do you have a block heater in your car

[Samus Aran]

minnesotans have block heaters in their cars. do iowans? they're far north enough so i would think so. i wonder if nebraskans do? i wonder if southerners even know what block heaters are?

[Snowy]

I have no clue what that is.

[Samus Aran]

I have no clue what that is.

it is what it sounds like

a heater for the engine block to keep it from freezing so your car will actually start in the morning. it has a standard power cord that sticks out of the front of the car.

[The Hand That Fisted Everyone]

no. we dont have those. at least i dont.

[YPrrrr]

Maybe I should consider this now that I have a car and live about 2 blocks from Lake Michigan

[ME##]

the lady's car does, mine however doesn't

[snoorkel]

one car i drove had one back in minnesoty. its all clean burnin biodiesel here baby.. . .

[PLEASEHELP1991]

i don't drive a car

[Mando Pandango]

I have never heard of such a thing, but I have seen those cords coming out from under the hoods before.

Also, "it is what it sounds like"?

[Samus Aran]

Also, "it is what it sounds like"?

it is called a block heater

it is literally a heater for the engine block

so the name is self-explanatory. that's what i meant by that.

[Kalahari Inkantation]

i wasn't even aware such things existed until now

[Mando Pandango]

I disagree because "block" could mean a number of things, and "engine block" is pretty far down the list for me since I don't know shit about cars.

Stop making me feel dumb with your words, kaz.

[Snowy]

Also, "it is what it sounds like"?

it is called a block heater

it is literally a heater for the engine block

so the name is self-explanatory. that's what i meant by that.

how are we supposed to know that without any context

[NOA_Haunted]

Minnesota and Michigan are almost on par for being North. I have never heard of a block heater.

[snoorkel]

- scrape off ice to drive to high school
- turn on heat all the way
- fan blows cold air all the way 20 miles to hig hschool

ah, driving to highschool.

Also, "it is what it sounds like"?

it is called a block heater

it is literally a heater for the engine block

so the name is self-explanatory. that's what i meant by that.

how are we supposed to know that without any context

i agree with kaz. everyone knows about block heater