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Re: Climate Question

To: CLC SF <CLCSF@aol.com>
Subject: Re: Climate Question
From: Bill Dalton <billd13@essex1.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 1997 18:49:37 -0600
CLC SF wrote:
> 
> In a message dated 97-12-10 09:45:26 EST, favres@engmail.ulinear.com writes:
> 
> << Since Glycol is banned at most tracks, what do people in cold climates
>  do to their race cars for winter storage? >>
> 
> Your question reminds me of John Groves story. Two years ago he sold his
> racing MGB to a guy in the Midwest. This guy had a buddy with a truck who
> drove out to SF on other business and picked up the car while he was here. The
> subject of antifreeze never came up and you can imagine the result after the
> car sat in the frigid midwest for the rest of the winter...... busted block!
> 
> So, I guess the answer is, those poor souls in the frozen tundra must drain
> their blocks every winter or have protected storage. Lets not tell them that
> it stays warm out here all winter, God knows what those maniacs will do.
> Don SF
Don, 
I have a cousin who lives in Mountain View. He reports that the ground
shakes out there occasionally. Here in the more Northern reaches of the
Midwest, we occasionally have earth shaking events such as the Brian
Redmond International Challenge, but in the 20 years since I moved out
here from Metro NY, I have yet to experience a "ground" shaking event
here......only tornados (plus or minus 500 ft) and blizzards.I still
think they are easier to stand than earthquakes.. now if we could only
import SFO climate we'd have it real nice.

Bill D

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