Every time I think I’m getting used to the cold and the weather — despite my constant bitching about being freezing, driving in the ice and snow and constant wearing of layers — Mother Nature decides she wants to mess with me some more.
This time, she, also known as karma, helped me break my second ice scraper. This one was even called an “ice breaker.” Yes, I broke an ice breaker.
My first ice scraper incident occurred the weekend before Christmas when about four or five inches of snow fell. We planned to go visit my uncle in Port Washington on Sunday, so on Saturday, while Stacey went upstairs to wrap Christmas presents we just bought, I decided to get a head start on scraping the snow off.
That time I broke the scraper end of the combo scraper/brush given to Stacey by her dad way back when while trying to pry huge clumps of snow off of the rear window of my car. I heard a crack and then the scraper broke off. I was then forced to finish prying snow off with the scraper in one hand and the brush in the other, wax on, wax off-style.
This time, it was ice, not snow that did in my trusty “ice breaker.”
The incident happened at about 9 p.m. Sunday night in the parking lot of Laguardia Airport after returning to the icy mess here from a wonderful warm weekend in Tampa. I thought I was in good shape after getting the ice off the rear window, but had some trouble with the windshield. I turned on the defroster inside while scraping and banging the scraper against the glass. Then, all of a sudden, half the scraper goes flying across the car while I’m left holding the handle.
Incredulous I was. Obviously, I finished up the scraping, paid my $75 in parking and then set out today after work to get myself a new scraper, because the temperatures here aren’t scheduled to get above freezing this week, if they ever do make it to the 20s after Tuesday.
Here’s what I bought this time. Wish me luck that I don’t break either of these.
And here’s what’s facing us here in the frigid northeast for the next few days. Brrr. Yikes.
| -Day Forecast for ZIP Code 11375 | Forest Hills |
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
 31° F | 25° F
|
 40° F | 20° F
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25° F | 18° F
|
 31° F | 9° F
|
16° F | 7° F
|
| Partly Cloudy | Mostly Cloudy | Partly Cloudy | Chance of Snow
30% chance of precipitation
|
Partly Cloudy |
| 5-Day Forecast for ZIP Code 33606 | Tampa |
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
 67° F | 58° F
|
 67° F | 45° F
|
59° F | 40° F
|
61° F | 38° F
|
58° F | 38° F
|
| Chance of Rain
20% chance of precipitation
|
Rain Showers
60% chance of precipitation
|
Partly Cloudy | Partly Cloudy | Partly Cloudy |
February 9, 2009 at 9:44 am
I’ve been waiting anxiously (yes, I am slightly afraid) to see your next post. I mean, did you have to switch to boots? What about fuzzy flip-flops for warmth? Did you wear flip-flops too much and then need to have your toes cut off because they froze?
Your public wants (nee demands) answers …