With the arrival of our true winter seasons comes these fluctuations in temperature and moisture. Right now I like it better when it snows. It's something I didn't think would happen until now.
I'm not a morning person. I don't really get my engines started until around 9:30am or 10am which means getting up early is not something that I can functionally do for long periods of time. Needless to say, my schedule this semester requires I be up for 8am classes and work every day. Now while some of you groan and dispense the fake pity in an attempt to display that you have no pity, I'm not expecting any. I'm only iterating that getting up early takes me longer than getting up later. So while I'm on this slightly earlier schedule, I have a new variable to contend with, namely, the formation of ice on my windshield.
On "normal" mornings I can usually swing getting to school/work on time without any problems, but recently, this ice layer has become a major source of frustration. On icy mornings, I have to plan to be outside an extra 10-15minutes before I actually need to leave so I can scrape it off well enough for me to actually see out my windows without causing accidents. Lately it's been taking longer. The mornings have been colder and in the single digits which means thicker ice sheens which are a lot harder to chip off. I can't really just go out and turn the car on and the defrosters since we live in an apartment complex and I don't trust my neighbors enough not to run off with my car. So I have to scramble every morning to get ready while battling early morning fatigue and just loopiness that comes with my not being able to think clearly at that time of day. So I can run outside in the cold and get the ice scraped off in time so I can make the drive to school without any major hitches.
So why do I like it when it snows? The first snow that comes through is usually late at night, so the stuff hasn't melted yet. Which means it rests on the windshield and windows in a powder that you can easily brush off without any of it sticking too badly. It comes off much nicer than the sheen of ice. When it does melt, it refreezes in little droplets, that are also easier to scrape off. Plus the clouds help keep it a bit warmer at night so the stupid ice doesn't form either. Ultimately, it takes less time, energy, and effort and doesn't make me late. Ice on the other hand, is usually in a thin even layer and the plastic ice scrapers take forever to get it off. I just don't like the ice. Not that anyone can do anything about it, but I also just felt like venting.
PS Before the suggestions come in, I've already treated the windows with Rain-X and that doesn't work too well. Neither do the larger scrapers, which they make flat even though windshields are round. Someone explain that to me?
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