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New Tue 23 Feb 10 13:15 
 Reflections on Winter - old dog new trick - Vicar of Bray
I`ts been a while since remember a winter like this - perhaps it was around 87 that I drove a 2cv through similar weather. Ice scrapers seemed the latest `in` way of clearing windows then, but I remember scratches on the glass,if you looked closely with the sun on the screen.

You think perhaps there is nothing BASIC really to learn after a few decades - but it was an eye opener to me to learn that no one had a cracked screen following using warm water (other forum thread). I guess (to me anyway) that was as real eye opener, as my previous perspective was that it was a pretty stupid think to do.
I can still be wrong on basics then, after all these years thinking of and working on cars..

I`m using barely warm water now and saving 10 minutes on the drive with the car warming up.
Funny that. Although I guess Drax has to kick in a bit extra to warm the water.

Wonder what else I have missed?
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New Tue 23 Feb 10 15:44 
 Reflections on Winter - old dog new trick - Zero
I forgot that when you open your drivers door quickly, the vacuum inside sucks the huge lump of snow off your roof and deposits itself on the drivers seat.
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New Tue 23 Feb 10 15:49 
 Reflections on Winter - old dog new trick - Old Navy
Vacuum my backside, thats gravity. :-)
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New Tue 23 Feb 10 15:53 
 Reflections on Winter - old dog new trick - rtj70
In the recent cold weather I did what I normally do and use warm water. Now it was very cold so two options were:

- Wipers on auto to clear water but risk getting wet
- Wait until you hop in

I tried both and the former was better since the warm/hottish water froze again!

Also with loads of washer fluid in the tank you'd have thought I'd be okay. But in -7oC temperatures with lower due to wind chill the washer nozzles kept freezing. The washer fluid was fine because the rear one still worked.
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New Tue 23 Feb 10 15:52 
 Reflections on Winter - old dog new trick - Bellboy
Ive been cleaning frost off my windscreen that has frozen like concrete these last few months.
I assume the free tins of de icer i find in glove boxes must go off over time.
Plus i wish people would throw away umbrellas that are no good.
Its so infuriating keeping these for a rainy day only to find they are broken as you get them out of the store cupboard.
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New Tue 23 Feb 10 15:59 
 Reflections on Winter - old dog new trick - rtj70
Trouble with deicer recently was (apart from lowering the temperature of the screen even further) was the wiper blades had frozen a bit. So despite clearing the screen with the deicer the blades could not shift the liquid properly. Warm water....

On my -7o drive I was stopping off to get hot water into plastic bottles at services!

Oh for a Ford Quickclear screen ;-) I forgive all those fine wires honest. Actually they never bothered me one bit. Not saying I drove a Ford mind!
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New Tue 23 Feb 10 16:06 
 Reflections on Winter - old dog new trick - Runfer D'Hills
I have a 4x4 with no quickclear but it does have ABS and TC. I have a FWD with quickclear and ABS but no TC and I have a FWD with no ABS and no quickclear and no TC. I have to go to London tomorrow and it's snowing. If I choose the wrong car will I die ? Or should I just take the one which is funded by someone else and hang the risks ?
( should I wear the pink shirt do you think ? )

;-)
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New Tue 23 Feb 10 16:09 
 Reflections on Winter - old dog new trick - Iffy
...should I wear the pink shirt do you think ?...

Only if you want to look like a barrister from the provinces. :)

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New Tue 23 Feb 10 16:25 
 Reflections on Winter - old dog new trick - Runfer D'Hills
I can't say I know any provincial legal types. No....none at all. Certainly not on here....dear me no...perish the thought........
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New Tue 23 Feb 10 16:24 
 Reflections on Winter - old dog new trick - rtj70
>> should I wear the pink shirt do you think

I would not risk the pink shirt. The last time I wore a pink shirt I was in a car accident. I cannot be sure the two were or weren't connected somehow.
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New Tue 23 Feb 10 16:40 
 Reflections on Winter - old dog new trick - Runfer D'Hills
Would a white shirt be less distracting in snow for other drivers do you think? I always favour the one with black epaulettes, it seems to make other drivers like me more.
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New Tue 23 Feb 10 16:56 
 Reflections on Winter - old dog new trick - Old Navy
>> I always favour the one with black epaulettes it seems to make other drivers like
>> me more.
>>
In my younger years, before the global climate taxes, I had a white car which had a ski rack fitted. Many people would slow down as I caught up with them. Can't think why. :-)
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