Comments on: Oh Crap, Winter Is Here (And It’s Ruining My Car)

By: Juuso Hietalahti

Juuso Hietalahti — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 18:10:24 +0000

Siva, we actually solved the problem this way :)

By: Siva

Siva — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:49:49 +0000

I forgot to mention one thing on my above comment. Along with making sure you are not spilling the hot water inside the car, also make sure that you NOT pouring the water on the car window. Since it’s already cold, you don’t want to spill the hot water over it.

By: Siva

Siva — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:48:08 +0000

My car also have the problem of not getting closed during those climates mentioned above. A mechanic suggested to pour hot water over the rubber strip inside the door (without spilling inside the car). One big mug of water should be fine. Now try closing it and it should close. Even when I start to home from work, I will carry a small bottle of hot water just in case if my door is not getting closed.

By: Juuso Hietalahti

Juuso Hietalahti — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:28:22 +0000

Well, you gotta keep the doors shut somehow…

By: Jake Birkett

Jake Birkett — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:41:47 +0000

lol, I missed the long rope bit! You tied up your car!?

By: Juuso Hietalahti

Juuso Hietalahti — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 07:00:56 +0000

Jake: Hah! But things are progressing: you spotted the *solution* in the end of the blog post… right? ;)

Ryan: Things are actually better here nowadays, 8 years ago it was around -30 degrees here in Winter, but I suppose global warming (or whatnot people want to believe) has been helping us ;) nowadays we’ll see -15 sometimes, and maybe -20 if it’s really cold… but don’t think it will go lower in this town.

By: Ryan Fox

Ryan Fox — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 07:14:19 +0000

It’s been -20 – -10 C in Ottawa and Waterloo for a while now.

Currently -35 C in Regina… (I only look at that temperature because my sister lives there; I didn’t go searching for cold places.)

By: Jake Birkett

Jake Birkett — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 21:11:31 +0000

Sounds like a complaint ;-)

It’s snowing again in Vancouver and I’m wondering if I should have come into work … I partly did it to focus as there’s going to be a kids’ party at home.