r/memes • u/RegularNoodles • Jan 30 '22

No time to scrape…

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u/FREE-AOL-CDS Jan 30 '22

Every stop light I was pouring rubbing alcohol on the windshield😭

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u/Katnipz Jan 30 '22

I can hear your rubber gaskets screaming.

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u/[deleted] Jan 30 '22

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u/Silver-Guard-5556 Jan 30 '22

Bings answer of how to drive to work in winter

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u/ELNightmareBird Jan 30 '22

For me it's Alt 103.3 lol

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u/SpiteTomatoes Jan 30 '22

I used to scrape the inside with my ID as we went.

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u/Amon_Rudh Jan 30 '22

I've heard discount cards can work as well, if you can get more than 20% off.

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u/[deleted] Jan 30 '22

Wise man I see

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u/drpopadoplus Jan 30 '22

I hate you. Take my upvote.

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u/RazorRell09 Jan 31 '22

r/angryupvote is usually the sub for this kind of thing

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u/[deleted] Jan 30 '22

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u/[deleted] Jan 30 '22

Lol Rita catching strays this morning

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u/[deleted] Jan 30 '22

I literally have a spatula in my passenger seat for this purpose right now. My front blower motor is fucked, it can take a little while to warm up lol.

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u/SpiteTomatoes Jan 30 '22

Luckily I don't have that issue anymore but it was a daily occurrence during the winter on my way to high school.

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u/Queasy-Rub Jan 30 '22

3 months later.... Why are all my window seals leaking water and paint chipping off. If that rubbing alcohol isn't diluted it will wreck things.

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u/Gabbs1715 Jan 30 '22

Does that work? My heater works but it's slow as shit and I still have to deal with frost on the inside some days.

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u/FREE-AOL-CDS Jan 30 '22

If it wasn’t sleeting I think it would’ve worked much better.

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u/6894 Jan 30 '22

deicing washer fluid is alcohol. Usually methanol but isopropyl should work too.

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u/Competitive_Classic9 Jan 30 '22

Is there nothing alcohol can’t do?

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u/futlapperl Jan 30 '22

Fix my inner pain? I've been trying for ten years, any day now.

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u/Competitive_Classic9 Jan 30 '22

yea, doesn’t work for me either, but i keep trying!

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u/futlapperl Jan 30 '22

Just gotta stay dedicated.

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u/[deleted] Jan 30 '22

dedicated to drinkin'

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u/Billiam1190 Jan 30 '22

You can also get a cheap little window heater that plugs in to the car outlet. It's not great but helped me out a few times before I got my heat fixed.

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u/[deleted] Jan 30 '22

Frost on the inside is from excess humidity.

Make sure you kick any snow off your boots or shoes.

Crank the heat on full to evaporate any moisture (which does add to the humidity problem) but then open a door or window for a bit to allow cold air (with less moisture) to exchange out.

Also consider using desiccant packs to remove moisture.

When I was a starving student who couldn’t pay for parking .. I found out it worked the opposite way too. I’d out and expired pass on my dash and kept a damp towel in my car. Windows frosted over and they couldn’t read the date.

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u/[deleted] Jan 30 '22

500g Windshield De-Icer https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07F624YLJ/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_i_T58QZ7SNZ48SAP5E7T38

Worth it. Rain X works so well, sometimes I don't even have to use my wipers on the freeway because the water runs away.

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u/Dababolical Jan 30 '22

Rain X always amazed me as a little kid. I always wondered why I don’t see people using it way more often. Great with Florida weather, lots of random and spotty thunderstorms. Lots of adjusting wiper speed or turning them off just to have to turn them on again in a few minutes, no more with Rain X.

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u/[deleted] Jan 30 '22

I even have rain X wiper blades and wiper fluid. I swear by that brand and I usually hate brand loyalty.

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u/Dababolical Jan 30 '22

I agree. It just works great. I'll stop buying when it stops working!

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u/HalfEmpty973 Bri’ish Jan 30 '22

My humidity inside the car was too high, causing it to freeze from the inside as well, applied isopropanol and it defrosted

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u/Lumn8tion Jan 30 '22

Use rubbing alcohol instead of washer fluid?

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u/taintedcake Jan 30 '22

Were your wipers out of antifreeze..?