Will,

Are you in Fairbanks?

John Rodgers
Clayartist and Moldmaker
88'GL VW Bus Driver
Chelsea, AL
Http://www.moldhaus.com

Will Taygan wrote:
> Funny, I do park outside - but got lazy and didn't brush off the snow
> for a few days - so I DID end up driving down the highway with one hand
> holding the door closed.  Couple minutes with a heat gun usually fixes
> things for a bit..
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> Will in Alaska
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>> One more thing - Alaskans for the most part leave their vehicles outside
>> in winter. The constant going in and out of garages makes for a daily
>> freeze-thaw cycle and by the time you get out of the garage in the
>> morning when the locks and doors work in the warm garage air - and park
>> outside for the day - the vehicle is totally frozen by time to go home.
>> Windows won't work, door locks won't work - heck, you can't even get
>> your door to catch, much less lock - so chechakos (Alaskan sourdough
>> term  for newbies, greenhorns, and tinhorns) will ride home holding the
>> door closed with one hand, and a blast of frigid air blowing in around
>> the unclosed door. Such unpleasantness is un-necessary.
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>> Airlines de-ice with hot glycol,  you can get ANTI icing just using
>> denatured alcohol from the hardware store - or in a pinch - the alcohol
>> from your medicine cabinet at home.
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>> John Rodgers
>> Clayartist and Moldmaker
>> 88'GL VW Bus Driver
>> Chelsea, AL
>> Http://www.moldhaus.com
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