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dmr

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11. I put a watered down vinegar in my car

Reply to comipinko (Reply #1)

Sun Dec 11, 2011, 02:10 PM

Dec 2011

way back in the 80s when I lived in Miami. Each time I cleaned my windows it smelled like a horrible tossed salad.

The vinegar smell lingers in hot weather. Sitting in traffic was not fun.

My mom used vinegar to clean, so I thought I was being smart & economical. I guess it depends on what your definition of what smart is.

It was so embarrassing that I paid my little nephew to sit in my car & push that little button until the tank drained out.

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Anyone know a green & natural substitute for the washer fluid in your car? [View all] beac Dec 2011 OP

1 Part white vinegar, 4 parts water. comipinko Dec 2011 #1

Of course, white vinegar! I'm using it all over the house already. beac Dec 2011 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Dec 2011 #5

I put a watered down vinegar in my car dmr Dec 2011 #11

LOL. beac Dec 2011 #12

add ammonia, too msedano Dec 2011 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Dec 2011 #4

that could function as a flask at the drive-in movie, too! n/t grasswire Dec 2011 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Dec 2011 #7

"Excuse me, ma'am, have you been drinking?" beac Dec 2011 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Dec 2011 #9

We live on a gravel road... beac Dec 2011 #10

This and all the comments have me thinking that I stumbled into the Lounge. Curmudgeoness Dec 2011 #13

Someone once called into Car Talk with this exact question. CottonBear Dec 2011 #14

From May to September, I just use water with a little Dawn in it. Denninmi Dec 2011 #15

I like the idea of half a year off the "blue"*-- beac Dec 2011 #16

Spam deleted by gkhouston (MIR Team) nichole09 Dec 2012 #17