Sleep in your car when its 0 degrees out

[MrDingleDangle]

Originally posted by: SilentZero


Note: If you even travel to Amsterdam and rent a car or drive your own, NEVER EVER park in the back of the Train station there. The second day we had our windows smashed and everything taken from the car. That night we slept in the car without windows so it was EXTRA cold due to the damn wind.

I can just see it now...years from now i will have rented a car with friends in amsterdam and someone will say, lets just park behind that train station and I will say "NO! SILENTZERO said the car will be broken into if we do that!" and they will all look at me and laugh, not because what i said was funny, but because they are all stoned.

 

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

My question is, if you can't do your school work, what are you going to do when you have to wake up for work every day?

 

[weirdichi]

Make sure to start the car and put a hose from your exhaust to your window so as to recycle the heat coming out of the car. This will keep you extra warm and you can go without those extra blankets!

 

[igowerf]

Originally posted by: KrillBee
Because when I sleep in my own bed, I sleep for 12 hours at a time, sometimes more. I dont want to get out of bed, because I have a day of school and schoolwork to face (my classes dont start til 11 each day, incase u guys were wondering)

I do this even when I have had plenty of sleep the whole week before. I tend to use sleep as an excuse to put off stuff. I probably only need around 8 hours of sleep.

Wow. You sound like my second year roommate. He was having tons of trouble with schoolwork and put himself through hell to catch up again.

Of course, I ended up going through some of that hell with him just because I lived with him. He had an alarm clock that was so loud and piercing that when it went off in the morning, I would actually sit up in my bed, completely confused and totally tweaked out from the adrenaline rush. I could never fall asleep again because my heart was pounding so fast. This happened every single morning (even on some weekends) for the first quarter of school. For Christmas, I bought him a "nature sounds" alarm clock that would slowly wake you with the sound of a bubbling brook.

 

[drinkmorejava]

It really isn't that bad. I've camped outside a few times when it was 0 or less. I've fine with long underwear, pants, and a hat in my sleeping bag. Of course, most people probably have the cheap things that you would bring to a friends house, or something.

 

[Evadman]

Originally posted by: ggnl
Not without specialized equipment designed for sub-zero temps.

Exactly. I used to go on polar campouts all the time (camping at sub freezing temps) no big deal with the right stuff.

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: tec699
do mass amounts of ritalin!!!

Shut up.

 

[TitanDiddly]

Keep a blanket or two under you too.

 

[imthebadguy]

check out a library, or buy a northface himalaiyn suit

 

[Sundog]

As assinine idea.

Check yourself into a hotel.

 

[KrillBee]

Originally posted by: Fullmetal Chocobo
My question is, if you can't do your school work, what are you going to do when you have to wake up for work every day?

I've had summer jobs before, and for some reason I have no problem buckling down when I am at the job, and I have no problem going to work.

Work is great, you start and 8 hours later you are done no matter what (I wouldnt consider working at a job which didnt go by those rules)


For some reason though, as a student I just struggle. But I am a great worker when it comes to actual jobs.

 

[KrillBee]

Originally posted by: igowerf

Originally posted by: KrillBee
Because when I sleep in my own bed, I sleep for 12 hours at a time, sometimes more. I dont want to get out of bed, because I have a day of school and schoolwork to face (my classes dont start til 11 each day, incase u guys were wondering)

I do this even when I have had plenty of sleep the whole week before. I tend to use sleep as an excuse to put off stuff. I probably only need around 8 hours of sleep.

Wow. You sound like my second year roommate. He was having tons of trouble with schoolwork and put himself through hell to catch up again.

Of course, I ended up going through some of that hell with him just because I lived with him. He had an alarm clock that was so loud and piercing that when it went off in the morning, I would actually sit up in my bed, completely confused and totally tweaked out from the adrenaline rush. I could never fall asleep again because my heart was pounding so fast. This happened every single morning (even on some weekends) for the first quarter of school. For Christmas, I bought him a "nature sounds" alarm clock that would slowly wake you with the sound of a bubbling brook.

lol, dang that sucks.

I remember that whole alarm clock thing, back when I had a roomate. It can be kind of annoying to have to deal with that.

Originally posted by: Sundog
As assinine idea.

Check yourself into a hotel.

the unfortunate part is that costs money

 

[Phoenix86]

Originally posted by: KrillBee

Originally posted by: Phoenix86
Agreed, KrillBee, just look at what all you are putting yourself through to "get around" your real problem. Good luck.

The extremes we go to, to become a good student.

What can I say, for some people it takes more extreme stuff than others to get us to buckle down.

Just stay safe, you seem to be going a bit extreme. Ask youself this: are you going to handle stress like this forever? Do you think "being a student" is any more or less stressfull than the rest of life?

 

[illusion88]

seek professional help, now.
Honestly, you school has counslers who will work with you for free. Do it.

 

[tRaptor]

Originally posted by: Mik3y
dont forget about the cold air you will be breathing in. you can easily catch a cold or wake up to a dried out and hoarse throat.

Haha, thats how I woke up this afternoon. I went to bed really drunk and the window was open....

 

[Babbles]

Holy cow, I can't believe you. Your problem isn't trying to find a place to study, your problem is being mature enough to figure out how to do what you got to do to advance your life and not be distracted by the internet/computers/whatever. Is this how you plan on going through your entire life; sleeping in your car with some ill-concivied notion that it will solve your problems?

Originally posted by: KrillBee

Originally posted by: Rainsford

No offense, but it sounds like you need some sort of professional help

Offense taken, whether it was intended or not.
You need professional help for even thinking to suggest that type of advice to me.

Its these types of comments that make me feel crappy about making this thread.

This was about the second most retarded thing you have said. You do need some professional help. Repressing your problems and sleeping in the car won't fix anything.

Originally posted by: KrillBee
The extremes we go to, to become a good student.

What can I say, for some people it takes more extreme stuff than others to get us to buckle down.

A "good" student wouldn't have to resort to this sort of asinine behaviour and would realize that they have fundamental problems with prioritizing their life.

 

[eelw]

Originally posted by: TheNinjagood thing I had a full tank of gas when i feel asleep b/c when I awoke I have about 1/8th tank left.

Wow. Never knew you can idle away that much gas.

 

[alm4rr]

or spend $50 for comfortable hotel room?

 

[KrillBee]

Originally posted by: illusion88
seek professional help, now.
Honestly, you school has counslers who will work with you for free. Do it.

professional help because I have a hard time studying? Dont you think thats a little overboard? I didnt know schools would accomodate students that well.

Originally posted by: alm4rr
or spend $50 for comfortable hotel room?

that would really add up, if i did that every night that i needed to study

 

[KrillBee]

Originally posted by: Babbles
Holy cow, I can't believe you. Your problem isn't trying to find a place to study, your problem is being mature enough to figure out how to do what you got to do to advance your life and not be distracted by the internet/computers/whatever. Is this how you plan on going through your entire life; sleeping in your car with some ill-concivied notion that it will solve your problems?

if you read the rest of my posts you will under stand that this is just a temporary issue that i am dealing with.

school will be over in the spring, and i can move on in life.

I have no trouble working jobs or anything like that, and I have proof of that from the work I've already done.
But I do have trouble being a student.

 

[jlbenedict]

20 below zero.. while stationed in South Korea....

the heat went out in the tent.. thank goodness for an intermediate cold weather sleeping bag.. I was still nice and warm inside..

 

[AdamSnow]

Sure you can... might want to plan to turn your car on for 20 minutes in the middle of the night to get the temp back up and everything, but sure you can... it wont be nearly as bad as it is outside because you will have no wind factor.

 

[Sphexi]

Do it. With any luck your problem will be solved by nature, and we won't have to worry about it anymore.