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madamesilverspurs

(15,801 posts)
Sun Jun 24, 2012, 07:45 PM Jun 2012

Cue the spooky music.

It's bad enough when the car thermometer reads 101 when it's been parked overnight in the shade. And it's not too surprising that leaving the shade and driving to the end of the block brings it up to 104, they did say that today would be a scorcher. But at one point the thing jumped to 106, then back to 104 within a couple of blocks.

It was at 104 when I got in to come home, and near the same intersection where it spiked earlier it jumped to 108. By the time I pulled into my parking space it was back to 104.

All this is within a radius of less than one mile. I'm wondering if there might be something emanating from that intersection's traffic signals that could cause the jump. Or maybe we have some weird Bermuda Triangle thing going on. Eeek.


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Cue the spooky music. (Original Post) madamesilverspurs Jun 2012 OP
Here you go! RKP5637 Jun 2012 #1
Do you have cats? pinboy3niner Jun 2012 #2
LOL! Just for that, you get a kitteh video: freshwest Jun 2012 #4
CALL CONGRESS RIGHT FUCKING NOW!1!! pinboy3niner Jun 2012 #8
I bet there's a lot of concrete and asphalt around the spike area. lob1 Jun 2012 #3
Yeah. Or else a prankster with a drone is holding a magnifying glass above the intersection. freshwest Jun 2012 #5
Your car has a thermometer? marybourg Jun 2012 #6
It's not as luxurious as it sounds pinboy3niner Jun 2012 #7
Behaaave!! All right now, see here... freshwest Jun 2012 #9
I DID NOT CHEAT ON THAT CAT!1!! pinboy3niner Jun 2012 #11
Shore Nuff! freshwest Jun 2012 #12
What are you, some kinda lawyer or sumthin? pinboy3niner Jun 2012 #13
No, no, she meant a thermonuclear. She ran out of cooling water, and then... freshwest Jun 2012 #10

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)
2. Do you have cats?
Sun Jun 24, 2012, 07:56 PM
Jun 2012

If yes, round up the usual pusspects. With a little interrogation, they'll soon hack up the truth and pawnt out the ringleader. Be sure to make them spit out where they got their mechatnical/feloctronics skills. We can't afford to let this kind of thing spread.

freshwest

(53,661 posts)
5. Yeah. Or else a prankster with a drone is holding a magnifying glass above the intersection.
Sun Jun 24, 2012, 08:10 PM
Jun 2012

Last edited Mon Jun 25, 2012, 02:39 AM - Edit history (1)

Hey, it could happen.




pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)
7. It's not as luxurious as it sounds
Sun Jun 24, 2012, 09:26 PM
Jun 2012

You have to maneuver juuuuust riiiiight when you get in to sit on it properly for an accurate reading.

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