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Old 26 Oct 2009, 06:05 am
Dave Kelsen
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Default Re: Rear wiper on a sedan?

On 10/26/2009 1:45 AM Dave D spake these words of knowledge:

> "Dillon Pyron" <invaliddmpyron@austin.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:4av9e5tbqgidae2kupgfsqjs8i5h0clvdm@4ax.com...
>> Thus spake Brian Smith <Halifax@NovaScotia.Canada> :
>>
>>>Joe wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I found rear wipers to be very useful on my minivans in the winter.
>>>> When driving in light snow, it would accumulate on the rear window. A
>>>> quick swish of the wiper took care of it much quicker than the
>>>> defrosters.
>>>
>>> A rear window isn't even a necessity, that why we have outside mirrors.

>>
>> Ah, and you can see someone directly behind you who's, shall we say,
>> 10 feet away?
>>
>> There's a reason those 18 wheelers have signs on them that say "if you
>> can't see my mirrors, I can't see you."
>> --
>>
>> - dillon I am not invalid
>>
>> "Always shoot first. At the very least you'll
>> distract the guy enough to make the second one count"
>> -- Lazurus Long

> I can see most of my 16' utility trailer in both my left and right mirrors
> when I am towing it. I'll admit that I still use the rear view mirror as a
> third source of rearward vision. The more you can see the better off you
> are.
>
> Dave D
>
>


Would you fellahs quit poking this sack? He isn't going to get it; he
doesn't want to. Might as well leave it alone.


RFT!!!
Dave Kelsen
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Never underestimate the power of human stupidity.
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