Re: The crickets are all DEAD!
I didn't close my parenthesis. Lame.
- njc
- Offline
Re: The crickets are all DEAD!
One trick: When you have a thin layer of frost, the big scraper can't follow the window contour well enough. An old credit card used as a scraper will do a better job. Just wear gloves because you will get frost on your fingers.
Also, salt and sand are used to melt snow/ice and provide traction. (One reason that southern cities can't handle serious snowfall is that they try to handle it all with salt, and a heavy snow with freezing rain will overwhelm whatever they put down. You need SAND, guys!) Point is, when you go out, you will get your boots messy. Cars will splash the mess around, so don't wear your white fur coat.
Dorothy Parker once said "She's pure as the driven slush." You get the picture.
- njc
- Offline
Re: The crickets are all DEAD!
amy s wrote:
.... when he says to run the 'tank' down, he means the windshield washer reservoir, rather than the gas tank. This isn't bad advice, but all you need to do is open the reservoir and smell it. The alcohol smell is obvious if the fluid is fresh.
That doesn't tell you about the fluid in the lines. They take at least as much of the engine heat, and the alcohol can boil off through the jets. Reinforcing the fluid and running some fresh through is a good idea.
- amy s
- Offline
Re: The crickets are all DEAD!
You are a very thorough soul. Imagine that :-)
- janet reid
- Offline
Re: The crickets are all DEAD!
Okay, I'll get hubby to check it - white fur coat will stay white as pure snow and not brown like driven slush that way! 
Thank you for all the tips - clearly you guys are pro's at this!!!! And keep it coming - I prefer learning from the mistakes of others! 
