

| Subject: | Re: Keeping things from freezing shut |
| From: | Will Taygan |
| Date: | Wed, 9 Dec 2009 17:04:49 -0900 |
Oh no, that's toooooo cold. Just N of Anchorage. Will in Alaska. On Wed, 2009-12-09 at 17:57 -0600, John Rodgers wrote: > 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.. > > > > Will in Alaska > > > >> 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. > >> > >> 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. > >> > >> John Rodgers > >> Clayartist and Moldmaker > >> 88'GL VW Bus Driver > >> Chelsea, AL > >> Http://www.moldhaus.com > >> > > > > > > > >
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