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quakerboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-10-09 11:44 PM Original message |
Whats the best way to get ice off your car windows? |
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NMDemDist2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 12:08 AM Response to Original message |
1. one of these |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 12:13 AM Response to Original message |
2. Be lazy and just start the car with the defroster on, then let it |
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gmoney (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 12:31 AM Response to Reply #2 |
7. well you should warm up your engine when it gets really stupid cold |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 03:05 PM Response to Reply #7 |
34. Bingo! That also cooks the water vapor out of your engine. |
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Dystopian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 12:46 AM Response to Reply #2 |
9. ! |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 03:06 PM Response to Reply #9 |
35. Hey, it's not THAT much of a contribution to Global Warming, after all. |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 05:33 PM Response to Reply #2 |
50. all the better if you have seat warmers as well... |
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quakerboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 10:57 PM Response to Reply #50 |
54. I encountered warmed seats for the first time about 2 weeks ago |
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Rhythm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 12:16 AM Response to Original message |
3. I always used one of these... |
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quakerboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 12:57 AM Response to Reply #3 |
12. my last one was in the trunk |
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Rhythm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 01:12 AM Response to Reply #12 |
15. I had the same one for about 5 years... |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 02:57 AM Response to Reply #3 |
20. Just bought one! |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 12:19 AM Response to Original message |
4. I use hot water. Fill a gallon jug from the tap. Distribute it over the windows: I mean, |
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Sebastian Doyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 12:47 AM Response to Reply #4 |
10. Not recommended if you have any chips or cracks in the windshield though |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 03:55 AM Response to Reply #10 |
23. Could be. I think if you spread the water around, the windshield doesn't warm very rapidly |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 12:19 AM Response to Original message |
5. Use your garden hose. |
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rcrush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 12:21 AM Response to Original message |
6. Sledgehammer |
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pokerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 12:34 AM Response to Original message |
8. Urine is a natural antifreeze |
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Archae (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 12:51 AM Response to Original message |
11. June. |
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Robeson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 12:59 AM Response to Original message |
13. Warm the car up. |
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Mopar151 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 01:12 AM Response to Original message |
14. Rain-X de-icer |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 01:50 AM Response to Reply #14 |
17. Seconded. n/t |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 01:20 AM Response to Original message |
16. Why would you put ice on your windshield to start with? |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 01:52 AM Response to Original message |
18. Every Minnesotan carries an ice scraper/snow brush in the car |
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pengillian101 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 03:19 AM Response to Reply #18 |
21. Minnesota 101 |
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LNM (538 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 04:10 PM Response to Reply #18 |
42. And Minnesota 102 is use a credit card |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 04:31 PM Response to Reply #42 |
43. Hey, you two, have you been to the Minnesota Forum yet? |
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LNM (538 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 04:37 PM Response to Reply #43 |
44. Thanks for the invitation. |
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Contrary1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 02:43 AM Response to Original message |
19. For about $90, you can get one of these: |
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gmoney (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 10:52 AM Response to Reply #19 |
27. Evidently not... |
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LostInAnomie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 03:48 AM Response to Original message |
22. Stay awake all night tirelessly sweeping any snow flake or ice droplet from you windows. |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 07:14 AM Response to Original message |
24. Just cover the window up with a plastic sheet at night. |
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gmoney (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 10:54 AM Response to Reply #24 |
28. Brookstone had a sun shield that doubled as an ice sheet |
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HopeHoops (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 07:36 AM Response to Original message |
25. Wait until Summer |
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hayu_lol (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 10:38 AM Response to Reply #25 |
26. You have to be really careful with the de-icer spray... |
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HopeHoops (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 11:05 AM Response to Reply #26 |
31. I've used hot tap water in the past without cracking one. |
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Inchworm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 10:56 AM Response to Original message |
29. I put a broken down cardboard box under wipers the night before |
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47of74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 11:07 AM Response to Reply #29 |
32. so that actually works? |
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Inchworm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 11:22 AM Response to Reply #32 |
33. As long as the windshield is dry when you start |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 10:56 AM Response to Original message |
30. Warm the car up with the defroster on full-blast for like ten minutes. Then chip away at it with |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 03:07 PM Response to Original message |
36. Move to Florida |
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GoCubsGo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 03:34 PM Response to Original message |
37. Keep the car in the garage. |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 03:47 PM Response to Original message |
38. That spray in a can has worked well for me, if I do a little scraping |
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arbusto_baboso (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 03:48 PM Response to Original message |
39. Hot Water. Trust me on this one. |
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quakerboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 10:54 PM Response to Reply #39 |
52. Done and done. |
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arbusto_baboso (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 12:21 AM Response to Reply #52 |
59. Um I was joking. You windshield/windows would shatter. |
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quakerboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 12:23 AM Response to Reply #59 |
60. long as that damn ice is gone, |
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MrCoffee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 03:48 PM Response to Original message |
40. A can of Lysol and a lighter should do it |
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quakerboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 12:23 AM Response to Reply #40 |
61. No, thats for cobwebs and dusting |
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yawnmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 03:56 PM Response to Original message |
41. remove the car windows. problem solved. eom |
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rabs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 04:44 PM Response to Original message |
45. Long-distance trucker says he uses this and it works fine for him. |
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SteppingRazor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 04:45 PM Response to Original message |
46. My advice is to avoid the situation entirely. Did I mention we're experiencing record highs here... |
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quakerboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 10:53 PM Response to Reply #46 |
51. There isnt enough ice in the world |
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Jersey Devil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 04:53 PM Response to Original message |
47. I use one of these, never fails |
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OffWithTheirHeads (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 11:23 AM Response to Reply #47 |
65. Needs more oxygen |
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unhappycamper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 05:24 PM Response to Original message |
48. Drive a thousand miles south? |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 05:30 PM Response to Original message |
49. turn on the defrosters full blast, go back inside for ten minutes and do some bongs... |
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janx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 10:56 PM Response to Reply #49 |
53. ----- |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 10:59 PM Response to Original message |
55. I've always found these handy |
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janx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 11:03 PM Response to Original message |
56. Car window? |
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donheld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-11-09 11:40 PM Response to Original message |
57. Global warming |
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quakerboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 12:21 AM Response to Reply #57 |
58. That is so NOT helping |
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many a good man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 01:11 AM Response to Original message |
62. Go back to bed. Try again at noon. |
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Grey (933 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 01:48 AM Response to Original message |
63. cover the vehicle with a tarp when warm, |
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kentauros (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 02:30 AM Response to Original message |
64. This oughtta do the trick: |
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SoxFan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
66. Hell, just remove the window entirely |
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