Driving in snow

Lord Skimper wrote:You don't have to worry about that, hot water on a coldish day perhaps but not even a bucket full of hot boiling water on a really cold day will not bother your windshield if thrown upon it. (Secret reason why) When it is cold enough to crack with hot air, it's air isn't hot enough to crack the windshield, on full the air will be ice cold and gradually get warmer. Even a block heater will not make the vent air hot enough to crack a windshield that isn't already cracked.

Driving with a cracked windshield and hitting a pot hole can and has done it for me. I then spent the next day wandering around in the cold while my windshield was being replaced.

Note try boiling water in a bucket or measuring cup on a very cold day. It is a Magically Christmasee experience.

Lord Skimper wrote:I suppose in that circumstance it might.

But if you pop it on while you scrape the ice off before the engine warms up it won't a problem.

Lord Skimper wrote:Did I not mention the ice scraper and snow brush?

http://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/scrap ... IXQyjHF98E

http://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/mallo ... IXQ_zHF98E

Pretty standard equipment around here, everyone has one two three...

Always remove the snow from your car or truck, all of it, except if you have a pickup with open bed but that would be helpful too. Roof Hood/Bonnet Trunk/Boot windows sides bumpers head and tail lights...

remove all the snow, usually after you start your car and while getting it warmed up, defrost on low until the temperature builds up. seat and steering wheel heaters on, once the revs even out. rear defrost on. Depends how cold it is. When really cold you will want to get into the car and warm up a couple times.

1. Remove snow.
2. Scrape Ice off windows.
3. All the snow and ice, except the ice on painted parts.
4. Do not make a port hole to peer out of.
5. Remove ice from wipers and clean the wipers with paper towel or a cloth rag. Wack window with wipers to free up frozen wipers.
6. Scrape ice off headlights and tails if possible.
7. Scrape ice off and wipe side mirrors.
8. Make sure you have wiper anti-freeze in your wiper system if it gets cold.
9. if you have an Ice Fog or Ice Storm, use Wiper Antifreeze in a Windex or similar spray bottle and spray windows to start or make the scraping process easier. Try not to get it on the paint. works good for lights or mirrors that need to be wiped.
10. Shovel snow away from car after you wipe the car off, unless you need to dig a path to the car. After you wipe the snow off you will need to shovel again. Note walked on snow is harder to shovel than non walked on snow. Particularly if you don't do it right away.
11. You do not have to remove snow from tires unless it builds up to a point where it gets in the way. Snow on tires is how tires grip snow best. Snow tires attract snow. Snow grips snow, this is good. Snow on disc brakes is bad... You will figure it out.
12. Keep one snow brush inside your house and second in car.

13. Handy new style round scraper only works when ice is not too hard or if using a spray. It also is a funnel.

Charybdis wrote:

Lord Skimper wrote:Did I not mention the ice scraper and snow brush?

http://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/scrap ... IXQyjHF98E

http://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/mallo ... IXQ_zHF98E

Pretty standard equipment around here, everyone has one two three...

Always remove the snow from your car or truck, all of it, except if you have a pickup with open bed but that would be helpful too. Roof Hood/Bonnet Trunk/Boot windows sides bumpers head and tail lights...

remove all the snow, usually after you start your car and while getting it warmed up, defrost on low until the temperature builds up. seat and steering wheel heaters on, once the revs even out. rear defrost on. Depends how cold it is. When really cold you will want to get into the car and warm up a couple times.

1. Remove snow.
2. Scrape Ice off windows.
3. All the snow and ice, except the ice on painted parts.
4. Do not make a port hole to peer out of.
5. Remove ice from wipers and clean the wipers with paper towel or a cloth rag. Wack window with wipers to free up frozen wipers.
6. Scrape ice off headlights and tails if possible.
7. Scrape ice off and wipe side mirrors.
8. Make sure you have wiper anti-freeze in your wiper system if it gets cold.
9. if you have an Ice Fog or Ice Storm, use Wiper Antifreeze in a Windex or similar spray bottle and spray windows to start or make the scraping process easier. Try not to get it on the paint. works good for lights or mirrors that need to be wiped.
10. Shovel snow away from car after you wipe the car off, unless you need to dig a path to the car. After you wipe the snow off you will need to shovel again. Note walked on snow is harder to shovel than non walked on snow. Particularly if you don't do it right away.
11. You do not have to remove snow from tires unless it builds up to a point where it gets in the way. Snow on tires is how tires grip snow best. Snow tires attract snow. Snow grips snow, this is good. Snow on disc brakes is bad... You will figure it out.
12. Keep one snow brush inside your house and second in car.

13. Handy new style round scraper only works when ice is not too hard or if using a spray. It also is a funnel.

Thank you for explaining why we have so many Canadians down here in Florida. If I had all of that and I had the resources to avoid it, I'd be down here as well. The occasional Canadian coin is no problem but according to my tax clients, many of the Canadians aren't use to paying routine tips.

Charybdis wrote:Thank you for explaining why we have so many Canadians down here in Florida. If I had all of that and I had the resources to avoid it, I'd be down here as well. The occasional Canadian coin is no problem but according to my tax clients, many of the Canadians aren't use to paying routine tips.

Lord Skimper wrote:The only routine tips I have are at my Pub.

I go there a lot, 3-7 days a week.

I tip outrageously, partly because the service is great, partly because the super hot servers are wearing little black mini shirts and partly because the food is dirt cheap and very good. I've almost brought it up to the Cheers Norm level, almost, they Don't say Norm when I walk in partly good since my Name isn't Norm but The servers do say hello to me by name and are always happy to see me.

Loyalty the lively expectation of favours or Tips to come.

I base my tips on a formula and for my Favourites I double it.

Only a couple times do they ask if I am Sure, once they had a sale on and I really thought the bill was an amount (for dinner food and drinks) I left what I figured was 33% a good tip but didn't look at my bill till I got home. I had a good belly laugh when I found out it was 120% tip but you only do that once.

I usually get great service and I like the place.

Else where when I don't get as good of service. Those places if I get bad service or no considerations I tip much less or none at all and usually don't go back. At my Pub if I have a soft drink I can change it up on the free refill and go from Iced Tea, Sprite Sprite and Cran Soda and Lime, soda and lime wedge. One price. I went to a breakfast place and had Hot chocolate but my Lactose pills ran out so I switched to Rootbeer, both have free refills and the same price but I got charged for each. I didn't have a refill of either and thought it would be a free refill. (Denny's) and the server went from a good tip to a good tip minus the cost of the second drink. Saved the business a nickel cost themselves a dollars or three.

For my Pub I go in with a price for dinner in mind I then pay that price reguardless of cost and count the rest up to tip. Be it 30% or 90% That is the best thing about not drinking alcohol at a Beer pub. The food is a lost leader and the soft drinks are bottomless.