Cold!
Alright, though certain friends from Connecticut will likely disagree, as far as I'm concerned, it's cold. Really really cold. I went out to the car this morning, and washed the ice off the windshield, then turned off the wipers and pulled down the driveway. Then as I turned back to my front window, it was all iced over again. I turned on the windshield wipers and they just danced across the ice without any of the new ice budging. So I pull over in front of the neighbor's house, where he is de-icing his windshield, and I pour another round of water on my windshield, and this time leave the wipers on til I get to Christyn's place. And I ask myself, "What am I doing outside when it's clearly freezing?"
So now I'm sitting at my desk with my little space heater humming away. Best Christmas Present Ever, or so says my toasty toes.
So now I'm sitting at my desk with my little space heater humming away. Best Christmas Present Ever, or so says my toasty toes.
2 Comments:
The first rule of de-icing I learned in Pittsburgh was 'don't try to melt your windshield by putting more water on it' unless you have plenty of water and plenty of time. Cold water re-freezes and hot water can crack your windshield. Best get an ice scraper and/or turn on your car's hear and let it sit for a while.
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Kevin Fox, at 1:35 PM
He's got a point there. We've been below freezing most every morning since November, sometimes in single digits, and I've learned that the best bet is to start the car a few minutes before I leave. It's really fun when I stop at a light and the ice thaws...and as soon as I get moving again it freezes in a new configuration. Wheee! Who needs to see on the way to work anyway?
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Flonkbob, at 7:19 AM
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