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Recursion

(56,582 posts) Fri Apr 11, 2014, 02:11 AM Apr 2014

I'm push starting my car in 100 degree weather

on the collection of potholes and cow dung that is allegedly a street, while dodging rickshaws and monkeys.

What are you guys up to?

Also, parents: make sure your kids know how to push start a car.

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I'm push starting my car in 100 degree weather (Original Post) Recursion Apr 2014 OP

not much eShirl Apr 2014 #1

Hope it's a Tata Nano you're pushing Paulie Apr 2014 #2

Land Rover Defender Recursion Apr 2014 #3

Pointing downhill is key. panader0 Apr 2014 #9

Just having some chips, thanks. Boom Sound 416 Apr 2014 #4

most handmade34 Apr 2014 #5

Raked out 5/6 gardens in the "barn yard" riderinthestorm Apr 2014 #6

The ashes could be good for the soil. panader0 Apr 2014 #10

2 acres for the veggies. We provide my sisters catering business, a local green market riderinthestorm Apr 2014 #11

I did that for over a year with my old Bug. Wait Wut Apr 2014 #7

Laundry, grading some school work, waiting to hear back if I got the job.... Coventina Apr 2014 #8

Most kids I've seen can't even drive a standard shift Major Nikon Apr 2014 #12

well I have rough roads and cow dung, but no monkeys or rickshaws Kali Apr 2014 #13

raking manure. finishing off the lasagna bed that will house blueberries. magical thyme Apr 2014 #14

eShirl

(18,494 posts)

1. not much

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Fri Apr 11, 2014, 06:12 AM

Apr 2014

have to wait until the snow finishes melting and excess water drains from the side yard before we start getting the garden ready for spring planting

Paulie

(8,462 posts)

2. Hope it's a Tata Nano you're pushing

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Fri Apr 11, 2014, 07:31 AM

Apr 2014

Otherwise if it was me is abandon it for the first monkey free cabana and iced tea I could find.

Recursion

(56,582 posts)

3. Land Rover Defender

Reply to Paulie (Reply #2)

Fri Apr 11, 2014, 07:49 AM

Apr 2014

Once I got myself facing down the hill rather than up it was pretty easy.

panader0

(25,816 posts)

9. Pointing downhill is key.

Reply to Recursion (Reply #3)

Fri Apr 11, 2014, 09:55 PM

Apr 2014

I have had 3 or 4 old trucks that had to start that way. I learned to find the right place to park. Mind the dung! Full speed ahead!

Boom Sound 416

(4,185 posts)

4. Just having some chips, thanks.

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Fri Apr 11, 2014, 07:55 AM

Apr 2014

handmade34

(22,756 posts)

5. most

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Fri Apr 11, 2014, 08:01 AM

Apr 2014

don't know how to drive a standard

riderinthestorm

(23,272 posts)

6. Raked out 5/6 gardens in the "barn yard"

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Fri Apr 11, 2014, 03:23 PM

Apr 2014

The big vegetable gardens require a different sort of prep.

My husband came around and saw the guys and I laboriously raking out last fall's leaves, crap and underbrush. He goes into the house and comes out with the matches and torches the sixth garden's leaves and underbrush.

Poof!

6/6 gardens cleared out.

What is it with guys and fire?

(my kids are farm kids and can push-start anything. Learned to drive on manual transmissions)

panader0

(25,816 posts)

10. The ashes could be good for the soil.

Reply to riderinthestorm (Reply #6)

Fri Apr 11, 2014, 10:00 PM

Apr 2014

The burning kills the weed seeds. Raking them around spreads them. Signed, a guy who burned his old gardens weeds.
So when you say "big" what do you mean?

riderinthestorm

(23,272 posts)

11. 2 acres for the veggies. We provide my sisters catering business, a local green market

Reply to panader0 (Reply #10)

Sat Apr 12, 2014, 12:35 PM

Apr 2014

My horse clients and ourselves of course.

Wait Wut

(8,492 posts)

7. I did that for over a year with my old Bug.

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Fri Apr 11, 2014, 04:27 PM

Apr 2014

In the winter, in Chicago. In the summer, in Chicago. In the rain, in Chicago. Never a good season to push start in Chicago.

Coventina

(27,120 posts)

8. Laundry, grading some school work, waiting to hear back if I got the job....

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Fri Apr 11, 2014, 05:16 PM

Apr 2014

Worrying about my family.......

All the usual Friday stuff....

Glad to hear you got your vehicle started!!!!

Major Nikon

(36,827 posts)

12. Most kids I've seen can't even drive a standard shift

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Sat Apr 12, 2014, 01:48 PM

Apr 2014

No shortage of adults either.

Kali

(55,011 posts)

13. well I have rough roads and cow dung, but no monkeys or rickshaws

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Sat Apr 12, 2014, 04:18 PM

Apr 2014

I have sure done my share of push-starting dead vehicles, though - in both hot and cold weather. bad battery or need alternator? starter?

magical thyme

(14,881 posts)

14. raking manure. finishing off the lasagna bed that will house blueberries.

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Sat Apr 12, 2014, 05:56 PM

Apr 2014

Longed the filly for the first time this season. Trying to gather the energy to start double-digging for the first direct seed crop, but may postpone that until tomorrow. Instead I will go back to raking manure.

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