Required post

[hellziggy]

Since I live in Minnesota, and since this is the coldest day of the year so far, I'm pretty much required to make a post about the weather, aren't I?

It's -21ºF! Eek! (That's -29ºC for all you non-Americans.)

Luckily I have a hellbob who started my car when he left for work.

If I was working a full day today I think I'd actually have to put on a coat when running next door to Surdyk's. -10º is about my cutoff for wearing a coat just to run next door...

Comments

[dakegra.livejournal.com]

our old one had a warning light, at which point you knew you had 30-40 miles left, roughly. The new one beeps at 50 miles remaining, then again at 25 miles.

It's pretty useful, but I don't believe it.

There was an episode of Top Gear a while back where Jeremy Clarkson drove an Audi from London to Edinburgh and back again on a single tank - the computer said he was down to zero miles while he was still quite a way from the finish point and he still made it...

[scubagrrl.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I don't believe the "miles left" calculation either.

I think I would only attempt that kind of experiment with backup support for when I run out and stall.