Attention, Commuters of DC, VA and MD!

[bjarvis]

I warned you last year: clean the snow and ice off your car before driving.

Let's review since you clearly didn't internalize the message last year...

• When you can't see out your own vehicle's windows because you didn't bother clearing them of snow and ice, you're a hazard to yourself and everyone else.
  
• When blowing snow and large chunks of ice come flying off your vehicle and slam into the other cars in your vicinity, you're a hazard to yourself and everyone else. This goes double for you SUV owners.
  
• When you're sitting in your car to warm it up before driving, close your door. The rest of us would like to pass you.
  

Don't make me come down there with a snow brush... I won't be using it to clean your car.

Comments

Re: Defogging any time of the year

[ciddyguy.livejournal.com]

Very true and I've also read that the recirc button should only be used when you first get in the car for a few minutes to speed up the cooling or warm up.

Many cars now have it set so that when you press, slide to defrost, the AC kicks in, assuming you even have it, but not all do.

It's also a good idea to run one's a/c every once in a while as it'll keep the seals etc from drying out, thus causing leakage which then requires a recharge. That's most likely what happened to my truck as it seems ok mechanically, but is empty of freon.