RW> MH> Years ago when I had my 80' Malibu, I found myself in that position   
   RW> MH> many times.  In the rain, snow, cold, in the work parking lot, etc.   
      
   RW>Been there, done that. I was 27yo before I was able to escape that kind of   
   RW>weather for a much warmer climate. Replaced the muffler on my 55 Chevy   
   RW>while laying in the ice and snow on a city street after it fell off.   
   RW>Double jumpered (two batteries) that Chevy when it got so cold it wouldn't   
   RW>turn over.   
      
   RW>The final kicker was during a December sleet and snow storm, I had to   
   RW>change a flat tire on my brand new (9 months) 65 Malibu while dressed in   
   RW>my tux pants and white shirt on my wedding night. When I got my T&D   
   RW>Journeyman's Certification in Jan 66, I began to look for work in CA and   
   RW>AZ through the Chicago Tribune's Help Wanted Column...finally landed a job   
   RW>in Seattle for a dollar an hour more than I was making at the time. That   
   RW>was a lot closer to CA than Illinois and the winter we spent there wasn't   
   RW>that bad, but CA was still the dream. We moved to San Diego in March of   
   RW>67...   
      
   Boy did I have it Easy. I only had to swap out a Ford three speed tranny   
   in a Gravel(The kind with LOTS of Sharp corners with no rug or blanket)   
   parking lot and had to change a VW starter in a Las Vegas auto parts   
   store parking lot during a Sand Storm.   
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