OT: Snow Removal From Your Car Before Driving

[Chin Diesel]

I'm finishing up another trip home to Connecticut.

Was fortunate enough to see the snow and enjoy winter. Cue the Progressive commercial. I got to shovel the driveway three times over the weekend.

I am somewhere between interested, curious, and intrigued at the different levels of effort Nutmeggers put in to cleaning snow off of car before they hit the road.

There is a range from pristine cleaning of frint windshield down to barely a square big enough to see through. Some leave the snow on the roof, some don't bother cleaning off the passenger side. Some don't clean the rear window, they just let the wiper or rear defrost do what they can.

 

[CL82]

Plot twist: I just got back from the grocery store. I had a truck in front of me drop half a dozen basketball size chunks of packed wheel well ice from the underside of the truck.

Clean off the underside of your vehicles, people. Be considerate: clean the underside of your vehicles.

"You must've been tailgating otherwise the snow wouldn't have accumulated on the underside of the truck." - Nelson, probably.

(I had a mentor who used to say "given enough time, people will always tell you who they are." For some reason that quote comes to mind in this thread.)

 

[NJHusky]

Relocating to AZ at the end of the year. Can't wait.

Get back to me in August...

 

[KingAG]

Get back to me in August...

It was 5 degrees this morning. Ill manage.

 

[KingAG]

Sure. Arizona has about 150 days a year where it hits 100. It hits 90 in late March, and the first time it gets to 100 is around mid-April. It stays there until mid October, and doesn't drop into the 80's until November.

People love to talk about the "dry heat", but those "official highs" are the air temperature. In the sun, it will be hotter. You can't play golf in May in that kind of heat if you are over about 35. It is actually very dangerous if you are over 50.

Asphalt absorbs heat, so it is 40-60 degrees hotter on the street than it is in the air. There are days the asphalt can literally soften the soles of your sneakers, and you can burn your hands just losing your balance and putting your hand on the asphalt.

The atmospheric rivers in the last couple of years appear to have slowed the water loss, although any move in El Nino could turn that back. This is causing many areas to stop any new development. While that may seem like a positive, the fact that the government needs to stop new development because of water shortages is typically a bad leading indicator.

Have fun.

Let me enjoy the sun

 

[CL82]

It was 5 degrees this morning. Ill manage.

Haha I love the change of seasons in the northeast, and I really enjoy winter, but every year in February I find myself thinking "OK enough is enough. I'm sick of this ish."

What's the reason for the move business or are you retiring down there?

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Haha I love the change of seasons in the northeast, and I really enjoy winter, but every year in February I find myself thinking "OK enough is enough. I'm sick of this ish."

What's the reason for the move business or are you retiring down there?

This winter sucks, no denying that, but it is the first really bad winter we have had in 11 years. Most weeks in Connecticut in mid-December through February it is in the 40's several times, and most snows melt within a few days. You get the plow piles in the parking lots, but otherwise snow on the ground doesn't last. We usually get one week long cold snap a winter where it is 0ish at night and mid teens in the day, and then we are done with the extreme cold. This winter is a 1980's style Connecticut winter.

 

[KingAG]

Haha I love the change of seasons in the northeast, and I really enjoy winter, but every year in February I find myself thinking "OK enough is enough. I'm sick of this ish."

What's the reason for the move business or are you retiring down there?

WAAAY to young to retire haha. But just lifestyle change. Wife has a business opportunity there and just ready for something different.

 

[bjc42]

Relocating to AZ at the end of the year. Can't wait.

What part?

 

[KingAG]

What part?

Been looking a lot in Glendale/Peoria and Chandler area. But I'm pretty open to any of the Phoenix suburbs

 

[bjc42]

Been looking a lot in Glendale/Peoria and Chandler area. But I'm pretty open to any of the Phoenix suburbs

Ahh nice, I have a cousin in the Tucson area

 

[nelsonmuntz]

WAAAY to young to retire haha. But just lifestyle change. Wife has a business opportunity there and just ready for something different.

I like Connecticut, but if I could do it all over, I would move around a lot. I would not choose Arizona necessarily, but I would have liked to live a few years in California (northern and/or southern), North Carolina, Philadelphia, NYC and Boston. I like Chicago, Austin and SLC too. London, Paris and Amsterdam are also pretty cool.

It is a big world out there. Enjoy as much of it as you can. Good luck.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Haha I love the change of seasons in the northeast, and I really enjoy winter, but every year in February I find myself thinking "OK enough is enough. I'm sick of this ish."

What's the reason for the move business or are you retiring down there?

I've always preferred having seasons and from as long as long as i can remember until maybe my late 30's I liked having extremes (well, as extreme as it gets in the NY suburbs).

As each year goes by I prefer it less and less extreme, now in my mid 60's, it wouldn't bother me if a summer day never exceeded 91 or 92 degrees and if the winter never dropped below freezing. I'm not sure that can happen up here.

 

[superjohn]

It was 5 degrees this morning. Ill manage.

I'll always take the bitter cold over oppressive heat. 5 degrees is nothing a good winter jacket can't fix, if you're going to be out in it for a while mittens/gloves and a winter hat fix it.

There's nothing you can do about 111 degrees other than sit in central AC. Shorts and a t-shirt/shirtless/naked outside ain't going to fix that.

A few close Chicago friends of mine moved to Chandler several years ago. They seem to like it a lot but they're always doing stuff outdoors early in the morning because of the heat.

Meanwhile my mom reached out to me this morning that she has no heat in Connecticut and the oil guy can't get down the tiny incline driveway so there's always drawbacks to the weather.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

I've always preferred having seasons and from as long as long as i can remember until maybe my late 30's I liked having extremes (well, as extreme as it gets in the NY suburbs).

As each year goes by I prefer it less and less extreme, now in my mid 60's, it wouldn't bother me if a summer day never exceeded 91 or 92 degrees and if the winter never dropped below freezing. I'm not sure that can happen up here.

San Diego or Orange County CA.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

Greetings from Louisville.

Bardstown Rd, as pictured here, would be like Farmington Ave, perhaps just west of West Hartford Center.

Tap on the image to see how from 850 miles away, a local television station is shaming a man who garages his car.

 

[KingAG]

San Diego or Orange County CA.

San Diego is lovely. Just expensive

 

[KingAG]

I'll always take the bitter cold over oppressive heat. 5 degrees is nothing a good winter jacket can't fix, if you're going to be out in it for a while mittens/gloves and a winter hat fix it.

There's nothing you can do about 111 degrees other than sit in central AC. Shorts and a t-shirt/shirtless/naked outside ain't going to fix that.

A few close Chicago friends of mine moved to Chandler several years ago. They seem to like it a lot but they're always doing stuff outdoors early in the morning because of the heat.

Meanwhile my mom reached out to me this morning that she has no heat in Connecticut and the oil guy can't get down the tiny incline driveway so there's always drawbacks to the weather.

Yea there are drawbacks everywhere. You only live once though. Take chances when you can

 

[FfldCntyFan]

San Diego or Orange County CA.

Been to both many times on business trips. Cali isn't my cup of tea (although San Juan Capistrano is on of the few places there where I could spend extended time).

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Greetings from Louisville.

Bardstown Rd, as pictured here, would be like Farmington Ave, perhaps just west of West Hartford Center.

Tap on the image to see how from 850 miles away, a local television station is shaming a man who garages his car.View attachment 116547

For ice off a car (not truck) to appear to hit the top of her windshield and cause that much damage, she would A) have been going really fast, and B) have to be close enough to the car in front of her to tell whether the driver of that car had bleached their butthole.

Don’t tailgate.

 

[John]

For ice off a car (not truck) to appear to hit the top of her windshield and cause that much damage, she would A) have been going really fast, and B) have to be close enough to the car in front of her to tell whether the driver of that car had bleached their butthole.

Don’t tailgate.

isn't that victim blaming? None of this happens with an ice/snow-free vehicle.

 

[bdbdbdbd]

isn't that victim blaming? None of this happens with an ice/snow-free vehicle.

I hadn't looked at this thread in days, and here it is back at the top again. Are we still arguing about clear the snow off vs. don't tailgate? I hope this challenging question will be resolved before the Final Four.

 

[superjohn]

Yea there are drawbacks everywhere. You only live once though. Take chances when you can

You'll love it. It's a really nice area and Arizona is a beautiful state, lots of great day/wknd trips. I'm a major wuss when it comes to the heat and the cold doesn't bother me.

One thing I have heard is north/south facing properties are more desirable to negate some of the heat.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

isn't that victim blaming? None of this happens with an ice/snow-free vehicle.

Why are you defending tailgating? I fully expected most people to agree with a fairly benign recommendation like "don't tailgate". I can't believe people are still trying to defend it 10 pages into the thread.

 

[Ha Who]

I hadn't looked at this thread in days, and here it is back at the top again. Are we still arguing about clear the snow off vs. don't tailgate? I hope this challenging question will be resolved before the Final Four.

Idiot post #15

 

[nelsonmuntz]

isn't that victim blaming? None of this happens with an ice/snow-free vehicle.

Also, following as close as she had to be for that kind of damage means she isn’t a victim, she is just a reckless driver that hasn’t hurt anyone yet.

Tailgating Accident: Data Reports 2026

Tailgating is a dangerous and common driving behavior that causes millions of crashes annually.

wifitalents.com

 

[FreeKlaiber]

Also, following as close as she had to be for that kind of damage means she isn’t a victim, she is just a reckless driver that hasn’t hurt anyone yet.

Tailgating Accident: Data Reports 2026

Tailgating is a dangerous and common driving behavior that causes millions of crashes annually.

wifitalents.com

she was asking for it by wearing that miniskirt and not following 6000 yards behind the car in front of her. I dont see why the whole board is continuing to defend tailgating in an otherwise innocuous thread about removing ice from your own car since its the law, and courteous to others.

 

[uconnfan68]

I saw on the news this morning a clip from NJ where a guy had purchased an electronic drone type snowblower. Just set it and forget like a Roomba and your driveway is done. Supposedly can get up to 5000sf per charge while removing up to a foot of snow.

Can’t wait.

 

[Ha Who]

Idiot post #16

 

[uconnfan68]

I've always preferred having seasons and from as long as long as i can remember until maybe my late 30's I liked having extremes (well, as extreme as it gets in the NY suburbs).

As each year goes by I prefer it less and less extreme, now in my mid 60's, it wouldn't bother me if a summer day never exceeded 91 or 92 degrees and if the winter never dropped below freezing. I'm not sure that can happen up here.

During my 4 years stationed in San Diego, over 90 and under 40 were countable on 1 hand.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

she was asking for it by wearing that miniskirt and not following 6000 yards behind the car in front of her. I dont see why the whole board is continuing to defend tailgating in an otherwise innocuous thread about removing ice from your own car since its the law, and courteous to others.

1) Read the link I provided. No one who tailgates is a victim in a collision with anything in front of them. Some people think that driving super aggressive makes someone cool or edgy. It doesn't.

2) That is a really offensive analogy in your post and also untrue. The Venn diagram between people who tailgate and who would say "she was asking for it" has a lot more overlap than the people who don't drive like *****s and think your joke is funny.