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I don't think the distinction between soot and poison really changes the willingness of someone to physically attack a snitch. As for legitimate reasons to lea

I don't think the distinction between soot and poison really changes the willingness of someone to physically attack a snitch. As for legitimate reasons to leave it idle, I have no idea.

sgjohnson 5y ago
> As for legitimate reasons to leave it idle, I have no idea. Air conditioning/heating
- Godel_unicode 5y ago
  If you get in and out of the cab all day, wear more clothes. That's what I did, worked great. In the summer it's just not that big a deal, you're sweating in every other part of the job anyway. Roll the windows down maybe. If you're talking about the cargo, the insulation will easily keep up over an hour or two plus of being stopped.
  - NullPrefix 5y ago
    Driving with frosted up windows is not safe
    - Godel_unicode 5y ago
      I'm not sure what this comment means, sorry.
      - xkqd 5y ago
        You run the heater to defrost the glass in your car. It often takes a few minutes for it to be effective. Otherwise, you can’t see and you’re a danger to yourself and others. In the winter, it’s more common than putting gas in your car. It’s kinda odd explaining this though
        AnthonBerg 5y ago
        I live in the subarctic region, a stone’s throw away from the arctic circle. We have snow and frost in winter. We use ice scrapers. :) As a matter of self-reliance and/or common courtesy. Defrosting the windows with the engine is really not nice, especially not when it’s a diesel with the fumes hanging in the winter air and going inside people’s windows and into baby carriages and kindergarteners’ noses.
        notch656a 5y ago
        Godel_unicode 5y ago
        It's not only not nice, it's a genuinely bad idea. If you have large sheets of glass (truck windows) and large heat differentials, you are asking for catastrophic failure due to uneven expansion. I know multiple people this has happened to personally, and there are also some truck manufacturers who recommend against this kind of defrosting for exactly this reason.

I don't think the distinction between soot and poison really changes the willingness of someone to physically attack a snitch. As for legitimate reasons to leave it idle, I have no idea.

sgjohnson 5y ago

> As for legitimate reasons to leave it idle, I have no idea. Air conditioning/heating

Godel_unicode 5y ago
If you get in and out of the cab all day, wear more clothes. That's what I did, worked great. In the summer it's just not that big a deal, you're sweating in every other part of the job anyway. Roll the windows down maybe. If you're talking about the cargo, the insulation will easily keep up over an hour or two plus of being stopped.
- NullPrefix 5y ago
  Driving with frosted up windows is not safe
  - Godel_unicode 5y ago
    I'm not sure what this comment means, sorry.
    - xkqd 5y ago
      You run the heater to defrost the glass in your car. It often takes a few minutes for it to be effective. Otherwise, you can’t see and you’re a danger to yourself and others. In the winter, it’s more common than putting gas in your car. It’s kinda odd explaining this though
      - AnthonBerg 5y ago
        I live in the subarctic region, a stone’s throw away from the arctic circle. We have snow and frost in winter. We use ice scrapers. :) As a matter of self-reliance and/or common courtesy. Defrosting the windows with the engine is really not nice, especially not when it’s a diesel with the fumes hanging in the winter air and going inside people’s windows and into baby carriages and kindergarteners’ noses.
        notch656a 5y ago
        Godel_unicode 5y ago
        It's not only not nice, it's a genuinely bad idea. If you have large sheets of glass (truck windows) and large heat differentials, you are asking for catastrophic failure due to uneven expansion. I know multiple people this has happened to personally, and there are also some truck manufacturers who recommend against this kind of defrosting for exactly this reason.