Lived in this city/state my entire life. Still, nothing I hate more than scraping my fucking windshield in the winter.
What are your methods? I've seen defrosting sprays, heated scrapers, car covers....
I need a garage.
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| Author: | Ugueth Will Shiv You [ Tue Jan 10, 2012 10:41 am ] |
| Post subject: | Ice Scrapers, Window Defrosters, etc. |
Lived in this city/state my entire life. Still, nothing I hate more than scraping my fucking windshield in the winter. What are your methods? I've seen defrosting sprays, heated scrapers, car covers.... I need a garage.
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| Author: | spmack [ Tue Jan 10, 2012 10:43 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ice Scrapers, Window Defrosters, etc. |
The palace in South Shore had a heated garage, and I loved every day of it. People would always ask me about the best part of my building and that would be the first thing I'd say, no question. |
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| Author: | sjboyd0137 [ Tue Jan 10, 2012 10:48 am ] |
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Ugueth Will Shiv You wrote: Lived in this city/state my entire life. Still, nothing I hate more than scraping my fucking windshield in the winter. What are your methods? I've seen defrosting sprays, heated scrapers, car covers.... I need a garage. I have a snowbrush I stand outside scraping the windshield while the vehicle warms up. I suggest you buy one, and quit whining. |
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| Author: | good dolphin [ Tue Jan 10, 2012 10:54 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ice Scrapers, Window Defrosters, etc. |
I fire up the window defogger and start driving. WHy would you ask this question in the middle of the warmest winter I can remember? |
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| Author: | HOVA [ Tue Jan 10, 2012 10:57 am ] |
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good dolphin wrote: I fire up the window defogger and start driving. WHy would you ask this question in the middle of the warmest winter I can remember? Thank you! I've loved every minute of this winter. If every winter was like this I would be as happy as Ugueth in a room full of candles. |
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| Author: | Northside_Dan [ Tue Jan 10, 2012 10:58 am ] |
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I agree with what Bernstein was saying yesterday. Even when the shit hits us, which I'm sure it will, still a fantastic winter with this extra month of awesome weather. Oh, start your car, turn on your defrost, scrape, drive. |
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| Author: | Ugueth Will Shiv You [ Tue Jan 10, 2012 10:59 am ] |
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HOVA wrote: good dolphin wrote: I fire up the window defogger and start driving. WHy would you ask this question in the middle of the warmest winter I can remember? Thank you! I've loved every minute of this winter. If every winter was like this I would be as happy as Ugueth in a room full of candles. According to the winter advisory that doug skilling - evergreen park posted in the Stormwatch thread, the times will be a changin'. |
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| Author: | HOVA [ Tue Jan 10, 2012 11:00 am ] |
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Northside_Dan wrote: I agree with what Bernstein was saying yesterday. Even when the shit hits us, which I'm sure it will, still a fantastic winter with this extra month of awesome weather. Oh, start your car, turn on your defrost, scrape, drive. My guess is May and June may be a little unseasonably cold. That's fine. I'll make that deal every year. |
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| Author: | doug - evergreen park [ Tue Jan 10, 2012 11:07 am ] |
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i park in the garage. |
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| Author: | HOVA [ Tue Jan 10, 2012 11:12 am ] |
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It's always best to park in the garage. That's the warmest place on her body. Make sure you take everything with you when you leave. |
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| Author: | Frank Coztansa [ Tue Jan 10, 2012 11:14 am ] |
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HOVA wrote: My guess is May and June may be a little unseasonably cold. That's fine. I'll make that deal every year. 2011's March, April, and May were dreadful. Cold, rainy, cloudy...just awful. Maybe this stretch is making up for that. |
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| Author: | Killer V [ Tue Jan 10, 2012 12:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ice Scrapers, Window Defrosters, etc. |
Remote start. |
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| Author: | Terry's Peeps [ Tue Jan 10, 2012 1:05 pm ] |
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Apparently Thor Ice Scraper is good. At least according to the ads I'm getting here. |
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| Author: | Phil McCracken [ Tue Jan 10, 2012 1:07 pm ] |
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Terry's Peeps wrote: Apparently Thor Ice Scraper is good. At least according to the ads I'm getting here. Be Bop Cola.....Gooooood |
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| Author: | Darkside [ Tue Jan 10, 2012 1:09 pm ] |
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If you're parking outdoors you just gotta handle it, man. You just scrape the motherfuckers. Keeping tire pressure properly set with this weather sucks. You can lost a pound of air each 10 degrees of temp drop for most tires. So you're good today but Saturday your pressure could drop 5 lbs and set off your low pressure guage and you're adding air in single digit temps. Sucky. But it's Chicago man. |
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| Author: | a retard [ Tue Jan 10, 2012 1:36 pm ] |
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If you can, park next to a building or under a tree. That can help keep frost off your glass. Our driveway runs between our house and the neighbor's. Our winter rules include keeping cars parked between the two buildings. That keeps us from having to scrape on all but the coldest mornings. |
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| Author: | rogers park bryan [ Tue Jan 10, 2012 1:38 pm ] |
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Minivan Guy wrote: Just scrape out a spot in front of the driver about the size of a fist and you're all set.
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| Author: | Phil McCracken [ Tue Jan 10, 2012 1:43 pm ] |
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rogers park bryan wrote: Minivan Guy wrote: Just scrape out a spot in front of the driver about the size of a fist and you're all set. Dudes who drive minivans are the scariest m'fers on the roads. I don't know if they are trying to overcompensate for driving a minivan so they drive it like they are Dale Jr. or if because they are driving a minivan they have lost all will to live so they just let it all hang out but they make me incredibly nervous. At least they are men so they have more fast twitch muscles than women so their reflexes are better. |
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| Author: | rogers park bryan [ Tue Jan 10, 2012 2:04 pm ] |
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Phil McCracken wrote: rogers park bryan wrote: Minivan Guy wrote: Just scrape out a spot in front of the driver about the size of a fist and you're all set. Dudes who drive minivans are the scariest m'fers on the roads. I don't know if they are trying to overcompensate for driving a minivan so they drive it like they are Dale Jr. or if because they are driving a minivan they have lost all will to live so they just let it all hang out but they make me incredibly nervous. At least they are men so they have more fast twitch muscles than women so their reflexes are better. Unless you are running late and behind him. Then he goes 45 on the highway next to a truck that's going 47 |
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| Author: | Ugueth Will Shiv You [ Tue Jan 10, 2012 2:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ice Scrapers, Window Defrosters, etc. |
Terry's Peeps wrote: Apparently Thor Ice Scraper is good. At least according to the ads I'm getting here. That ice scraper looks like the Battle Ax of Winterscots. |
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| Author: | rogers park bryan [ Tue Jan 10, 2012 2:15 pm ] |
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Just make yourself a pot of coffee at home. Pour a cup for the ride, pour the rest on your windshield. |
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| Author: | Killer V [ Tue Jan 10, 2012 4:09 pm ] |
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Just eliminate the windshield... |
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| Author: | SomeGuy [ Tue Jan 10, 2012 4:19 pm ] |
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rogers park bryan wrote: Just make yourself a pot of coffee at home. Pour a cup for the ride, pour the rest on your windshield. And crack the windshield? |
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| Author: | rogers park bryan [ Tue Jan 10, 2012 4:29 pm ] |
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SomeGuy wrote: rogers park bryan wrote: Just make yourself a pot of coffee at home. Pour a cup for the ride, pour the rest on your windshield. And crack the windshield? Was joking. |
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| Author: | SomeGuy [ Tue Jan 10, 2012 4:38 pm ] |
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rogers park bryan wrote: SomeGuy wrote: rogers park bryan wrote: Just make yourself a pot of coffee at home. Pour a cup for the ride, pour the rest on your windshield. And crack the windshield? Was joking. Yeah, sure. Why don't you go and throw that boiling coffee on your stupid face, ok, buddy? |
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| Author: | Ugueth Will Shiv You [ Tue Jan 10, 2012 4:39 pm ] |
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SomeGuy wrote: rogers park bryan wrote: Was joking. Yeah, sure. Why don't you go and throw that boiling coffee on your stupid face, ok, buddy? 
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| Author: | donspiracy [ Wed Jan 11, 2012 2:35 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ice Scrapers, Window Defrosters, etc. |
Here is what to do in the morning: Go outside and start your car, crank up the heat and defroster. Go back inside and eat breakfast and do your morning routine of getting ready. By the time you come back out to your car, it will be toasty warm and the ice and frost has melted off your windows. |
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| Author: | Chris_in_joliet [ Wed Jan 11, 2012 4:34 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ice Scrapers, Window Defrosters, etc. |
Buy a garage and that way you can have poker games in your garage and invite pantless cretins from the internet to your house. |
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| Author: | RFDC [ Wed Jan 11, 2012 8:54 am ] |
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donspiracy wrote: Here is what to do in the morning: Go outside and start your car, crank up the heat and defroster. Go back inside and eat breakfast and do your morning routine of getting ready. By the time you come back out to your car, it will be toasty warm and the ice and frost has melted off your windows. And your car will be on the other side of town, but don't let that small detail stop you. |
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| Author: | The Original Kid Cairo [ Wed Jan 11, 2012 9:29 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ice Scrapers, Window Defrosters, etc. |
donspiracy wrote: Here is what to do in the morning: Go outside and start your car, crank up the heat and defroster. Go back inside and eat breakfast and do your morning routine of getting ready. By the time you come back out to your car, it will be toasty warm and the ice and frost has melted off your windows. Yes. This is what I do every day. |
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