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From: wessie on 22 Dec 2009 09:08 "TMack" <tonyREMOVECAPSmackin(a)REMOVECAPS.dsl.pipex.com> wrote in news:hgq4lq$7lo$1(a)news.eternal-september.org: > wessie wrote: >> "Steve Parry" <k100rs_1990removethis(a)hotmail.com> wrote in >> news:mZudna_B56HNbbLWnZ2dnUVZ8vmdnZ2d(a)brightview.com: >> >>> Thinking about my freezing garage issue, I got to thinking of putting >>> a heater in there to keep the chill off. There's mains electric in >>> there but it seems a waste of cash chucking a heater in there 24/7. >>> >>> Then I got to thinking as I live on top of a mountain it's almost >>> always breezy up here so could I molish a small windmill, connect it >>> to a car alternator from the scrapyard and plug in a 12v cab heater >>> that I've seen in car accessory shops. >>> >>> Seems a simply enough plan to me, so what are the pitfalls? :) >>> >>> >>> >> >> water dripping onto a heater designed to warm a space the size of a >> rabbit hutch occupied by a walrus > > A rabbit hutch occupied by a walrus? > If you'd seen Monz inside his MAN you'd understand -- wessie at tesco dot net BMW R1150GS
From: Mark Olson on 22 Dec 2009 11:19 Champ wrote: > On Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:03:47 -0600, Mark Olson <olsonm(a)tiny.invalid> >> I am also less sanguine about my ability to completely drain the cooling >> system. My experience has been that it is next to impossible, so even >> though it is an unpleasant chore, I would put anti-freeze in the system >> during winter storage, in any location where it is possible for the >> temperature to drop below freezing. > > What can I tell you - I'm lazy, and am happy to leave lots of (fairly > unlikely) things to chance. So shoot me. In all honesty I wish I could be more like you. But being the way I am, being slightly overly proactive (hah) is the best choice for me.
From: Champ on 22 Dec 2009 11:32 On Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:19:41 -0600, Mark Olson <olsonm(a)tiny.invalid> wrote: >In all honesty I wish I could be more like you. Everyone does :-) -- Champ We declare that the splendor of the world has been enriched by a new beauty: the beauty of speed. ZX10R | Hayabusa | GPz750turbo neal at champ dot org dot uk
From: darsy on 22 Dec 2009 11:39 On Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:32:55 +0000, Champ <news(a)champ.org.uk> wrote: >On Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:19:41 -0600, Mark Olson <olsonm(a)tiny.invalid> >wrote: > >>In all honesty I wish I could be more like you. > >Everyone does :-) not me. -- d.
From: ogden on 22 Dec 2009 11:59
darsy wrote: > On Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:32:55 +0000, Champ <news(a)champ.org.uk> wrote: > > >On Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:19:41 -0600, Mark Olson <olsonm(a)tiny.invalid> > >wrote: > > > >>In all honesty I wish I could be more like you. > > > >Everyone does :-) > > not me. I don't wish I could be more like anyone. Including me. -- ogden |