Not intended for foul temperatures

Most all of my ‘wrenching’ is with power tools: impacts, ‘pnuematic’ ratchets, etc. I was spoiled by the speed in my younger days.

The recent additions of electric ratchets is a game changer, with one caveat: They don’t like COLD Those batteries take a union break when the temps drop below that ‘water goes solid’ number. Oh, they might tease you, even run the tool for a minute, but TORQUE, ROFL,,, Not happenin’!

That leads me to ‘problem, needs solution’ phase in my thinks since I am about to be snow bound with nothing much going on. Problem: batteries don’t do well when cold as ice. Solution: keep the batteries warm. Putting it in practice though,,,, Yeah, keep the batteries in the house when not in use; that leads to ‘oops, forgot to grab the batteries’ instances,,, Keep them in the cab while driving,,, similar problems, like distance (or lack of) and they have to warm up from cold,,,

I’ll do the ‘keep ’em in the house’ thing since the ‘portable solution’ is out of reach for now, but I’m thinkin,,, I much prefer having the power at hand: helps reduce the chance of repetitive motion injuries and cuts repair times in half or more.

on the Bloo thing,,, Yeah, its too damned cold out there to be messin’ with valves on a runnin’ engine,,, its 20F out right now,,,, Oh, sorry, its up a WHOLE DEGREE since I woke,,, 21F now. Wind is not horrid yet, but that front is moving in and then THE SNOW,,,, Looking at radar, its not far off and headed this way. No idea if this is gonna be white out conditions (not likely, but heavy enough)

and tomorrow, Freezing rain and exploding trees LOL Where the hell did that crap come from? Seems to me that some weather liar is making shit up out of whole cloth trying to drive the fear factor. I’m more concerned about the downed trees from ice build up.

And the funny,,,, yesterday at work, I heard all the guys grumpin’ about ‘what if the electric goes out’,,, “Why’d ya let them talk you into ONE solution to stay warm?” was my question,,, I recall being a kid, house heated with oil and we cooked on gas,,, Kold got so bad, the heating oil froze (gelled in reality) so we were using the oven to keep the kitchen warm until other solutions could be done (Da warming the oil with a space heater or something,,, Don’t recall specifics.) That next summer was the beginnings of “WOOD BURNER” adventures in our lives,

Rules of survival, Water, shelter, heat, food,,, THAT ORDER and the middle two are exchangeable/mix ready if you know how to build a proper shelter (debris hut style) And yet,

not gonna make any more societal critiques today,,, just gonna stay at home, where I have all I need to be comfortable and content and worry free. (as long as those trees stay vertical )

LLLLL! (, ‘)