Friday, February 15, 2008

Have you ever tried to scrape your car windshield with an iPod? I don't recommend it.

There once was a time when my handy ice scraper was a cassette tape holder.

Yes siree, I cleared a lot of windows with that clear plastic box that once held my copy of Def Leppard Hysteria.

You would think I would have gotten myself a real, honest to goodness ice scraper with the harsh bristle brush on the other end, but you would be wrong. [Continue reading at May We Recommend...]

13 comments:

  1. Moments Of Mom2/15/2008 5:37 PM

    Oh the memories! I too have improvised with scraping mechanisms... CD's work good too but they break easier.

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  2. Sweet Pepita2/15/2008 6:41 PM

    Yes! I totally had a cassette tape case/scraper... I thought I was the only one!

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  3. furiousBall2/15/2008 6:51 PM

    I've got a big mama jama ice scraper now, but i too had a shitty Dokken tape that served as my ice scraper

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  4. Mimi2/15/2008 9:23 PM

    Haha...

    My neighbor, when we lived in England, came out and saw me (heavily pregnant) scraping my windshield, and laughed.

    Then said, "this is quicker" and threw HOT WATER on his windscreen.

    I laughed later that day when the windscreen repairmen showed up at his house.

    No, I didn't bother to tell him that would happen -- you learn a thing or two when you learn to drive in Michigan!

    He was an arse.

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  5. Unknown2/16/2008 3:20 PM

    In desperation, I have used my Visa card before!

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  6. Anonymous2/16/2008 4:10 PM

    OK, I'm sorry your dog is sick, and that it is so damned cold, but would you please finish the baby story. (Yes, I sometimes read the end of the book to see what happened. Not good on suspense.)

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  7. Alex Elliot2/16/2008 11:32 PM

    I just replaced my ice scrapper that belonged to my grandfather. He passed away 30 years ago.

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  8. petite gourmand2/17/2008 10:49 PM

    can't say I have....then again as a Canadian we are usually armed with not one but two window scrapers in the car. ;
    actually now that I think about it I do recall using a credit card once before.

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  9. josetteplank.com2/18/2008 3:09 AM

    BAH!

    Your blog post title really did make me laugh out loud!

    And although I haven't used an iPod, I have used a CD case. Because I'm old school like that.

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  10. Terri H2/18/2008 12:04 PM

    Okay, I admit. The ice scraper is one of the last things I put into the car. I'm constantly using credit cards. I've used tape cases before, but I've never thought about using an ipod. You are daring!

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  11. Daisy2/18/2008 8:49 PM

    I confess: my ice scraper and snow brush live in my car year round.

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  12. ShannanB2/19/2008 6:37 AM

    Love it. Growing up in Iowa I did the same thing. Not sure why I never purchased an ice scraper.

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  13. Julie Marsh2/19/2008 10:26 PM

    Hey, I've done that too! I think it was one of my Depeche Mode tape cases that I used.

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