-15? -15???
Why, uhp here in New Hamster we DREAM of seeing -15. Why, it's cold enuf
that spit freezes afore it leaves yore lips. Ah keep mah MG inside (where
we live at a warm 50 degrees above zero, when the fireplace's working), and
ah can drive it out the garage door and to the store, but I have to leave
it running or I'd never get it back.
An' even then, it don't compare to my '72 VW bug. Drove it up to Canada on
a beer run on the coldest day of that year (around 1983) - tailpipe was
broken. Unfortunately the bug recirculates heat by wrapping on the
tailpipe, so the net effect was that the exhaust got blown in the
car. This forced us to lower the windows on the coldest day of the year,
coupled with the fact that we had no heat to start with (recirc system
having been broken).
And yore a'whinin' about -15. Hah! Why, I remember....
At 09:41 PM 3/3/01 -0700, Phil Bates wrote:
>Ok, all you wimps out there - I've seen a bunch of you posting that it got
>up to
>44 or so and you are taking the MG out. I usually have a winter car - my 1969
>Porsche 911T targa - but this winter the rear suspension broke in about early
>January. So, I've been driving my 1967 MGB ever since. Every day 30
>miles each
>way to work, in snow, ice, and cold. So cold, that we didn't see 40 as a high
>for almost 3 months (about mid November to end of Feb). And night time
>temps in
>Idaho Falls have gone from -15 up to a top of about 20. And in about a month,
>when the lows are 40, and the highs 75, I'll be driving top down everyday.
>
>Yes, my top is up, frostbite is not good for you. But buck up guys and gals -
>especially with later cars - they are just cars. Albeit fun, pretty, hobby,
>showy, sports cars, but still they are made to drive. Why wouldn't you take
>your MG out if it was below 44 degrees (other than that you simply don't
>have a
>top). Now the MGA, that's another story - they are a little too drafty
>for this
>weather.
>
>Phil Bates
>
>Rick Ehlert wrote:
>
> > Hey guys! We hit 44 degrees here today, and while cleaning out the garage,
> > I just couldn't resist twisting the key on the B!! After letting her run
> > for five minutes I decided that a quick spin couldn't hurt! Let me tell
> > you, a 20 minute backroad cruise in an MGB will shake any of the winter
> > doldrums that one might have!! After that drive, I really am jealous
> of you
> > guys out west and down south that get to drive them all year round (without
> > rotting the bodies out)!!
> >
> > Spring is coming!!
> > NO ARCHIVE
> >
> > Rick Ehlert
> > Milwaukee, WI.
> > 1965 MGB Mk 1
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