Tips from the Nation's Icebox
| 1. | Stay home. Find a significant other or a big dog. Watch Oprah and Days of Our Lives. |
| 2. | Don't leave home without a proper set of emergency items in your car, including: blankets, candles, food, cell phone, tow chain, boots and plenty of warm clothes. Several bags of sand or kitty litter in the back is also a good idea. |
| 3. | Make sure your car has a block heater, and leave it plugged in overnight. |
| 4. | If it's below minus 40, leave an electric space heater running in your car overnight. Otherwise, the vinyl and plastic might crack, if it gets bumped accidentally. |
| 5. | Keep your tires inflated properly. It's no fun when they're frozen solid and out of round! |
| 6. | Use an 875- or 1,000-amp-hour battery. Heck, if you want, you can even install several batteries in parallel for starting power on those cold mornings. |
| 7. | Forget 30-weight oil. It won't flow from the can at minus 40. Use 5W20 or Mobil 0W10 synthetic oil. |
| 8. | Use deicer additive in the gas tank to help eliminate condensation and to prevent the gas line from freezing. |
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Get a remote starter for your car!
And, if all else fails, |
| 10. | Drive south. |
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