[Vwdiesel] Winter? what's that?... ;-)

[TexasTDI]

And it sure makes me glad I live in Texas.  At least during the winter
anyway.  Texas summers are hell on earth.  Real temp right around 100F in
the shade.  Heat index (how hot it really feels) between 105F and 115F.

Average temp this time of year is supposed to be 31F / 54F.  But last night
it only got down to 57F.   And it's supposed to get up to 68F today.  It
takes a cold front just to get the temps back down to normal.  Then after a
few days the temps go back up again, about 10 degrees above normal.

I can remember when I was a kid, about 20 years ago or so, it would be
snowing by now.  Not much, maybe 2 or 3 inches, but enough to make snowmen,
have snowball fights, and make snow ice cream.  YUM!  But now we barely have
a winter at all.

And people say there is no global warming.  :rolleyes:

Christopher J. Thornton
1991 VW Jetta 2 Door 1.6 Diesel - 240k miles
2000 VW Golf 1.9 TDI (turbo diesel) - 92k miles
AMSOIL Synthetic Lubricants Dealer #1098500
http://www.amsoil.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Shawn Wright" <swright at zuiko.sls.bc.ca>
To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 11:17 PM
Subject: [Vwdiesel] Winter? what's that?... ;-)


> All this talk of cold weather starting sure makes me glad to live on
> Vancouver Island!
>
> Sure, we had a cold snap last week where it got to -14C, but that was
> record breaking territory! Its been 5-10 above zero ever since though.
>
> I don't envy you guys - I started my old TD the day before it hit -14C,
just
> to check that the antifreeze was ok, and it was a tough start, even at -
> 10C. (it's been off the road for 10 months).
>
> Sorry... that's my cold weather story - pretty sad, I know...
>
> ps: I once used a 500W halogen worklight under the oilpan in a garage to
> get my Jetta D going at about -20C, I found out later that I had two dead
> glow plugs...
>
> pps: Hey look, are those tulips coming up?  ;-)
>
> --
> Shawn Wright
> http://Zuiko.sls.bc.ca/swright
> '88 Westy 375k
> '85 Jetta D 263k
> '85 Jetta TD 482k (retired)