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10 THE HERALD OUTLOOK January lira Outlook op Lifestyle How to jumpstart your car By Paler Bohr Contributing Editor Road Track A true story The would be hero this tale comes out of a restaurant and finds two forlorn fellows trying vain to start a car with a nearly battery So he volunteers to help jumpstart the car with cables he car ries in his own car s trunk The connections are made the car comes to life and as he removes the cables the dead battery suddenly blows its top spraying him with bat tery acid To add insult to our hero s injuries the two fellows jump out of the car and flee the scene like scoff laws Which indeed they were for the car turned out to be stolen The moral of the story is not that one should be afraid to do a good deed Its simply that a car s battery that innocent looking lump of plastic sit ting in the engine compartment re quires a little respect Weather Facts Fancies Did You Know A blizzard brought 20 cm of snow to Iqaluit Bay on the 14th and of February Winds to over 100 had causeC enormous drifting by the I knew I was in trouble one resident said when I saw my neighbour walk past my secondstorey window On August 27 1973 a hailstone weighing 290 and measuring 1 14 mm across fell at Its mass on impact was estimated at the largest hailstone documented in Canada On November 17 in subzero temperatures and with winds to 50 kmh former Olympians Barbara Ann ScottKing and Fred Hayward started the Olympic torch on its 87day km journey from St Johns to Calgary for the 1988 winter Olympics Some 6820 Canadians eventually participated in the torch relay On October 13 1987 beachcombers and bathers were startled to find hundreds of TV sets washing up on the beaches of southern Hondas Atlantic coast The sets had been in 17 cargo containers washed from the decks of a freighter the day be fore by Hurricane Floyd The warmest temperature ever re corded in the United States 56 7 was set in Death Valley California July 10 1913 at a place with the ironic name of Greenland Ranch This is also a record high for the Western Hemisphere Be entertained while honing up on your meteorological knowledge by treating yourself to the Canadian Wcatber Trivia Calendar Priced at only it lends itself to being an ideal gift that will be ured right through the year This fifth edition also includes tnvia from other parts of the world by mall from the Canadian Government Publishing Centre Ottawa Canada A or through bookstore associated with CGPC wall from other bookstores acme country DENTURE THERAPY AW TRENTON DT 18 CHURCH STREET GEORGETOWN ACROSS FROM LIBRARY AND CULTURAL CENTRE 8772359 KEEPING YOUR CAR ALIVE Inside a battery there are lead plates surrounded by a mixture of ter and sulfuric acid When the car s alternator charges the battery bub bles of hydrogen rise through liquid As anyone who heard of the Hin knows hydrogen is a pretty explosive stuff f all is well with the battery and the car charging system what little drogen that is formed vents harmless ly into the air But If all is not well of ten the case with a dead old battery it can build up inside he battery turn ing it into a hydrogen bomb of sorts And there are plenty of ways you can ignite the hydrogen when jump- starting a car Dangling a lighted arette over the battery is certainly one way But more likely is a spark caused by mishandling the jumper cables The worst thing you can do is con the ends of the cables to the good battery and then carelessly touch the other ends of the cables together that s guaranteed to cause a show of fireworks You II also see major sparking if you mistakenly cross up the negative and positive terminals of the batteries So when vou jumpstart a car it a healthy idea to follow the right dure in order to avoid sparks Bring the two cars together but not touching so the cables will easily reach the batteries If the cables are stretched too tight a clamp could pop off touch metal and cause a spark Turn off the ignition and any cal accessories on BOTH cars Next identify the terminals they re usually marked on the battery with plus and minus signs or the let tens POS and NEG On some batter les the positive terminal is the fatter of the two Securely clamp the post live terminals of both batteries with the ends of one cable Then with one end of the second cable lying on dry pavement away from metal clamp the other end to the negative terminal of the good battery The safest procedure calls for clamping the last cable end to the en block or chassis of the car with the dead battery but not to the ative terminal of the dead battery Sometimes there s a small spark when the final contact is made be tween the two batteries so by attach ing the cable to the engine it keeps the spark away from the battery It also has the advantage of bypassing the ground cable of the bad battery Corroded ground cables are often the cause of hard starting and dead bat in the first place But yes I know easier said than done In the real world it ably night and raining 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plan ahead Write down the weeks menu Make a shopping list then follow it Include a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables for healthful Eat before shopping to cut down on impulsive buying It win also help if you know the layout of the store This will reduce shopping time and also enable you to more easily avoid the foods that are tempting to you Remember the most nutritious foods such as fresh produce dairy products and meats are usually arranged on the outside aisles If you would like more Information on wise shop ping tips contact your local Diet Center at 8772900 Shopping will become diet supportive instead of diet disastrous Business Number 8772900 Consultation Home Number By Appointment 8530780 Mill St Georgetown find an unpainted spot on the engine that will provide a good connection So most people including four out of four professional mechanics asked routinely attach the cable to the negative terminal of the bad bat Still its probably safest to find a spot on the engine or chassis if possible When the connections are made start the engine of the car with the bad battery Keep it running but only at an idle until the jumper cables are removed Remove the cables in the opposite order from which they were attached Again be very careful not to touch the cable ends to each other or to metal on the cars Considering how frequently people jumpstart cars and often with cava disregard for connecting the ca in the proper order battery blow are actually very rare But when fiddling with car batteries its wise to keep your guard up your sleeves down and your gloves and glasses on just in case Road fc Track NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE FREE ADULT CREDIT CLASSES Georgetown District High School ENROL NOW FOR FEB 6 START BROADEN YOUR HORIZONS ADULT ONLY CLASSES English Math Technical Welding Business and Computers AdolescentAdult Mixed Classes Coop Education Courses Job Preparation All Other Courses Subject to Space Call Mrs Meek 8776966 ft DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Hotel Plaza Chlqulta A 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