The slotted spoon is surprisingly adept at scooping out snow from odd little crevices in the region of the windshield, and there's something oddly genteel about wielding a spoon in the wee hours of the morning. [Would you like one lump of sugar or two...?]
When I picked up my rental car at the airport, the sales clerk handed me a blue extension cord and explained it was for the yellow plug protruding from the grille of the car:
The other end of the extension cord plugs into an outdoor outlet that is controlled by a mysterious red switch in my apartment:
Everyone's car in Fairbanks has an engine block heater that helps prevent the coolant around the engine from freezing overnight, making it easier to start the car in subzero temperatures. The block heater has a plug extending out through the grille of the car so that it can be connected to an AC power outlet. All outdoor parking lots are equipped with rows of power outlets for exactly this purpose, although it is tempting to imagine appropriating the outdoor outlet for a waffle iron or a toaster.
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