Ken Graham: FROM THE PUBLISHER
Learning to Love the Cold
After two days huddled in the house under layers of blankets (except for a few trips out to split firewood), I trudged out through the snow Sunday morning to start the car. Nothing. Dead Battery.
It was 12 degrees. I tried to jump start it with our other car. Nothing doing.
I went into the shop, which also read 12 degrees, and got out the battery charger and a long extension cord. My hands were nearly numb when I decided to put on some gloves.
I got a wrench and went out to disconnect the battery cable – I had to take the gloves back off to do that.
With the car battery connected to the grid,...
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