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In reply to the discussion: This is bad. [View all]wnylib
(21,456 posts)34. Trust me, it does. Snow piles up
around a vehicle quickly in a storm. It can form a cavelike enclosure around the car and the exhaust, pushing fumes back into the car and suffocating people inside. Piled up snow does not leave room for the fumes to escape and dissipate.
The exhaust heat can also make any snow that gets into the tail pipe turn to slush that freezes in the pipe if the wind chill is great enough.
I am thinking that you are in a warm climate. People familiar with snowy weather know the risks of exhaust fume blowback very well.
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It happens often. The warm exhaust causes condensation and ice to form, but
The Velveteen Ocelot
Feb 2021
#35
Wishing you well, sending vibes for strength and peace of mind. Yesterday, the high here was MINUS
niyad
Feb 2021
#4
Good advice. Problem with using car is fumes and the gas pumps need power too so short term fix at
dutch777
Feb 2021
#21
Where the hell is the National Guard? Why isn't the governor doing something?
Irish_Dem
Feb 2021
#24
Huh ... last time power went out in California, the Governor got recalled and replaced by a B-level
mr_lebowski
Feb 2021
#27
Good wishes Laelth. Hope you can find enough eclectic to power you propane heater. Hope some
c-rational
Feb 2021
#36
I'm with you. Laelth, please call 9-1-1 and go to a shelter! Remember your phone charger.
sprinkleeninow
Feb 2021
#46
Someone posted earlier that they used to winter camp, using a coffee can and a candle.
Tech
Feb 2021
#52
Wishing you well. When I was a kid we placed newspapers between ourblankets when it got below zero.
jalan48
Feb 2021
#55
Amazing how Van Zant survived some of the winters. If I recall right, he roughed it a lot.
KY_EnviroGuy
Feb 2021
#58
This is horrifying! I wish I had some secret survival knowledge to offer, but...alas...
BobTheSubgenius
Feb 2021
#70
Perhaps you have a manual button to start up the heater? Some models (but I don't know
SWBTATTReg
Feb 2021
#84