Oh the fun of ice storms...what could be more exciting?How I miss having a garage! I spent almost half an hour in freezing weather, trying to pry the door of my car open so I could get in. Wonderful upper body strength exercise. The car was literally shot. It was entirely covered with ice ranging from 1/4" to an inch. I spent almost an hour after work, attempting to crack the ice with my plastic scraper (what a joke). Apparently, tapping the ice, rather than scraping it, works better. I stood and tapped, and cracked, to the sounds of shattering glass (I was almost worried that along with breaking the ice off the car, I would accidentally break the glass - luckily, that didn't happen).
This is the second ice storm of the month, and I can only imagine what is to come in the following months of winter. Might need to upgrade my plastic ice scraper.
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How are you holding up in the deep freeze of Iowa? Reminds me of my first winter in Chicago when I went to go unlock my car door, my lock came out with my key. Stay warm! And happy Hannukah (albeit a little late) :)
May I recommend :)
a) if you want your hands to stay warm http://www.brookstone.com/store/product.asp?product_code=517409&search_type=search&search_words=ice%20scraper%20mitt&prodtemp=t1&cm_re=Result*R1C1*T&cm_ven=Search&cm_cat=Google&cm_pla=Bidword&cm_ite=ice%20scraper%20mitten&gclid=CKLD0urio5ACFQMsFQod53rZ6Q
b) for heavy duty scraping, i've heard this is good http://www.topoftheline.com/ice-scraper-windshield-ice-dozer.html
And, if you're ever caught without a scraper, a credit card is a good replacement!
it hurts just to read about it!
YEAH FOR COLD!!! Lol. I'm the only crazy person to say that. your poor car. If it makes you feel any better thats how my car is going to look when I see it NEXT MONTH!!! :0) I'll try to call you later. - Sorry I missed your call last night. Talk to you soon. xxoo -ash.
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