Re: [OM] Now that all is white

[Chuck Norcutt]

It does get that cold here once in a while but I haven't seen -25 in a 
long time.  Glad it's you and not me.

Many years ago I used to have a little 1 liter Opel Kadet station wagon. 
  We had no garage then so it was parked outside.  When it got to -25 or 
thereabouts it was necessary to put the car to bed for the night.  First 
a 100 watt trouble light was placed next to the battery to keep it warm. 
  Then a trickle charger was attached to keep it even warmer.  Then the 
inside of the engine compartment was covered with a fiber glass 
insulation blanket.  Then the hood was closed and the front of the car 
covered with a tarp that went to the ground to keep the wind from 
blowing the heat away.  In the morning all of this stuff was quickly 
removed.  Then a couple sprays of ether into the air cleaner intake to 
facilitate lighting the little Opel's fire.  Finally, if it didn't start 
within three cranks it was all over for the day.  Usually it worked.  :-)

Chuck Norcutt


Ken Norton wrote:
> Simply outstanding!  Thank you for sharing those images.  Our thermometer is
> headed downward towards an overnight low of -25C.  I'm sure the Olympus
> OM-3Ti would be perfectly happy working at that temperature, but I'm not.
>  Cameras don't suffer from "wind chill" which is supposed to be like -40C
> tonight.  Ugh.  I have a furnace and I'm not afraid to use it.
> AG
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