tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872983555212036732.post454670804624284040..comments2023-05-14T02:39:04.137-05:00Comments on Hoof 'n Barrel: Ladies, It's Time to WinterizeHossBosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13444735851486747330noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872983555212036732.post-15606386259666423792011-12-04T15:28:14.056-06:002011-12-04T15:28:14.056-06:00I like Durangos but have never owned one. I'v...I like Durangos but have never owned one. I've never had a door freeze shut on my vehicle, but I used to have to de-ice the key locks on our cars when we were in Colorado. I bet coating your door seals with petroleum jelly would work too ...might be easier to apply.HossBosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13444735851486747330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872983555212036732.post-13914954250005100272011-12-04T12:14:48.315-06:002011-12-04T12:14:48.315-06:00I have a 1998 Dodge Durango, love it and don't...I have a 1998 Dodge Durango, love it and don't plan on every trading it in unless it completely dies on me and cannot be fixed.<br><br>But... each time it rains, and I don't drive it before the weather freezes, ALL the doors freeze shut.<br><br>For some reason the moisture collects around the door seals, freezes the doors shut.<br><br>I usually forget about this from year to year and already I have had to use de-icer etc. and get one door open, the back hatch, or the passenger right side doors are usually easier to get un-frozen, crawl in, over the back seat, over the front seat, get the engine started and wait for the doors to thaw.<br><br>The way to keep this from happening is to spray WD-40, Pam cooking spray, or something like that, on the rubber seals prior to the freezing weather. <br><br>Debbie<br>Right Truth<br>http://www.righttruth.typepad.comDebbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18274108313586611205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872983555212036732.post-91465657617514376912011-11-30T05:36:03.095-06:002011-11-30T05:36:03.095-06:00@Julie...I'm not sure I'm a wiz at anythin...@Julie...<br>I'm not sure I'm a wiz at anything but circumstances have required me to be self-sufficient in a lot of nontraditional roles. That's life, you roll with the punches. <br><br>I'm sure your VW will be fine. Diesel fuel gels at low temperatures which makes it harder for your engine to turn over and start. I've never owned a diesel for a car, but I bet you have a plug-in block heater on it too. You bought it in snow country and live in snow country, so I bet your car is equipped to handle it. But your manual or your dealership or your wonderful husband can set your mind at ease if you're worried about it. <br><br>: )HossBosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13444735851486747330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872983555212036732.post-86471900195295769512011-11-30T05:07:47.923-06:002011-11-30T05:07:47.923-06:00@Craftivist...We moved to Houston when I was 8. I...@Craftivist...<br>We moved to Houston when I was 8. I was born in Colorado, so I knew all about snow and how fun it could be. I didn't see snow in Texas until my 10th grade year of high school. Parts of Texas get snow every year, but not the part I was in ...it was a real treat!HossBosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13444735851486747330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872983555212036732.post-78020582972736174502011-11-29T23:53:36.165-06:002011-11-29T23:53:36.165-06:00Oh, you are such a wiz to be able to do all of thi...Oh, you are such a wiz to be able to do all of this! Not my cup of tea at all..we have a diesel car VW..I hope it will be ok! ;DJulie Harwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05246850029056713294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872983555212036732.post-66740742797921568562011-11-29T21:06:24.997-06:002011-11-29T21:06:24.997-06:00I lived in Texas with my grandparents when I was a...I lived in Texas with my grandparents when I was about 12 or so. I moved there from Michigan. The year that I was in Texas it snowed 1 time. It was really more of a flurry not a hardcore snow. I was at school and I can still see all the kids running around, literally in a kind of craze, yelling that it was snowing. It snowed for about a half hour and ended up with just enough snow to barely cover the ground and we got sent home early because of it. Now, I felt like Alice through the looking glass because just the year before I had waded through snow up to my knees to get to my bus stop. It was a surreal moment but I love how excited my friends south of the mason dixon were at the prospect of even a little snow. I kind of wish I appreciated it that much.The Craftivisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09890041317411433960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872983555212036732.post-37836237087352589862011-11-29T19:43:03.290-06:002011-11-29T19:43:03.290-06:00Bald tires are not good even when it's not sli...Bald tires are not good even when it's not slick and icy. I feel for you though, tires are so expensive! We just had to put two new ones on the little truck earlier this month. <br><br>I wonder if we'll have snow this winter. Snow is not the norm for this part of Texas but we've had an inch or two every February for the past two years. Since it's NOT the norm, schools and businesses shut down for a day or two ...so I actually got to go outside and play in it each time. If it doesn't snow this winter, I think I'm going to be disappointed! <br><br>: )HossBosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13444735851486747330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872983555212036732.post-47130151959870659492011-11-29T18:14:51.857-06:002011-11-29T18:14:51.857-06:00This reminds me that I need to change the tires on...This reminds me that I need to change the tires on my van, they're bald, and we just got our first real snow of the season today. Good post!The Craftivisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09890041317411433960noreply@blogger.com