Brrrr.

[icepixie]

May I just say, scraping ice off my car windows is not something I expect to have to do in OCTOBER in TENNESSEE. Gah.

(And I'm so, so slow at it, too. In the parking lot this morning, it was like, scrape scrape scrape scrape *person who got out there before me gets in car and leaves* scrape scrape scrape *person who came out at the same time as me leaves* scrape scrape *people who got there after me leave* scrape scrape scrape scrape scrape "Finally! I can go!" *get in car, realize windows are now fogged over*
*turn up the defroster and pout*)

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[nickless.livejournal.com]

*turn up the defroster and pout*

Hint: Turn the defroster on high FIRST. While you're scraping, it'll warm up, heat the windows (therefore making scraping WAY easier) and the whole car will be nice and toasty - and defogged - when you get in. Blah blah, waste of gas, blah blah - it'll take half the time it does to sit there and wait for the windows to defog. And you'll be warmer and happier.

[icepixie]

I did that at first, and then, as I realized exactly how long I was taking, thought that it might not be good for the car to idle so long, so I turned it off and finished scraping. I don't know--maybe it would be okay idling for eight or ten minutes, which was about how long it took me to scrape. (As I said, I'm sloooooow.)

[nickless.livejournal.com]

Nah, 8-10 minutes is totally okay. To save gas, I think they recommend turning it off if you're going to be idling more than 3, but it won't hurt the car.

With the storms we get here, it's totally not out of the question to be scraping that long (or longer). Lots of times we'll leave cars running way longer than that just to warm them up! (I want to say that letting the engine get totally warmed up before driving is actually better for it, but I'd have to double-check. I know there's some correlation with that and not turning it off/on when, say, you're getting gas in the dead of winter. Which always kinda boggled my mind, but I can't remember if the engine was the reason. But I digress.)

Anyway, with the defrost on full-blast, scraping will go quicker near the end because it'll be melty already. Which is a nice plus, too. *g*

[icepixie]

Nah, 8-10 minutes is totally okay. To save gas, I think they recommend turning it off if you're going to be idling more than 3, but it won't hurt the car.

Good to know!

With the storms we get here, it's totally not out of the question to be scraping that long (or longer). Lots of times we'll leave cars running way longer than that just to warm them up!

Egads. So glad I don't lie in the midwest anymore. *g*

(I want to say that letting the engine get totally warmed up before driving is actually better for it, but I'd have to double-check. I know there's some correlation with that and not turning it off/on when, say, you're getting gas in the dead of winter. Which always kinda boggled my mind, but I can't remember if the engine was the reason. But I digress.)

*boggles at leaving the engine running while pumping gas!* I too have heard things about letting the engine warm up before driving. My engine temperature indicator went up to the middle of the range about two minutes after I drove off, so I don't think it's a big deal here, but every little thing to prolong the life of the car I can do, I want to.

Anyway, with the defrost on full-blast, scraping will go quicker near the end because it'll be melty already. Which is a nice plus, too. *g*

Mmmm, yes...