My neighbours are scraping ice at 10.30PM

[Tuvala]

light hearted - ish 😆

It’s frozen solid here, road is an ice rink. Neighbours are 60’s and both retired, nice couple but probably retired too soon as both seem frequently bored!
For the past 45 mins they have both been outside in -3 scraping ice off the steps, the car and god knows what else.
I was a bit concerned they had somewhere they needed to get to so popped out to ask if they needed help with anything but no, they aren’t going anywhere!
I’ve since gone to bed and the loud scraping noises are driving me potty.
What on earth are they doing it for?!
Do they want to fall on the ice or get hypothermia? Or are they just trying new ways to drive me round the bend .
Aaaarghhh!!

We left my Mum's house one cold evening-no frost, but there was a slight mist on the windscreen, so my DH turned the washers on. Result, instant pebble-dash as the water hit the cold glass! It took ages to clear it off.

I put hot water bottles on the windscreen 10 minutes before we go out. Windscreen de iced and the kids have them for their knees for the school run.

It's not common in the UK, but a couple of times we've experienced ice-rain in Germany. The air temperature warms just enough for light rain, but the ground surfaces are solidly frozen. The rain drops freeze on contact with roads and pavements leaving small raindrop-sized bobbles of ice. Absolutely impossible to walk or drive on without spikes. When it happens the gritters have to reverse up even the most gradual slopes so that they can use the grit they're spreading to give them grip.

Someone on our street sloshes water over their windscreen and drives off happily. Then it freezes over
It runs straight across the street, no way of avoiding walking over it and there's no street lights. I've fallen once on it

Well, I live in a country where rain is a big deal when it finally decides to arrive so I don’t have to worry about snow, ice, etc., I only have to worry about my grass dying off!

Now you know what to ask for for Christmas: noise-cancelling headphones or ear buds.

My nan would do this then put salt down

I guess wasn’t to icy the next day

Where I lived in Germany we had snow and ice from October to April. It was also anywhere between -5 and -25.

The bylaws stated that everyone was responsible for keeping their driveways and the footpath along their boundary clear by 7am. We used to shovel in the morning, but the locals ALWAYS cleared snow and ice in the dark at night then salted, and I was confused why until I tried it.

MUCH more effective, is still clear in the morning, and stays clear all day.

It really is the best approach - I find having lived there, many British people really don't know how to manage cold weather.

@PyongyangKipperbang

"yay I am wealthy enough to defy nature"

Hardly, my Motability car does this too! 🤣

Are you quite alright?!?!?! 🤣

🤣😂🤣

And I presume you will help OP fight against these misogynists, all the way to the highest Court in the land. I applaud you 🙇‍♀️

raspberrytinsel · Yesterday 23:42
MrsSkylerWhite · Yesterday 23:05
Silly sods, it’ll all be back by morning.

well it won't if they are applying salt will it?“”

not great for the paint.

Pour some hot water over it .....

Which will re freeze.

Oh no! I never thought of that!

Really though, I'm sorry you can't recognise a joke when you see one.

Sometimes these things don’t work on screen 🤷🏻‍♀️

Since when did "lighthearted-ish" mean "I'm really worked up and I haven't got a life beyond this issue"?

They do if you read the thread.

If you have to explain a joke and all that…..

I saw it was a joke. Maybe it’s just you 🤷‍♀️

I didn't have to though, did I?

Are you suggesting that once I pointed out that it was a joke you still didn't get it and I now need to explain it to you?

You sound a delight Mind your own business !

One day your screen will crack doing this.

That's really interesting.