Cold Where You Are?

WayneA.

USA

Asked Jan 2017 — Edited Jan 2017

Good Afternoon!

I was just wondering how cold it was where you are? At the Ez-Robot Office, it appears to be really cold! (Snow On The Ground?)

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robot56

USA

#9 Jan 2017

63 degrees F here in southern California...... tired

DJ Sures

PRO

Synthiam

#10 Jan 2017

@nick777 don't worry - we do take pride in our beer! And there's no trouble keeping it cold here

WayneA.

USA

#11 Jan 2017

Wow! I cannot imagine what -15C would feel like. The coldest I have felt was 6 degrees F. That happened about 3 nights ago for me.

How long does it take to warm your cars? Do you have issues with water freezing in your homes? Do any of you live in rural areas?

What does it mean when the snow blows on the road and it ice's? I do not think I have ever heard of that.

I had a question, what would be involved in putting an EZ-Robot product, with the camera facing outside. (So we could see the outside world from where your office is located?)

thetechguru

PRO

USA

#12 Jan 2017

-15 C is +5 F. If you have felt +6 F, imagine one degree colder

I used to have a Chevy Citation (don't laugh, it was free), but it started as a Canadian car, then lived in Vermont for a while before my sister gave it to me. It has a plug-in block heater so that it could start on cold Canadian winter mornings.

Alan

Jeremie

PRO

Canada

#13 Jan 2017

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What does it mean when the snow blows on the road and it ice's? I do not think I have ever heard of that.

In the prairies this happens quite a bit. There's a lot of wind in the prairies and it blows the snow across the fields and over the roads. As the snow blows over the roads a small layer of ice starts to build up and fill in the small cavities on the surface, it's commonly known as black ice. It gets that name due because it matches the color of the asphalt and is very hard to see. It doesn't really matter what kind of tires you have on your vehicle the best way to slow down on black ice is to decelerate. Using your brakes on black ice can get you a one way trip into the ditch, which happens quite a bit up here lol.

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It has a plug-in block heater so that it could start on cold Canadian winter mornings.

I'm sure someone is going to ask what a block heater is

. It's a heating pad that attaches to the engine block and heats up the oil to make it less viscous and much easier to start up the vehicle. I always plug-in my vehicle on the cold winter nights.