Who'll Start the Rain?
A few days ago, I was driving the usual route home from the holidays. When I encountered some snow a little before the halfway point, I discovered that my windshield wipers were in awful shape. I found an automotive supply place and bought new ones. These were my first foray into the new style of wipers, the ones that use a flexible, one-piece frame to apply pressure along the entire length of the blade all the time. With no gaps in the structure to ice up, they're supposed to be more reliable than traditional whippletree blades.
Naturally, when acquiring what amounted to a new gadget, I was eager to try it. Sadly, the weather didn't cooperate; it was clear sailing the rest of the way home. There was snow here yesterday morning, but it finished falling by the time I got in the car. I knew that wishing for inclement weather was folly of the highest order, especially considering how close winter was, and I suspected that the weather gods would have something to say about it.
Tonight, it was finally raining. That it waited until dark was mildly irritating. That the wiper weather was rain, and on a day that I parked unusually far from the door at work, made perfect sense. On the bright side, the wipers performed very well. The real test will be how they hold up through the winter.
Naturally, when acquiring what amounted to a new gadget, I was eager to try it. Sadly, the weather didn't cooperate; it was clear sailing the rest of the way home. There was snow here yesterday morning, but it finished falling by the time I got in the car. I knew that wishing for inclement weather was folly of the highest order, especially considering how close winter was, and I suspected that the weather gods would have something to say about it.
Tonight, it was finally raining. That it waited until dark was mildly irritating. That the wiper weather was rain, and on a day that I parked unusually far from the door at work, made perfect sense. On the bright side, the wipers performed very well. The real test will be how they hold up through the winter.