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Condensed water vapor on car windows in AM--what to do? (Original Post) raccoon Jan 2012 OP
Let the car warm up before driving. hobbit709 Jan 2012 #1
Genius! bigwillq Jan 2012 #2
No time, gotta get to work JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2012 #23
Then get up 5 minutes earlier. hobbit709 Jan 2012 #27
Great idea, I will do that! JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2012 #28
I learned a long time ago. hobbit709 Jan 2012 #30
Move to Arizona. Wait Wut Jan 2012 #3
Keep a roll of blue shop towels in the car. HopeHoops Jan 2012 #4
I am almost afraid to ask... wysimdnwyg Jan 2012 #5
Most trucks and minivans have them - they help you get in and out. HopeHoops Jan 2012 #6
For me, those are G-force handles. kentauros Jan 2012 #10
WOO HOO!!! HopeHoops Jan 2012 #12
I thought it was "woo woo"? kentauros Jan 2012 #13
Ask your S.O. HopeHoops Jan 2012 #14
Unfortunately, no S.O. to ride with me at this time. kentauros Jan 2012 #15
But don't be a hoo-hoo. n/t MiddleFingerMom Jan 2012 #40
My uncle called them "Jesus bars" WolverineDG Jan 2012 #26
huh. OriginalGeek Jan 2012 #21
Ya, but does the brake pedal on her side work? oneshooter Jan 2012 #31
lol nope! OriginalGeek Jan 2012 #34
They're called LoveMyCali Jan 2012 #35
Ah yes... the "shit, my friend Richard is driving" handles wysimdnwyg Jan 2012 #22
We call them jesus bars, as in jesus christ slow down! madmom Jan 2012 #37
My dirty assed mind went to the center emergency brake and teenage dates! rufus dog Jan 2012 #45
Oh my!! HopeHoops Jan 2012 #46
Sell the car to a salvage yard and walk to work Amerigo Vespucci Jan 2012 #7
Is this the first time you've had this happen to you? snooper2 Jan 2012 #8
Turn on the wind shield wipers n/t sarge43 Jan 2012 #9
Duh. Lasher Jan 2012 #39
Turn on the windshield defogger. Swede Jan 2012 #11
My 2¢ marzipanni Jan 2012 #16
smear it around with a dirty junk food napkin off the floor? Kali Jan 2012 #17
Oh have I done this! i_sometimes Jan 2012 #18
This made me laugh out loud! VenusRising Jan 2012 #38
Oh gosh, I can imagine the mess. i_sometimes Jan 2012 #44
If it is inside?, Turn on defrost on high heat and high fan speed AND the AC. yellowcanine Jan 2012 #19
When the humidity is bad in New Jersey UnrepentantLiberal Jan 2012 #20
This morning, I had frost on the windshield JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2012 #24
wipe it off with a super-absorbent towel to start WolverineDG Jan 2012 #25
That's what they make garages and car covers for. ddeclue Jan 2012 #29
I live in an apartment. In the Sunny South. Where apartments don't usually have garages. nt raccoon Jan 2012 #47
Mitt Romney says, have your Chauffeur's assistant wipe the condensation away. FSogol Jan 2012 #32
I put a bath towel over my windshield at night Art_from_Ark Jan 2012 #33
Pull it into the garage the night before Major Nikon Jan 2012 #36
blackboard eraser irisblue Jan 2012 #41
Ride a fuckin' bike to work taterguy Jan 2012 #42
Uhmmm...tell your daughter to stop making out with her boyfriend in the car? OffWithTheirHeads Jan 2012 #43

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,340 posts)
23. No time, gotta get to work
Thu Jan 12, 2012, 02:27 PM
Jan 2012

Sometimes there's a little clear spot at the bottom center of the windshield. If you rest an elbow on the center console, and lean way over, you can see the road. It's a little like driving using a periscope, but what the heck.

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,340 posts)
28. Great idea, I will do that!
Thu Jan 12, 2012, 05:06 PM
Jan 2012

Or, more likely, I'll hit the "snooze" button one more time. And then gripe about the condition of my windshield.

hobbit709

(41,694 posts)
30. I learned a long time ago.
Thu Jan 12, 2012, 05:21 PM
Jan 2012

Put the alarm clock where you have to get out of bed to shut it off.
Especially since mine sounded like a nuclear meltdown alert.

 

HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)
4. Keep a roll of blue shop towels in the car.
Thu Jan 12, 2012, 10:13 AM
Jan 2012

They don't cost anymore than a roll of kitchen paper towels, but they're much thicker and absorb a shitload more water. If you hang them over the "woo-woo" handle (if your vehicle has one) they'll dry out and can be used again.

 

HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)
6. Most trucks and minivans have them - they help you get in and out.
Thu Jan 12, 2012, 10:41 AM
Jan 2012

They're usually on the ceiling or near it on the window frame. I call them that because when you're going over rough roads you can grab them to hang on and yell WOO WOO!

kentauros

(29,414 posts)
10. For me, those are G-force handles.
Thu Jan 12, 2012, 11:43 AM
Jan 2012

Something for passengers to hang onto when I take corners without braking

 

HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)
14. Ask your S.O.
Thu Jan 12, 2012, 11:57 AM
Jan 2012


It's whatever you yell while going through rough terrain or around a corner too fast. I use both.

kentauros

(29,414 posts)
15. Unfortunately, no S.O. to ride with me at this time.
Thu Jan 12, 2012, 12:00 PM
Jan 2012

And, I tend to drive a little more cautiously than when I'm alone. At least then, I'm the only one killed

WolverineDG

(22,298 posts)
26. My uncle called them "Jesus bars"
Thu Jan 12, 2012, 02:34 PM
Jan 2012

as in passengers grabbing them & exclaiming "Oh Jesus!" whenever the driver does something stupid (like cornering without braking)

OriginalGeek

(12,132 posts)
21. huh.
Thu Jan 12, 2012, 02:13 PM
Jan 2012

in my truck those are the "Oh Shit!" handles...because that's what my wife hollers when circumstances arise that makes her need to grab one...

OriginalGeek

(12,132 posts)
34. lol nope!
Thu Jan 12, 2012, 10:45 PM
Jan 2012

but that doesn't stop her from damn near pushing her foot through the floor trying to make it work.

wysimdnwyg

(2,232 posts)
22. Ah yes... the "shit, my friend Richard is driving" handles
Thu Jan 12, 2012, 02:20 PM
Jan 2012

To put it in perspective, when he and his wife go on car trips, she takes a pillow in which to hide her face.

Amerigo Vespucci

(30,885 posts)
7. Sell the car to a salvage yard and walk to work
Thu Jan 12, 2012, 10:44 AM
Jan 2012

Less chance of water vapor condensing on you than there is on your car windows, but you can carry a rag to wipe yourself down just in case. You'll make some money and start each day off with some very healthy exercise.

Glad I could help!

marzipanni

(6,011 posts)
16. My 2¢
Thu Jan 12, 2012, 12:05 PM
Jan 2012

On days when the sun is shining leave a window or two open a sliver so that the air heats up inside the car and dries.

These little inexpensive 'rechargeable' dehumidifiers sounds good-
http://evadry.reachlocal.com/?scid=1277528&kw=8183758&pub_cr_id=7189349689

Kali

(55,008 posts)
17. smear it around with a dirty junk food napkin off the floor?
Thu Jan 12, 2012, 12:23 PM
Jan 2012

inside or out? windshield wipers or defroster

 

i_sometimes

(201 posts)
18. Oh have I done this!
Thu Jan 12, 2012, 01:40 PM
Jan 2012

I once smeared ketchup from one side to the other. It smelled good but staring through that red paste, no.

VenusRising

(11,252 posts)
38. This made me laugh out loud!
Fri Jan 13, 2012, 03:31 PM
Jan 2012

It made me think of the looks I got when my husband was teaching me to drive a standard. He said, "Go!" and then started to take a drink of tomato juice. Needless to say, the car bucked, and he was wearing the tomato juice. We got a few strange looks from passersby as if he was bleeding profusely. It sure was a sight with the stark red juice against a white shirt!



Thanks for reminding me of that.

 

i_sometimes

(201 posts)
44. Oh gosh, I can imagine the mess.
Fri Jan 13, 2012, 07:43 PM
Jan 2012

I got my daughter the other day with chocolate milk like that, on the way to school no less.
Worse. Father. Ever.

yellowcanine

(35,699 posts)
19. If it is inside?, Turn on defrost on high heat and high fan speed AND the AC.
Thu Jan 12, 2012, 01:53 PM
Jan 2012

If your system allows that - it will clear it right up. The AC dries up the moisture.

 

UnrepentantLiberal

(11,700 posts)
20. When the humidity is bad in New Jersey
Thu Jan 12, 2012, 01:57 PM
Jan 2012

and it's raining the windshield can fog up in the middle of the day.

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,340 posts)
24. This morning, I had frost on the windshield
Thu Jan 12, 2012, 02:31 PM
Jan 2012

The windshield washer will clear up the frost, then you have a few seconds of visibility before very interesting and entertaining crystalline patterns grow across the windshield. So you hit the washer again. Pray that you don't run out of windshield washer fluid before the car warms up.

WolverineDG

(22,298 posts)
25. wipe it off with a super-absorbent towel to start
Thu Jan 12, 2012, 02:32 PM
Jan 2012

then keep the wipers going until I start to hear them drag across the windshield.

Art_from_Ark

(27,247 posts)
33. I put a bath towel over my windshield at night
Thu Jan 12, 2012, 10:09 PM
Jan 2012

I find that that has helped to reduce morning condensation dramatically.

irisblue

(32,974 posts)
41. blackboard eraser
Fri Jan 13, 2012, 05:52 PM
Jan 2012

just don't throw it at the kid in the next car to get his attention ( as sister mary black&decker of the cross of god used do to me and my sister)

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