I had a dangerous mishap yesterday. And it never would have happened if I hadn't moved from Florida to Colorado.
Early in the morning, I began a drive to Denver from our home in Lafayette. It was cold outside, yes, but there was no snow. I noticed a bit of dirt on my windshield, so I gave it a squirt of windshield fluid and turned on the wipers.
Instantly, my entire windshield was covered with an opaque sheet of ice. Combined with the rising sun, I could see absolutely nothing. And the ice wasn't budging. It looked a little something like this:
Early in the morning, I began a drive to Denver from our home in Lafayette. It was cold outside, yes, but there was no snow. I noticed a bit of dirt on my windshield, so I gave it a squirt of windshield fluid and turned on the wipers.
Instantly, my entire windshield was covered with an opaque sheet of ice. Combined with the rising sun, I could see absolutely nothing. And the ice wasn't budging. It looked a little something like this:
Photo by LoboStudio Hamburg on Unsplash
With my wipers on high speed, I managed to make a little ice-aperture in front of the passenger seat. So I began to drive with my torso stretched to the right at a 45-degree angle. This went on for a few harrowing minutes until my full-blast defroster did its work.
Post-crisis assessment has established the culprit: windshield fluid purchased in Florida, which does not require antifreeze properties. I have now filled my reservoir with Colorado-appropriate fluid, and hopefully I won't have another blinding freezeout. Live (if you're lucky) and learn.
Post-crisis assessment has established the culprit: windshield fluid purchased in Florida, which does not require antifreeze properties. I have now filled my reservoir with Colorado-appropriate fluid, and hopefully I won't have another blinding freezeout. Live (if you're lucky) and learn.
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