Winter Sucks, But at Least I Had Heat

melidasaur · 12-01-2006, 02:03 PM

I bought a new car in September... all is well with the car, except I don't have an ice scraper. I needed one yesterday after work, but instead sat in the car for 30 minutes until the ice was gone and I could drive home.

This morning, my locks were frozen.

Thus on my shopping list - ice scraper and lock de-icer (does it work?).

glatt · 12-01-2006, 02:14 PM

Reminds me of when my wife and I were just starting out. We don't get a lot of snow in DC, and the snow we do get usually melts in a day or two. So when we were newlyweds and living in an apartment together, we never bothered to buy a snow shovel. We would park the car on the street for days at a time and take public transportation everywhere.

Well, we had a freak snowstorm that dropped about 2-3 feet of snow in a day or two. In the apartment complex, nobody had snow shovels to dig their cars out. You can't sweep away 3 feet of snow with a broom. We ended up using a cookie sheet and a broiler pan to dig ourselves out. Then we decided that even though we dug ourselves out, we couldn't drive anywhere, because we would lose our spot, and we'd have to dig out a new parking place upon our return. So we stayed home.

Man, that place sucked. I'm glad to have a driveway.

Pangloss62 · 12-01-2006, 05:50 PM

Chicago

Mayoral elections are won and lost based on how the city deals with snow. The winter of 93/94 was a killer. 85% of Lake Michigan froze solid.

Now that I'm here in the ATL, I miss such winter weather.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-01-2006, 09:02 PM

Yes, it does get chilly here too.

Careful of that stove, Elspode.....children burn much hotter than wood.

Trilby · 12-02-2006, 01:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Careful of that stove, Elspode.....children burn much hotter than wood.

I know a witch who lives in a candy-cane and gingerbread house way back in a dark forest who says the same thing.

Elspode · 12-04-2006, 06:46 AM

Well, I certainly won't have to waste much time fattening my kids up...

wolf · 12-02-2006, 01:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by melidasaur

Thus on my shopping list - ice scraper and lock de-icer (does it work?).

Yes, it helps your locks ice up harder the next time.

Try toasting your key over a Bic Lighter.

I had a car where the locks never froze, but the latch on the door would ... you could open it, but closing it again required warming the bare metal of the latch with my hand for 5-10 minutes.

12-01-2006, 02:03 PM	#1
melidasaur Traded your soul for pogs. Join Date: May 2004 Location: Champaign, IL Posts: 646	I bought a new car in September... all is well with the car, except I don't have an ice scraper. I needed one yesterday after work, but instead sat in the car for 30 minutes until the ice was gone and I could drive home. This morning, my locks were frozen. Thus on my shopping list - ice scraper and lock de-icer (does it work?). __________________ I love England, what can I say?

12-01-2006, 05:50 PM	#3
Pangloss62 Lecturer Join Date: May 2006 Location: Atlanta Posts: 768	One Word: Chicago Mayoral elections are won and lost based on how the city deals with snow. The winter of 93/94 was a killer. 85% of Lake Michigan froze solid. Now that I'm here in the ATL, I miss such winter weather. __________________ Things are never as good, or bad, as they seem.

12-01-2006, 09:02 PM	#4
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Yes, it does get chilly here too. Careful of that stove, Elspode.....children burn much hotter than wood. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-04-2006, 06:46 AM	#6
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Well, I certainly won't have to waste much time fattening my kids up... __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

12-01-2006, 02:14 PM	#2
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Reminds me of when my wife and I were just starting out. We don't get a lot of snow in DC, and the snow we do get usually melts in a day or two. So when we were newlyweds and living in an apartment together, we never bothered to buy a snow shovel. We would park the car on the street for days at a time and take public transportation everywhere. Well, we had a freak snowstorm that dropped about 2-3 feet of snow in a day or two. In the apartment complex, nobody had snow shovels to dig their cars out. You can't sweep away 3 feet of snow with a broom. We ended up using a cookie sheet and a broiler pan to dig ourselves out. Then we decided that even though we dug ourselves out, we couldn't drive anywhere, because we would lose our spot, and we'd have to dig out a new parking place upon our return. So we stayed home. Man, that place sucked. I'm glad to have a driveway.

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