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Unusual winter weather.

What car do you drive, and is it left outside or garaged?

My Ford Ranger diesel struggles to start at -3C and below. Took about 6-8 tries to start it the other morning at -5C, and that's with giving the plugs plenty of time to warm up! Don't know if that's just Ford's, diesel engines in general, just mine...? Who knows, it functions perfectly the rest of the time, but hates starting in the real cold.
 
I lived through '63, was at primary school. Thank God we had two open fires, no lecky-controlled gas to cut itself off.
Everything else since has been an anti-climax, even "The Beast from the East".

The snow presently in Scotland, Aberdeenshire in particular, is coming close to '63 levels. Especially in 'pockets' between hills and on the Lee side of highish lumps. Just expect mutton to go up in price.
 
TrimTheKing said:
What car do you drive, and is it left outside or garaged?

My Ford Ranger diesel struggles to start at -3C and below. Took about 6-8 tries to start it the other morning at -5C, and that's with giving the plugs plenty of time to warm up! Don't know if that's just Ford's, diesel engines in general, just mine...? Who knows, it functions perfectly the rest of the time, but hates starting in the real cold.
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I drive a chevy silverado half ton pickup, 4x4. Leave it outside and plug the block heater in when -15 or colder.
Wife drives a standard shift kia sportage front wheel drive and has a block heater, and winter tire on both vehicles.
The 4x4 is a must for our winters.
And both have batteries with high cranking amps, which is essential.
 
Ah okay, perhaps my UK version isn't equipped with the right battery for that weather given we have it so infrequently.

Not heard of a block heater, will have a look...
 
I think we must be in a very sheltered location because last night was very quiet wind wise. Not complaining… interesting to see the difference in the forecast between the BBC weather ….40-50 mph winds..and the Met Office …..16-18 mph. Especially given that AFAIK the Met Office supply the Beeb with the weather forecast.
 
RogerS said:
I think we must be in a very sheltered location because last night was very quiet wind wise. Not complaining… interesting to see the difference in the forecast between the BBC weather ….40-50 mph winds..and the Met Office …..16-18 mph. Especially given that AFAIK the Met Office supply the Beeb with the weather forecast.
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40-50 is high, 30mph is a gale force 8, the old firms gone off a cliff since you left Roger
 
I've been 'on the hill', at height, in Forces 8 and 10. The latter was exciting; a distinct chance of unpowered flight. The former was - by comparison - just difficult.
 
Great pics Scott.
We got 6” last night, so I was able to use the snow blower for the first time, great fun and so so so much quicker than a shovel.
The day before I was in Cleveland Ohio and the 12” they had the day before was diminished by strong winds, not sure who got it but can’t have been fun, but it did leave the tops of things rounded like cakes.
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duke said:
Do you have a gas or electric snowblower?
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No its petrol, it has a pull cord but also really brilliantly it plugs into the mains so no dead battery after last using it heaven knows how long before, but we had been meaning to run it dry which hadn’t happened so we had to contend with old fuel which didn’t help it run very well, but still makes very short work of the snow, and wonderful to see the jet of snow arcing away 15 feet to the side.
 
Duke, I'll swap you your snow for our continuous rain. Whole country is slowly sliding into the mud. And there's more rain to come for days on end.
 
It must be hell getting up and down the hill from the workshop to the garage with all the rain.
Good point re the snow. Are your creeks and rivers at full capacity?
My wife has always said it's the damp cold is what bothered her the most. Now she loves our winters.
 
duke said:
It must be hell getting up and down the hill from the workshop to the garage with all the rain.
Good point re the snow. Are your creeks and rivers at full capacity?
My wife has always said it's the damp cold is what bothered her the most. Now she loves our winters.
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Well a lot of the fields certainly are. I drove through quite a few flooded roads. Not that deep to cause a problem but if it keeps on raining…..
 
Forecast here today is for 8-10 inches of snow and a high of 10 F (-12C). And low temps for the next several days around 0 F (-18 C). We just yesterday had electricians out to hook up an emergency gas/petrol generator just in case. It will run the house furnace blower and refrigerator and a few household circuits for lights and phone charging. Fingers crossed we don't have to use it.
 
GaryR said:
Forecast here today is for 8-10 inches of snow and a high of 10 F (-12C). And low temps for the next several days around 0 F (-18 C). We just yesterday had electricians out to hook up an emergency gas/petrol generator just in case. It will run the house furnace blower and refrigerator and a few household circuits for lights and phone charging. Fingers crossed we don't have to use it.
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Yes it’s as definite as I’ve come across, huge part of the US is affected, we’re setting off homewards today to avoid 22” tomorrow lunchtime at our home outside of Boston. Further South it’s ice which will bring down trees and power lines.
 
Cabinetman said:
Yes it’s as definite as I’ve come across, huge part of the US is affected, we’re setting off homewards today to avoid 22” tomorrow lunchtime at our home outside of Boston. Further South it’s ice which will bring down trees and power lines.
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A news website here were saying that the windchill for large parts of America was -40 degrees which is unheard of.
 
GaryR said:
Forecast here today is for 8-10 inches of snow and a high of 10 F (-12C). And low temps for the next several days around 0 F (-18 C). We just yesterday had electricians out to hook up an emergency gas/petrol generator just in case. It will run the house furnace blower and refrigerator and a few household circuits for lights and phone charging. Fingers crossed we don't have to use it.
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Hi, Gary...cost to hook up. your genset. if you dont mind.
 
duke said:
Stay safe when the storm hits.
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Hope it’s not too bad for you Scott.
It’s been a sunny afternoon here first for a few days after continuous rain, took the opportunity to clean the van out & get rid of a load of pallets but it’s dropped very cold now & I’m glad to be inside though it’s nothing like -43 thank goodness
 
fiveeyes said:
Hi, Gary...cost to hook up. your genset. if you dont mind.
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The generator is a Honda 3000is which was $2242. The electrician's bill is going to be about $1500 if I remember his estimate correctly. That includes adding a subpanel inside the house, several breakers, and about 40 ft of wiring and conduit to a receptacle on the outside of the house. And two guys for 4 hours each to install everything.
 
Doug said:
Hope it’s not too bad for you Scott.
It’s been a sunny afternoon here first for a few days after continuous rain, took the opportunity to clean the van out & get rid of a load of pallets but it’s dropped very cold now & I’m glad to be inside though it’s nothing like -43 thank goodness
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It was -20 in Toronto this morning, my wife said even with winter gloves on it was brutal.
She is happy I'm home now.
 
GaryR said:
The generator is a Honda 3000is which was $2242. The electrician's bill is going to be about $1500 if I remember his estimate correctly. That includes adding a subpanel inside the house, several breakers, and about 40 ft of wiring and conduit to a receptacle on the outside of the house. And two guys for 4 hours each to install everything.
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Thank you
 
So we dashed home last night to be here for the delivery. They have promised me 24” of snow at 8 am! They’ve got 7 minutes, there’s no sign of it at all, just who do I complain to if it doesn’t arrive, that’s the question?
 
Cabinetman said:
So we dashed home last night to be here for the delivery. They have promised me 24” of snow at 8 am! They’ve got 7 minutes, there’s no sign of it at all, just who do I complain to if it doesn’t arrive, that’s the question?
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You just want to play with your snow blower. ;)
 
Haha, yes, now it’s saying 11 am, thinking about it, it’s probably held up by the bad weather lol. (Sorry I’ve been in Monty Python dreams all night)
Just watching the news 0.7 of a million homes without power this morning across the states.
 
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