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?
hocuspocus;
Quote from: Snowy on December 04, 2012, 10:24:51 AM
I have no clue what that is. befuddlement
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.
no. we dont have those. at least i dont.
Maybe I should consider this now that I have a car and live about 2 blocks from Lake Michigan
the lady's car does, mine however doesn't
one car i drove had one back in minnesoty. its all clean burnin biodiesel here baby.. . .
i don't drive a car
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"? doodhuh;
Quote from: Sir Popsicle the Sesquipedalian on December 04, 2012, 02:05:17 PM
Also, "it is what it sounds like"? doodhuh;
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.
i wasn't even aware such things existed until now myface;
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.
Minnesota and Michigan are almost on par for being North. I have never heard of a block heater.
- 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.
Quote from: Snowy on December 04, 2012, 02:12:12 PM
Quote from: Aigis on December 04, 2012, 02:08:18 PM
Quote from: Sir Popsicle the Sesquipedalian on December 04, 2012, 02:05:17 PM
Also, "it is what it sounds like"? doodhuh;
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
Quote from: easyfalafelrecipes on December 04, 2012, 02:14:08 PM
i agree with kaz. everyone knows about block heater
clearly this is false based on the posts in this thread
Quote from: easyfalafelrecipes on December 04, 2012, 02:14:08 PM
- fan blows cold air all the way 20 miles to hig hschool
You lived 20 miles away from your high school?! That's really far. lol
Also, on my Blazer that I had from '09-'12 I had an auto start installed which made everything awesome.
Quote from: Snowy on December 04, 2012, 02:12:12 PM
Quote from: Aigis on December 04, 2012, 02:08:18 PM
Quote from: Sir Popsicle the Sesquipedalian on December 04, 2012, 02:05:17 PM
Also, "it is what it sounds like"? doodhuh;
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
huh
i didn't say anyone was supposed to know that. i gladly explained what it was for people who don't know after hiro made it clear that it was necessary to do so.
i mean snowy not hiro
what is a heater
Quote from: Sir Popsicle the Sesquipedalian on December 04, 2012, 02:09:49 PM
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.
oh the engine block is just the thing that houses the cylinders of an engine
its casing, if you will
Quote from: easyfalafelrecipes on December 04, 2012, 02:14:08 PM
- 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
that scene in Fargo where Jerry walks out into the giant, empty parking lot and tries to scrape off the massive layer of ice on his windshield always gets me because that's exactly how it is
but yeah that's why i let my car run for a few minutes during winter, so that the heater is actually doing its job once i'm in the car
Quote from: xXTheHaunted on December 04, 2012, 02:17:35 PM
Quote from: easyfalafelrecipes on December 04, 2012, 02:14:08 PM
- fan blows cold air all the way 20 miles to hig hschool
You lived 20 miles away from your high school?! That's really far. lol
Also, on my Blazer that I had from '09-'12 I had an auto start installed which made everything awesome.
parents were kind enough to pay for a rigorous Catholic education at a respected preparatory school inside the city, then divorced and moved to the outskirts of the suburbs 20-30 miles away. i learned exactly how many tims i could drive back and forth from school with the empty gas light on because they never gave me money for it : (
[spoiler]it was like 4.5 times[/spoiler]
Quote from: Tectite on December 04, 2012, 02:08:51 PM
i wasn't even aware such things existed until now myface;
I didn't either
We have no use for those in Texas. awdood;
i thought we were talking about warm hats