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Re: Night Before De-icer
« Reply #45 on: 09 November 2009, 11:04:40 »
It was frosty over night here. One of the lads got a phone call from his Mrs to say that they now needed a new rear screen for their Peugeot 106


 .... she'd poured warm water on it!!!!   :o ;D ;D  ;D  ;D
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Re: Night Before De-icer
« Reply #46 on: 09 November 2009, 11:05:15 »
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It was frosty over night here. One of the lads got a phone call from his Mrs to say that they now needed a new rear screen for their Peugeot 106


 .... she'd poured warm water on it!!!!   :o ;D ;D  ;D  ;D

 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Night Before De-icer
« Reply #47 on: 09 November 2009, 11:06:54 »
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It was frosty over night here. One of the lads got a phone call from his Mrs to say that they now needed a new rear screen for their Peugeot 106


 .... she'd poured warm water on it!!!!   :o ;D ;D  ;D  ;D

 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

He got the same reaction from us  ::)  ::)  ::)
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Re: Night Before De-icer
« Reply #48 on: 09 November 2009, 16:47:24 »
My objection to using the water approach is that it all ends up on the ground where it re-freezes, thus increasing the likelihood that you will slip over and break your neck the following day when you have to defrost. 

At the end of a really hard winter, you could have a small glacier on your drive... :)
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Re: Night Before De-icer
« Reply #49 on: 09 November 2009, 16:56:11 »
I  like to use hot water bottles on the dashboard, then when I drive off - they go onto my lap to keep my hands etc. nice and warm while the heater is warming up. Alternatively when camping I tend to put the fan heater in the vehicle for 10 mins- also warms the steering wheel up!
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Re: Night Before De-icer
« Reply #50 on: 09 November 2009, 17:06:57 »
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I  like to use hot water bottles on the dashboard, then when I drive off - they go onto my lap to keep my hands etc. nice and warm while the heater is warming up. Alternatively when camping I tend to put the fan heater in the vehicle for 10 mins- also warms the steering wheel up!

What's the etc ::) ;D

Hot water bottles. I like it :D :y :y :y :y
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Re: Night Before De-icer
« Reply #51 on: 09 November 2009, 17:12:37 »
etc. is the other things you play with on the orbital london carpark (M25) :) :)
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Re: Night Before De-icer
« Reply #52 on: 09 November 2009, 17:23:41 »
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etc. is the other things you play with on the orbital london carpark (M25) :) :)

Arh, gear knob ;D
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Re: Night Before De-icer
« Reply #53 on: 09 November 2009, 17:50:10 »
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Something wrong with just spraying de-icer on when you actually want it?

In fact, why spend money on de-icer when you can just pour a vessel of water (at low temp of course) over the screen with the heater on?


 ::)  long story on annother thread some where. 


Yep......just a boiling kettle........let it stand for a couple of minutes ........and then pour.
........and no...... I have never had a cracked windscreen.
We have a double garage..........but it is so full of crap.....that there is no room for the car.... :y :y
One day ...I will sort this out.......one day.... ::) ::) :y
When said water refreezes on the drive, and Mother Tunnie goes A over T, I suspect Tunnie may get spanked botty ;)
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Re: Night Before De-icer
« Reply #54 on: 09 November 2009, 18:19:58 »
Well, thats the closest hes likely to get to a member of the opposite sex at the moment  ;D
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Re: Night Before De-icer
« Reply #55 on: 09 November 2009, 18:21:29 »
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Well, thats the closest hes likely to get to a member of the opposite sex at the moment  ;D


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Re: Night Before De-icer
« Reply #56 on: 09 November 2009, 19:00:12 »
gives me ideas - i'll have to try the water treatment- and get the boots out as well :)
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Re: Night Before De-icer
« Reply #57 on: 09 November 2009, 19:37:24 »
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Well, thats the closest hes likely to get to a member of the opposite sex at the moment  ;D


 ;D ;D ;D ;D

Ohhh yeh its funny when the admins do it  >:(  ::)
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Re: Night Before De-icer
« Reply #58 on: 09 November 2009, 19:45:24 »
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It also gets all the fluids moving quicker, engine gets up to temp MUCH faster than just left idling.
Dunno about you, but I've always been taught (although it's common sense anyway) that warming things up slowly only leads to increased life expectancy.
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Re: Night Before De-icer
« Reply #59 on: 09 November 2009, 19:47:28 »
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Well, thats the closest hes likely to get to a member of the opposite sex at the moment  ;D


 ;D ;D ;D ;D

Ohhh yeh its funny when the admins do it  >:(  ::)
Whassup then T, being the butt of the joke ain't so funny when it lands on you then?  ;)  ;D ;D ;D
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