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  1. xlsdraw

    xlsdraw Road Train Member

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    Is that due to Global Warming or Climate Change?
     
  2. '88K100

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    Climate change is slow over centuries..this is global warming. The change over the past 10 years is very obvious and fast . We used to get over a foot of snow every week,,sometimes a few times a week. Now less than weekly. We used to get -30C stretches for weeks., no more. For northerners -10C during December to February is a heatwave.
     
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  3. Canadianhauler21

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    Haha. 401 isn't that bad unless I've become used to it. Do trucks even start at -60C?
     
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    You just don’t shut them off.
     
  5. Lennythedriver

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    Don’t forget them fuel treatments!
     
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    That sounds terrible. I've never felt anything less than -30°C. My bunk heater doesn't even keep the truck warm after -25°C.

    Not sure how you guys survive out there.
     
  7. BigHossVolvo

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    -53'c in Balgonie on Weds night, and it was -49'c in Swift Current last night, ####s crazy! Volvo works good tho! Lucas Antigel FTW.
     
  8. Lennythedriver

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    When it’s this cold I close off the rear curtain to make my sleeping space smaller and use my electric heater. It stays plenty warm. If I opened up the curtain divider though, I’ll freeze. Lol
     
  9. Elroythekid

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    I'll pony up a little more carbon tax for some more global warming? FB_IMG_1573426421168.jpg
    How much for palm trees in Nova Scotia?
     
  10. Magoo1968

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    A Indian family froze to death fleeing Canada into the USA This cold can be deadly stay prepared in case of breakdown in a cell dead zone . Never leave your vehicle if possible.