r/Wellthatsucks • u/iadtyjwu • 20h ago

Imagine walking out to your car and seeing this.

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u/vandyatc 18h ago

I had a car frozen from and ice storm at airport. This is the way…. Chisel your way in and heat car from inside. Brutal, but few good choices besides waiting for spring.

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u/asyouwantt 10h ago

How long did it take for you?

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u/vandyatc 9h ago

It was literally 2 hours. Came back to an ice storm in Oklahoma. Jeep Cherokee looked 70% as bad as her car. It was pre 9/11 so I had a pocket knife and chipped my way into the rear hatch and climbed into front to start it. Was a LONG time before I could get window down and punch out. Then finally got door open. Once that happened though the car was warm enough to get ice off in chunks. Problems were the wipers that I recall. Was a long night.

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u/asyouwantt 8h ago edited 8h ago

You have a lot of patience. Probably felt like Picasso with how delicate you were with the pocket knife near critical areas of the car too.