While Idaho’s major cities aren’t exactly getting buried under feet of snow this winter, most of the state is experiencing a blast of arctic air that’s making us question “why am I living where the air hurts my face?”
Sitting in Boise, writing this article, we almost feel bad complaining about having to leave the house to drive to work in 15 degree temperatures. We know it’s worse elsewhere, like Eastern Idaho where high temperatures were in the teens, the lows were around -11º and the wind chill was a ridiculous -22º. The conditions were severe enough that the National Weather Service used their new “extreme cold warning” for the first time.
But we hate being cold, you hate being cold and you know that your employer isn’t going to let you call off work just because you don’t want to go outside. So, you’re taking matters into your own hands and reducing the amount of time you have to be cold by starting your vehicle while everyone gets ready to leave the house. Totally harmless, right?
Warming Up Your Car is Illegal in Most of the United States
Well, it all depends where you live. The EPA put together a list of laws that ban idling in 30 states across the country. Some of them do have stipulations about allowing the action spending on the outside air temperature.…