Winter Tips and Tricks

[dilettante]

Some car ideas:

10 Winter Car TIPS & TRICKS you NEED to Know

If you live somewhere that gets snow, this video will teach you some helpful tips and tricks I have learned over the years to prepare your car for the snow! Learn how to remove ice from your windshield and how to remove snow from your car quickly without scratching the paint. I also show you how to prevent your door and lock from getting frozen shut and many more tips and tricks! I even show you how to use a car detailing spray to prevent the snow from sticking!

 

[dilettante]

Interesting, maybe ideas we can use?

How the Japanese survive cold winter

More:

Japanese Winter Hacks to Stay Warm and Save Money

 

[George1959]

Some of our wealthy seniors even don't need winter hacks. They go on vacation to Egypt from December till March.

 

[hollydolly]

Some of our wealthy seniors even don't need winter hacks. They go on vacation to Egypt from December till March.

whose that ?..no-one here..lol

 

[hollydolly]

I got stuck last winter. I pulled into a small car park when we had snow and ice on the road.. not realising that it sloped downwards a little bit... and when I went to reverse back out my wheels just spun and spun.

There was a Dump truck nearby with a load of dry cardboard at the side, like someone had just left it there a few minutes ago..so I stuffed it under my wheels and tried again...nope.. still didn't work...

at this point a guy saw me struggling and he came over, and helped me put more cardboard under the wheels.. and then when I put it into reverse he pushed the car backwards from the front to get me up on the flat...

Knight in shining armour that day.....lesson learned.. never drive forward into a downward sloped space when there's snow and ice...

 

[George1959]

whose that ?..no-one here..lol

We don't belong to them too. Unfortunately.

 

[Capt Lightning]

Some of our wealthy seniors even don't need winter hacks. They go on vacation to Egypt from December till March.

There must be plenty of them. I've just had a look on 'flight radar' and there's quite a few flights heading from UK and northern Europe to the traditional summer destinations.

 

[gruntlabor]

I got stuck last winter. I pulled into a small car park when we had snow and ice on the road.. not realising that it sloped downwards a little bit... and when I went to reverse back out my wheels just spun and spun.

There was a Dump truck nearby with a load of dry cardboard at the side, like someone had just left it there a few minutes ago..so I stuffed it under my wheels and tried again...nope.. still didn't work...

at this point a guy saw me struggling and he came over, and helped me put more cardboard under the wheels.. and then when I put it into reverse he pushed the car backwards from the front to get me up on the flat...

Knight in shining armour that day.....lesson learned.. never drive forward into a downward sloped space when there's snow and ice...

Also keep your wheels straight, holly.

 

[dilettante]

using KITTY LITTER to get out of the snow (increases traction) “getting unstuck"

 

[hollydolly]

There must be plenty of them. I've just had a look on 'flight radar' and there's quite a few flights heading from UK and northern Europe to the traditional summer destinations.

probably Egyptians....

 

[Aunt Bea]

My best winter driving tip is stay home!

 

[fuzzybuddy]

In the winter, I don't drive as much as in summer. And here, in the "higher elevations of the Poconos", where it always @$&!5 colder than another other place in Pennsylvania, my battery always dies. If you don't use your car everyday, you should let it idle for about 10-15/day to keep the battery from certain death. I got a key fob that starts and stops the car, so I don't have to leave the house.
(BTW, I didn't take my own advice and last Sunday, I had to get out the battery charger.
Bad bad fuzzybuddy! )