• fartographer@lemmy.world
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    When I (Texan)lived briefly in the northeast, I loved cleaning all the snow off my car. It was so novel and so satisfying to watch it come off in layers. Especially using the ice scraper on the frozen bottom layer…

    A few years after moving back to Texas, we had an unseasonably and record amount of snowfall. I’d kept my window brush/squeegee/scraper, so I ran around my apartment parking lot, asking everyone if they’d like the snow off their car. Some people would see me gleefully cleaning a car, and they’d get excited, saying that they wanted to try it. Enough people wanted to try, that I just left them the scraper and told them my apartment number. A few hours later, there was a knock at my door, and my scraper was outside and 95% of the cars were completely clean.

    I guess the moral of the story is to fly in some Texans when the snow gets that bad? I dunno, I just wanted to share.

    Bye!

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      Yeah, I will admit that there is a strange satisfaction to brushing off snow.

      Thick frost however? That’s just torture.

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      That’s such a cute story. It reminds me of when I go to sweep the floor at work and curious kids ask to try using the broom. Hell yeah, little dude! Let’s turn this chore into something fun!

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    11 hours ago

    The number of clowns in Canada who drive around after clearing the minimum amount of snow necessary to drive their car and see out their windsheild. Beyond lazy

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      Its not just canada, its anywhere that gets snow regularly. I’ve lived throughout the northeast US and there’s these idiots everywhere.

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      The worst is when the back window is covered with fluffy snow and you can see that there’s a rear wiper. Like all you have to do is press a single button but apparently that is too much.

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      11 hours ago

      Lived in Massachusetts for a decade, it ain’t just Canadians lemme tell ya

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        Anywhere there is snow there is people too negligent to clean it off properly.

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      So they’re saving time.

      Any negatives?

      I guess it might be annoying to drive behind someone with a roof full of snow falling on your windshield.

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        Any negatives?

        Yeah. You can kill people.

        When that stuff dislodges on the highway it’s not like your car getting hit by a snowball. It’s like having an entire wheelbarrow full of snow hit your car all at once at 50+ mph. Just the weight of it can KO your entire windshield. It’s a super effective way to make someone crash.

        Also, it’s not always just snow. If the snow on your vehicle sat there through a couple of freeze/thaw cycles, there can be a big sheet of ice underneath. If that goes through someone’s windshield it can kill them directly. If you live in a snowy place, pretty much everyone you know has a story about the time they almost died because some asshole was too lazy to clean off the roof of their SUV, or because a huge sheet of ice flew off the top of a semi-trailer.

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      11 hours ago

      Why do you think this is unique to Canadians? Americans do it, Europeans do it.

      Don’t throw shade when you’re guilty yourself lmfao

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    It’s all fun and games until you brake and the whole thing slides down and covers the front windshield and you can’t see anything. Source: I was lazy about this once, but never again.

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    10 hours ago

    Looks like they just pulled out of that snow bank behind the truck to take a picture because they were surprised it stayed in place.

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    People here do not know anything about cars or winter driving. This is just a large rear spoiler fin covered in a dusting of snow. Spoilers on cars are not just for show. My Subaru WRX has a spoiler and it adds aerodynamic down force for better traction. In winter weather a large spoiler like this will make driving feel like there isn’t even ice on the road. Laugh now, but you won’t be laughing when this guy zips by you at 120km/h while you are struggling on the ice.

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      Nah it will be fine.

      The work trucks I used to drive in the winter had covers to block airflow from the front because they would get too cold while driving.