Not-so-wet wood
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viverraI was given a carload of wood over the holidays - it had been raining, but the wood was reasonably dry. So I packed it in the car, and left it there for a few days. There was condensation on the inside of the car windows when I came back. So I toweled down the windows, finished packing the car, and drove about five hours to get home.
It was late when I arrived. I took my stuff in, left the wood in the car, and went to bed.
This morning I discovered the windows were covered with a very thick layer of frost -- inside. So much frost that the scraper only took off a thin layer. Besides, scrapers are not designed to work on a concave surface.
The soft surfaces -- the roof, sunshades, etc -- had frost flowers growing. (look closely)
The wood's drying pretty well, though. Maybe that's why so many people leave an abandoned car in the back yard here -- it makes a good drying kiln.... Eureka!
It was late when I arrived. I took my stuff in, left the wood in the car, and went to bed.
This morning I discovered the windows were covered with a very thick layer of frost -- inside. So much frost that the scraper only took off a thin layer. Besides, scrapers are not designed to work on a concave surface.
The soft surfaces -- the roof, sunshades, etc -- had frost flowers growing. (look closely)
The wood's drying pretty well, though. Maybe that's why so many people leave an abandoned car in the back yard here -- it makes a good drying kiln.... Eureka!
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