It has been so cold here, for so long, that the air in my car tires shrunk in half. It was probably mostly summer-time air in there, which never lasts. I keep topping them off with the air compressor, but it doesn't seem to hold proper pressure very long. I wonder if I inflated them with cryogenically treated air they'd hold a steady 30 psi better?
NickC wrote:It has been so cold here, for so long, that the air in my car tires shrunk in half. It was probably mostly summer-time air in there, which never lasts. I keep topping them off with the air compressor, but it doesn't seem to hold proper pressure very long. I wonder if I inflated them with cryogenically treated air they'd hold a steady 30 psi better?
I know just what you mean and it happens to me too. There's that old joke about the dishonest mechanic who charges old ladies to change out summer air for winter air but it's true, the inflation pressure drops all by itself, and what's worse, a tiny bit of leakage at the bead & there goes even more pressure. My resident expert mechanics agree with Click n Clack the car guys. Get some of that Fix-a-Flat, dose each tire on a warm day (if you get one), drive a couple miles immediately to let it slosh around, and that gunk will probably hold the bead seal tight. I haven't done it yet but soon come...
In 4-5-6 months we'll be wishing we could have a cool day...
Ha! Those dogs look like they are having fun. Some big dumper you're having! I see you have a doxie. My dear departed Frankie was thoroughly flumoxed the first time we had a deep snow. I guess that comes with being only 6" high. (OTOH she used to walk under furniture that wasn't intended to be walked under.) After that, whenever it snowed, I'd shovel out a path and a little patch on the the front lawn, down to the grass, so she could find a good spot to go. Jacket weather for sure. Glad to see you've got a proper bun for him/her and your other small one.
It is another unseasonably cold day here in the east and we had a bit of white stuff to go with it. I will be very glad to see springtime this year.
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Seek immediate medical attention if you suddenly go either deaf or blind.
If you put the Federal Government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in five years time there would be a shortage of sand.
Our boxer pup took one or two trips outside to figure out he loved the snow. Then he wanted to go out every hour to go bonkers locating his ball, batting it under the snow, finding it again, and run around like a lunatic. Dogs make life a lot more fun. And humorous.
As long as there's not too much ice on the roads I'm good with the snow. We've got tons - hasn't gotten a chance to melt between snows. And like many here, it hasn't gotten above freezing in some time and doesn't look like it's going to soon.
Working out in my tiny shop for long gets my fingers & toes to aching but other than that it's okay. Neighbor's dogs are Loving it!
You guys to the south are getting the most snow. We are getting 3 or 4 inches every 3 or 4 days of light dry snow. It has been the relentless cold and wind up here that is very tiring. Tonight is supposed to be -13F. Finally they are beginning to predict temps in the teens!
cbass wrote:Good lookin canines.snowed again here last night
Not very good moving weather
It ALWAYS does that when it's time to move. The world is programmed to do that. Weird eh?
The Last of the World's Great Human Beings
Seek immediate medical attention if you suddenly go either deaf or blind.
If you put the Federal Government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in five years time there would be a shortage of sand.
