Ulaanbaatar, MongoliaTuesday, November 23, 2010
To be fair, it's only 5.0 °F (-15.0 °C) outside right now--though it felt colder when we walked home an hour ago. But just now I looked out the window and noticed two gentlemen under the hood of a car with what appeared to be an open flame. Further inspection revealed that they were most likely trying to warm the engine block enough to get the car started. But still, I am not sure that holding burning pieces of wood under the hood of one's car is such a good idea.
(A few minutes later they gave up and pushed the car across the parking lot -- what? to await spring?)
