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[cyrano]

I like fog. It's kind of like magic. I like the feel of the water suspended in the air hitting my face, whether it's walking or on a bike. I like the way it hides things and makes the world smaller, the way it wraps close around you.

However, I don't like that everything in my car boot is drenched when the weather gets cold. Does this happen to everybody? Do all of you with trunks have to be careful about storing paper and pulling out fabric so it doesn't rot and mold?

Comments

[tavella.livejournal.com]

Hmm, no. Check the seals?

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

I had thought about that, but it's condensation forming on the cold metal lid and then dripping down. (I know the rubber on the driver's side door leaks and needs to be replaced, though.

[reggie-coward.livejournal.com]

I don't store paper or fabric in my trunk. I get a lot of snow and any paper left in there gets ruined.

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

So is it the condensation, or a leak that does that?

[reggie-coward.livejournal.com]

In winter the air is very dry which means no condensation. The trunk does not leak if I leave it closed, but water and snow get into the trunk when I open it. There's no air circulation in the trunk as the trunk is left closed most of the time. Paper loves to soak up any water, and if the paper is left in contact with the trunk lining or other material, there's no air circulating around the paper to get the paper dried out. Also, cardboard left on concrete will also eventually get ruined, hence if I want to keep items stored in cardboard boxes in an unfinished basement, I have to raise them above the concrete.

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

Excellent. I need to take some sort of 'Physics of Moisture' class or something, between this and my windows fogging up.