Starting a hydro in cold weather really challenges the battery, and all your electrical connections, grounds, etc. I sometimes turn the key to run, and apply jumper cables directly to the starter (ground and Positive terminals) to maximize voltage (and, hence, current) to the starter.
It's only supposed to get down to 14 here tonight. Supposed to be 7 degrees F Tuesday morning, though. That's about as cold as it ever gets there on the Chesapeake Bay (Rappahannock River area). Thank goodness!
If you remember the story about the explorer/settler John Smith (of the Jamestown 1607 settlement), when he was stung by a stingray (at what is now Stingray Point) and treated by Native Americans on what is now called Antipoison Creek. That is just a couple miles from where we live.
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