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#216433 - 02/04/11 05:46 PM Re: Chicago Blizzard pic [Re: Jesselp]
ireckon Offline
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I raise my wipers when I go snowboarding. It makes it easier to clear the windshield after I return to the car. I always kick myself when I forget and there's a blizzard that day.
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#216441 - 02/04/11 07:53 PM Re: Chicago Blizzard pic [Re: CANOEDOGS]
Russ Offline
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That's a good wiper blade tip. I always run mine in one of the pause modes and sometimes if it's between strokes with a long pause I forget they're turned on. When you turn them back on via the ignition circuit, that first stroke has no pause. . .
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#216467 - 02/05/11 01:21 AM Re: Chicago Blizzard pic [Re: Jesselp]
MDinana Offline
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Registered: 03/08/07
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Originally Posted By: Jesselp
When I'm expecting snow, I always put the wipers up on the car. It makes it MUCH easier to clean the windshield.

When I'm parking for the night and expecting snow, I put the wipers up and lay an old towel across the windshield. If the pager goes off in the middle of the night, I just pull the towel, and all the accumulated snow, off the car, put the wipers down, and go.

It gives me good enough visibility to make it to the firehouse from my house withouot having to mess with a scraper.


Canoedogs, I'm surprised you don't know that trick- my wisconsin wife taught it to me. Leaving the wipers up makes it easier to get them going the next morning. A) they don't freeze to the windshield, and potentially damage the rubber when you scrape the window, and B), you can dust off the windshield in the morning without banging them, thus letting them move easier (not moving such a heavy load of snow on the first couple strokes)

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#216500 - 02/05/11 11:59 PM Re: Chicago Blizzard pic [Re: Jesselp]
bacpacjac Offline
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Registered: 05/05/07
Posts: 3601
Loc: Ontario, Canada
Originally Posted By: Jesselp

When I'm parking for the night and expecting snow, I put the wipers up and lay an old towel across the windshield. If the pager goes off in the middle of the night, I just pull the towel, and all the accumulated snow, off the car, put the wipers down, and go.


a new neighbor down the street wrapped his entire car in a tarp before this one. he was using the same idea, but bright guy that he is, he forgot to secure the top so lots of snow and ice drifted doen into hus doors and windows anyway.
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#216596 - 02/07/11 01:02 PM Re: Chicago Blizzard pic [Re: GarlyDog]
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#216598 - 02/07/11 02:21 PM Re: Chicago Blizzard pic [Re: Blast]
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Originally Posted By: Blast


I guess Gary (pic #21 with the torch) doesn't have much experience with ice. eek

I've seen huge ice storms that created some real messes. A little elbow grease and a decent ice scraper is faster and safer when the ice isn't any worse than the problem in that picture.
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#216847 - 02/11/11 04:04 AM Re: Chicago Blizzard pic [Re: GarlyDog]
Susan Offline
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Registered: 01/21/04
Posts: 5163
Loc: W. WA
Why would people leave their vehicle doors open when they abandon them???

I'm originally from SoCal. Most of those pictures look like 'ell to me!

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#216852 - 02/11/11 12:05 PM Re: Chicago Blizzard pic [Re: Susan]
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I guess the vehicle was well and truly "abandoned," in the full sense of the word - or the driver was well into hypothermia..
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