When I’m driving to work I’m usually zoned out while listening to sports radio or NPR if “All Things Considered” is on. Every so often I’ll notice something that jolts me back into reality
On my way to work I pulled up behind an old Ford Truck. We’ve had snow the past few days so the roads were wet and dirty. So while stopped at this light I notice the guy driving the truck is holding a gallon water jug in his left hand out the windows. He then proceeds to turn on his windshield wipers and toss water from the jug onto his windshield. He did this so effortlessly that he must have had a lot of practice. He let the wipers do their job for 20 seconds, retracted his arm, put his truck in gear and pulled away from the light.
I couldn’t believe what I had just seen. I don’t know the year of his Ford truck but it was probably an early 1960’s model although I’m not certain. Maybe they didn’t have wiper fluid nozzels back then. Whatever the case I was impressed with this guy’s skill in cleaning his windshield.
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