Topic: "there's ice on the windows, what do I do"

[ocala]

That's what my daughter came back in and said before leaving for work.
I had a good laugh about that one.
I told her about the defrosters and the windshield wiper fluid.

[offroadjosh]

Haha=)  Here we get  ice on the INSIDE of windows once we get  around -20*F. Daughter just learning to drive?

[ocala]

Haha=)  Here we get  ice on the INSIDE of windows once we get  around -20*F. Daughter just learning to drive?

Yes. This was her frost experience. Thing is she was a straight A student, honors class, salutatorian etc. Why is it these smart ones have a hard time with the easy stuff. 

[WeatherHost]

Booksmart does not equal street smart.

Should have told her the glass was defective and she'd have to replace it all.

[offroadjosh]

haha i could see Ocala, coming up with some form of a prank for his daughter weatherwise. Just wait till her first drive in snow=)  (which hopefully will go safely..)

[SlowModem]

haha i could see Ocala, coming up with some form of a prank for his daughter weatherwise. Just wait till her first drive in snow=)  (which hopefully will go safely..)

I started to say something about snow and the Braves winning the World Series, but I guess that doesn't fly anymore.   

[Mark / Ohio]

Dave,

Sounds like you need to send her back up to Cleveland for winter driving boot camp.  

Mid week they are starting to banter about 3-6" of possible white here.  

[belfryboy]

A friend learnt the hard way about using his hand brake after driving in wet snow.

[stevebrtx]

3 years ago I was up in Colo in late Oct and a storm caught me on the way out and my Jeep had been in MX for 2 years and of course in MX they have no idea what washer antifreeze is so mine had only water and I realized it the instant I hit the washer switch and froze an instant coat of ice on the windshield at about 60mph.

[corwyyn]

You could always get her one of these: Star Wars Severed Wampa Arm Ice Scraper

[SlowModem]

You could always get her one of these: Star Wars Severed Wampa Arm Ice Scraper

Geeze, there's one born every minute, huh?

[stevebrtx]

Well, resorting to my upbringings I careened off to the side, got out a credit card and scraped a hole to reality.

Today, Christmas I was in Manzinillo, 86, humidity? - all the way up, but the sun, surf and etc were nice.

[cospringswx]

3 years ago I was up in Colo in late Oct and a storm caught me on the way out and my Jeep had been in MX for 2 years and of course in MX they have no idea what washer antifreeze is so mine had only water and I realized it the instant I hit the washer switch and froze an instant coat of ice on the windshield at about 60mph.

Wow scary! 

[Scalphunter]

Halagen tool works well removing ice also.

[SlowModem]

Have you ever noticed that the glass won't frost up if the wind is blowing?  That's called the windshield factor.  ba dum bum

[Sigdigit]

Things must be pretty rough when you have to carry a halagen tool.  Can't imagine that would be too good for the glass!  I guesss if you bust the glass out you don't have to worry about ice on it anymore.

[mackbig]

I honeymooned in Italy.  Our "car" was out of fluid.  So I pulled into the local Shell.  Since my Italian was rusty non-existent, I charaded my need for fluid.   After some back and forth he presented a jug filled with clear liquid. Yup, water, filled it up and all was good.  They must have the stuff as it goes below freezing there, it even snows, but I guess in Florence at least, they just use water in the summer/fall.

Andrew

3 years ago I was up in Colo in late Oct and a storm caught me on the way out and my Jeep had been in MX for 2 years and of course in MX they have no idea what washer antifreeze is so mine had only water and I realized it the instant I hit the washer switch and froze an instant coat of ice on the windshield at about 60mph.

[WeatherHost]

Halagen tool works well removing ice also.

Things must be pretty rough when you have to carry a halagen tool.

It's Halligan.

They must have the stuff as it goes below freezing there, it even snows, but I guess in Florence at least, they just use water in the summer/fall.

I use a mix from RainX.  Reapplies a coating on every use.  Helps for rain as well as other stuff.

[Sigdigit]

I always call it the 'hooligan' bar.

[offroadjosh]

Halagen tool works well removing ice also.

Things must be pretty rough when you have to carry a halagen tool.

It's Halligan.

They must have the stuff as it goes below freezing there, it even snows, but I guess in Florence at least, they just use water in the summer/fall.

I use a mix from RainX.  Reapplies a coating on every use.  Helps for rain as well as other stuff.

I always call it the 'hooligan' bar.

  

[Aardvark]

went to college with a guy who really was  brilliant in the lab, but...  while I was out scrapping and cussing , he came out with a pan of hot water and poured it on his windshield before I could warn him.   I recall saying " Idiot, you  cracked your windshield." He replied " Idiot, the cracking noise is the ice coming off, anyone who is anyone knows that, basic thermodynamics."

So.. when he got in, to start the car, saw the damage and I was laughing my ass off and as I drove away and made some rude comments about physical chemists..