a story on
CNN
about it...
Dan must live closer to the city. It was 1F at 6:00 AM in the
Schaumburg
area, the radio said it was below zero in Aurora, IL. It's supposed
to
get back into the 20's this weekend.
Actually Cary - and you are right, my home thermometer showed -1.5 F
last
night... i just verified with the wife (its an electronic gizmo that
keeps
a 365 day tally of all temps)...
You're northwest of me. Cary usually seems to be at least 1 or 2
degrees
colder than the Schaumburg/Hoffman area. We have one of those Oregon
Scientific wireless indoor/outdoor thermometers that records the max/min
but
I haven't figured out how to read what the max/min temps are. Our cats
seem
to be pretty good at predicting how cold it will be outside. If it is
less
than 100 outside, we will have 1 cat in our bed at night. Less than 40
degrees gets us 2 cats, and if it 0 outside, we will have all 3 cats.
ROFL....
My cat does not give a damn about the weather....he loves to come in
at about 3AM and lick my face....
I am striking back at him....he now has a collar....and a leash.
Ever try to take your cat for a walk...ROFL
--
Scott in Florida
LOL! I haven't tried taking a cat for a walk although I occasionally take
my son's rabbit out.
Our first dog was a Samoyed (acquired used, 5 yrs old, good condition, low
miles) who loved the cold weather. For example, this is the breed that
made
the first trip to the North Pole. If it was 0 out, we could leave this
dog
out for hours, and he would lay on his back as if he was sunning himself,
and he wouldn't want to come in when we called him. The bad news was, the
previous owner must have trained him to not do his business in his own
yard
so we had to take him for walks in the wooded area across the street.
Since
the cold weather was his element, the colder it was, the more he took his
time and the more frozen I'd be by the time he was done with his walk.
ROFL..
Animals do own us....don't they?
--
Scott in Florida
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They sure do!
--
Ray O
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Ray O
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"Merritt Mullen" <mmullen8014@mchsi.com> wrote in message
news:mmullen8014-0B88E9.17175807122005@netnews.asp.att.net...
| Quote: | In article <5e09c$439778e6$44a4a10d$25293@msgid.meganewsservers.com>,
"Ray O" <rokigawa@tristarassociatesDOT.com> wrote:
By about February, a warm place like Arizona, Texas, or Florida starts to
look real attractive!
Here in the high desert of sunny Southern California, we have had a low of
19 degrees F the past two nights. A bit unusual for this early. However,
I must point out that in the desert there is often a 40 degree F
difference between the daily low and the high (because of the clear
atmosphere allowing the radiation of heat into space at night). The highs
the past couple of days have been near 60 F.
Merritt
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Hmmm 40 degree differences sound like summers in San Francisco!
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Ray O
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Ray O
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Thu Dec 08, 2005 9:18 am Post subject:
Re: Toyota and the cold |
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"Gord Beaman" <gord@islandtelecom.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | "Ray O" <rokigawa@tristarassociatesDOT.com> wrote:
By about February, a warm place like Arizona, Texas, or Florida starts to
look real attractive!
Well, there's lots of things worse than cold to think of Ray...I
think I'll just stay here and stay indoors for the most part in
winter, play computer and ham radio, the rest of the year is
absolutely gorgeous here...I live right on the shore of Malpeque
Bay. Have my own 100 feet of sandy beach.
Have a little motor-boat parked just offshore to poke around the
many little islands around here and fish some. Dig clams within
50 feet of my back porch, watch Sea Gulls and Blue Herons fish,
go into town 4 miles to have coffee and tell hairy flying tales
with my ex-service cronies...life is good...
--
-Gord.
(use gordon in email)
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Sound like the Good Life! You deserve it!
I once worked with a guy from Toyota Canada that lived in Halifax, it
sounded like he has the same surroundings as you, although his hobby is
making something he called "swish," I think you and TeGGeR called it
"screech." He brought me a sample, "screech" is a more descriptive name!
--
Ray O
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