01/26/2010
by to
Click & Clack
Dear Tom and Ray:
We had a big snowstorm this week. Not wanting to scrape the ice off my windshield, the night before the storm I looked around for something to put under my wipers to keep the ice off. Unable to come up with anything, I contemplated alternatives. Then it came to me: Filippo Berio Extra Virgin Olive Oil! I smeared some Filippo Berio on the windshield and waited for the snow. The next morning, the snow slid off the windshield like a greasy zeppole. Great, I thought. When the snow stopped, I noticed a haze on the windshield. I figured it would wash off. Well, I was wrong -- the stuff has adhered to the glass as if it were baked on. I'm still scraping off the hardened oil. Help!
-- Tom
RAY: Tom, it's people like you who make great discoveries. You're the kind of person who is unafraid to experiment. And once in a while, you'll hit upon something that will benefit all mankind. This was not one of those times....
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