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I hope everyone had a good Xmas, in spite of the recent unpleasantness.
The cold snap has finally, well, snapped. The weather has turned warm and the snow has started to fall. I decided it would be the perfect time to get out and do some skiing.

Well, my day started off all right. A good cup of coffee, a hearty breakfast, and then it was time to start my vehicle.

I was met with the noise every driver fears, the slow rur-rur-rur-rowr-rowr of the engine turning over too slowly to start.

Occasionally the engine would stutter, but it stubbornly refused to catch.

I figured, "Well, I didn't plug in last night, and it's -30°C right now, so it's probably too cold to start." I plugged in the block heater and went back inside.

Well, this past weekend, I got my first taste of cross-country skiing.

My skis have been sitting in my work room for the past several weeks with a fresh coat of glide wax on them, but the snow has been so rotten (slushy and sticky) lately that I haven't been able to use them. Well, on Saturday, I got my chance. Having never cross-country skiied before, I've been reading up on the technique (and watching lots of YouTube videos on the subject,) so I figured I'd find a nice quiet spot and try it out.