The Continuing Story of my Life

[AngliaGT]

Got up Monday morning to leave for work before 6AM.
Snow everywhere,& the road wasn't plowed that goes by our house.
Went out to my truck ('94 Dakota 4WD),cleaned the windshield off,&
headed down the road to go to work.Got 1-1/2 blocks,& the wipers
quit working.Went another 1/2 block & decided that it wasn't worth
possibly get in a wreck.Turned around & parked in the driveway.
Since it was a "Snow Day" for my Wife,I took her car to work,
without problems. Only about 10 people made it to work.
Went by a shop on the way home,& they were able to fix my
truck the next day (my day off).
It could have been worse!

 

[Basil]

Smart move to turn around!
Back in the day when my older son was a cadet at NMMI (New Mexico Military Institute) down in Roswell, i had driven my Porsche 944 down to visit.

On the trip back we got hit with a freak blizzard (the road from Roswell on of the loneliest 3-hour stretches you can imagine).

It was past sunset about 1.5 hours into the trip, with near zero visibility, when my wipers quit! I had to keep reaching out my driver window with a gloved hand to wipe snow off. I kept my emergency flashers on and slowly made it home.

Anyway glad you made it ok!

 

[NutmegCT]

Wonder why wipers never quit working on bright sunny days ...

 

[AngliaGT]

Because you're not using them?

 

[Pat MM]

That’s like saying “I found my keys in the last place I looked for them!” Doh

 

[Hamish Racing]

That’s like saying “I found my keys in the last place I looked for them!” Doh

Oh I always carry on looking just to prove that saying wrong. ……

 

[Scargo]

I often times ask myself “why does this darn printer always run out of paper when I’m using it?”

 

[JPSmit]

I often times ask myself “why does this darn printer always run out of paper when I’m using it?”

That is another matter altogether - right up there with why do family members always return the car gas tank empty.

 

[Mr. Marantz]

Because you're not using them?

Yes. Very possible. My TR6 wipers wouldn't go on. Not wanting to go through the gyrations of takng everything apart, I simply turned on the wiper switch after lifting the wipers away from the windshield and, by god, the wiper blades began to move. I turned the switch to the high speed and they came back. It may take a few minutes to see a result.

 

[gonzo]

Same true when driving in dense ground-fog conditions on the coast- e.g. tule fog. Low visibility worsens at night. Use of high beams create a wall of white. Now, try driving southbound HWY 1 cliff-side near Big Sur in these conditions.