Susanne's Blog

Susanne, I totally agree with everything you said. You might want to include "PEOPLE AT 4 WAY STOPS SIGNS" in with your rant because that is one of my biggest rants on the road.

I swear!! When some people get to a 4 way stop sign they just don't get the concept! It seems so many people are in such a big big hurry, and when it's not their turn to proceed they do anyway almost causing an accident! PEOPLE SLOW DOWN!!! GEEEEEEEEEEEEEZ!!!

Where ever your going is still going to be there whether or not your speeding or crawling like a snail!

YEA Susanne, what happened to you last night?? I was bummed...

I always drive with my lights on - day and night. Drives my husband nuts!

I have my Jetta set up so that the lights come on as soon as the car starts. They never shut off. Also, a hint from a former operator of fire engines. Guys in wet turnout gear make the fire engine windows fog up like crazy and fast. So, keep the air conditioning on all the time. Especially when it rains. You can turn the temp up to whatever is comfortable. Modern a/c units don't sap much power from the engine and they can be used down to 0 degrees without damage. Air conditioning works by drying the air. Get the moisture out of the air the fogged windows clear up. Yes, the defroster works off of the a/c. But using the a/c increases the number of vents pushing dry air into the car.

Thanks catlvr1. A few years ago my wife and I were traveling with another couple in their car. It was kind of a chilly Autumn morning and the car windows were getting fogged. This guy turned on the defroster and jacked the heat all of the way up. I told the guy to just turn on his a/c. He wouldn't hear of it. So we sweated until the guy's wife almost screamed at him to turn off the heat. Of course, more heat--more sweat--more moisture. He never did turn on the a/c. The only window that was clear was the windshield. Yet, he swore that there was something wrong with his defroster. The car was a 2000-something Taurus. I wonder what the dealer mechanic told him. That was the last time that we traveled with those folks.

it's the law if it rains or snow's TURN YOUR LIGHTS ON it's the law..... the law states if it rains or snows turn your headlights on... easy as that it's the LAW...