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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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