Frigid 4x4s and Frozen Water Pipes
It’s hot and humid outside as I’m writing this. From my office window I can see our ’05 Power Wagon baking in the sun, heat waves shimmering off the paint. Today, the red truck looks like a giant blister, which is what I would get if I rested my hand on the truck’s body. But I’m thinking about winter because this column is going to be in Four Wheeler’s January issue, which contains a collection of winter content. My mind has drifted back to the days when my northern Illinois house didn’t have a garage for my 4x4, or any insulation for that matter. This made winter lots of fun on many levels. It was the early ’80s, and my wife and I lived in a stone schoolhouse that was constructed in…
