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I was following the thread about the garage heating issue & the following came into my mind:
it's all about entropy. the most absolutely most efficient internal combustion engine is only 20% efficient. that's the way it is ! 20% of the energy moves your car, & the rest is heat. they could use that heat for a parallel steam engine or a similar wierd idea, but it would be more expensive, heavy, large, etc' so they don't. only 20% efficient ! that's crazy!
so, back to your garage. assuming you have enough space in there for your car AND your kayak, put the car in the garage, attach one end of a hose to the exhaust, & the other end - outside. open/lift the engine cover, & start the engine. let it run on idle. the engine's fan will spread the heat. you can also open the car windows & put the cabin heating on max. if the hose is made of metal, then it will dissipate the heat of the fumes into the garage too.
a drawback is the noise. I don't have a problem working with ear protectors.
the hose nust be sealed around the exhaust!! make sure there is no fumes leak, what so ever, into the garage. I don't want to kill you, but if I do, oh... well... I assume no responsibility for the above, what so ever.
I live in florida, & I'm more concerned about cooling my environment, & that's true year round. I don't have a garage either. I do it in my livingroom.
what follows has nothing to do with the above (except the fact that I do not assume responsibility for it too), but enjoy it as long as it's relevant.
erez
Our staff has completed the 18 months of work on time and on budget. We have gone through every line of code in every program in every system. We have analyzed all databases, all data files, including backups and historic archives, and modified all data to reflect the change.
We are proud to report that we have completed the "Y2K" date change mission, and have now implemented all changes to all programs and all data to reflect our new standards:
Januark, Februark, March, April, Mak, June, Julk, August, September,October,November, December
As well as: Sundak, Mondak, Tuesdak, Wednesdak, Thursdak, Fridak, Saturdak
I trust that this is satisfactory, because to be honest, none of this "Y to K" problem has made any sense to me. But I understand it is a global problem, and our team is glad to help in any way possible. And what does the year 2000 have to do with it? Speaking of which, what do you think we ought to do next year when the two digit year rolls over from 99 to 00?
We'll await your direction.
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