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OriginalGriff wrote: THen I noticed that the new blades came fitted with blade protectors you are supposed to discard when you fit them ...
I'm guessing you bought RainX type, because I had the same problem.
And, you noticed really quickly. Mine were streaking for 2 weeks before I noticed. 
OriginalGriff wrote: Why can I spot details in software like nobody's business, but not spot white plastic covers
We pay attention to what is important. 
EDIT
Hahaha - here's the official installation video which shows the installer (very subtly) remove the plastic cover : -- it's way at the end of the video which I cued up for you.
Rain-X Latitude Wiper Blade Installation - Large J-Hook - YouTube[^]
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I've bought nothing else for years - they work really well.
The car comes with them as standard (I think - it wasn't new when I bought it) but I'd have swapped to them at some point anyway, they just work so much better.
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Mine are even easier than that to fit - they have a "squeezy clip" thing. so you just squeeze and slide. I always had to stop and think about the U-hook type (probably because I don't change blades often).
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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I was complaining about these supposedly great wipers for two weeks.
Finally I went to take one of them off and adjust it better and that blue cover slipped a bit.
"Ohhhhh....". Slap the forehead.
None of the wipers I've ever bought in 30-odd years of driving have had covers like that.
But maybe that is why these are so good.
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Another thing I found a couple of years ago was this: ICEPLANE - New Car Window Ice Scraper[^] - I don't know if you can get them in the states (or even if iced up cars is a problem where you live) but if you can and it is, these are damn good!
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Here in southern Ohio we do deal with ice. We get all the seasons at this latitude.
That is a really cool ice scraper innovation. As soon as you see it, it makes sense and you wonder why ice scrapers haven't been made like that before.
Your had is elevated away from the ice and it's more stable and you can scrape in both directions and apply more force. It all makes sense. Very cool.
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OriginalGriff wrote: ICEPLANE - New Car Window Ice Scraper[^] - I don't know if you can get them in the states (or even if iced up cars is a problem where you live) but if you can and it is, these are damn good!
How much ice do you get? All of the images on their website are what I would consider a heavy frost. There have been times here that I've come out to a solid 5 or 6mm of ice on my windshield.
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Depends on which way the wind blows: If it blows up the valley then it's pretty thick (as the sea is at the other end) if it's going down the valley then it's thinner but tougher because it's generally colder.
On a bad day, 5mm is quite possible, but it generally thinner.
This thing doesn't care, it just cuts through - better than all the other scrapers I've tried (and I hate those de-icing sprays, they just leave a layer of crud over the screen).
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Had a similar problem with a nostalgic record player I bought recently, when I put the needle on the record first time it swept across to the other side without producing any sound.
After inspecting the needle, it turned out that it had a plastic protection cap on it that had to be taken off 
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Which record did you ruin?
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None luckily, narrow escape because it was the beloved "Bread" record of my wife 
Quote: Who draws the crowd and plays so loud, baby, it's the guitar man
Who's gonna steal the show, you know, baby, it's the guitar man
He can make you love, he can make you cry
He will bring you down and he'll get you high
Somethin' keeps him goin' miles and miles a day
To find another place to play
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Yer a software developer / architect, not an auto detailing specialist.
Both have their proper focus.
Don't berate yerself; that's our job.
With that noted, be comforted knowing it was just an ID10T error...
The best way to improve Windows is run it on a Mac.
The best way to bring a Mac to its knees is to run Windows on it.
~ my brother Jeff
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I've done worse things...the one I'll never forget was trying to swap a lower element in a hot water tank without turning off the water at the meter. I watched a few youtube videos on how to do it, but my experience was very different, mostly due to a plumbing issue with the tank...they put the shutoff valve on the wrong pipe. (out vs. in)
It's a good thing we can laugh at ourselves!
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
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Because you're not a "car guy".
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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Watch out, first looks can be deceptive, in reality he is a Tranformer 
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OriginalGriff wrote: I'm an idiot.
Some posts you just don't have to read past the Subject line! 
I'm pretty sure I would not like to live in a world in which I would never be offended.
I am absolutely certain I don't want to live in a world in which you would never be offended.
Freedom doesn't mean the absence of things you don't like.
Dave
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One can be an idiot.
One can also be a victim of an idiot.
When my house was rebuilt after Sandy, I had demand hot water put in. It was a 'condenser' type, which removes heat from the burned gas by condensing water from the combustion. This collects and drips into a container, and if it fills enough, out a small pipe (and into a small bucket).
The plumbers who installed it didn't bother removing the plug closing the overflow exit (it was hidden by a big bright yellow tag telling them to remove it). So - after using it for some days it suddenly stopped working. The overflow detection tripped the interlock.
A quick call to the manufacturer and they asked me to check. Problem solved in a few minutes. Thanking the support person, unscrewing the plug, and mostly, cursing out the plumbers.
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W∴ Balboos wrote: When my house was rebuilt after Sandy
Welcome to the wonderful world of disaster recovery contractors, where the word customer is spelled S-U-C-K-E-R. I live in Xenia Ohio, famous for its bike paths and its tornadoes. After the Big One in 1974, the problem with incompetent contractors was so bad that the city established a listing of contractors they recommended.
Software Zen: delete this;
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In one way, my city is the opposite. They have their list of authorized contractors (spell that collusion and price fixing). After Sandy, they let everyone in.
S-U-C-K-E-R is right. It's funny about the big deal they made about gas stations gouging prices but ignored the contractors. A plumbing job that was estimated just after Sandy (in writing) at $4500 could not be had for less than $7500 when the they realized what they could get away with. The original guy, with the written estimate? Never seemed to call back.
Tornado is sort of the opposite: extreme localized destruction (obliteration?). Hopefully, neighbors, unscathed, to help out.
"Superstorm": extraordinarily widespread damage. No place around to go to because it's all uninhabitable shells.
Tornadoes, though, happen a lot. With a lot less warning. And deadlier. I'd rather watch any of it on TV than go through it again.
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W∴ Balboos wrote: list of authorized contractors (spell that collusion and price fixing)
That's f***ed up. At least in 1974 Xenia and most of its residents Got Together And Did The Right Thing. Our problems with contractors were created by fly-by-night outfits from out of town who came in with lower estimates and better completion schedules than the locals could manage, who were all swamped (no surprise, >50% of the buildings in town were either destroyed or too damaged to repair).W∴ Balboos wrote: I'd rather watch any of it on TV than go through it again
Agreed. I've been through it in 1974, 1989, and 2000, plus a wind/hail storm in 2010 that might as well have been a tornado for all the damage it did.
It's no wonder the Shawnee tribe of Native Americans called our area "Devil Winds"  .
Software Zen: delete this;
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While replacing a wiper, the arm slipped out of my hand and the spring slammed it into the glass. Had to spend $220 for new glass.
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"but not spot white plastic covers when they sweep past in front of my eyes"
Because it is ain't bug. It is by design...
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OriginalGriff wrote: Why can I spot details in software like nobody's business, but not spot white plastic covers when they sweep past in front of my eyes and make the wipers not work?
Because you're a software guy, and that's a hardware problem.
At least that's been my excuse for many things for many years...
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I did the same thing Winter before last. It started snowing badly, so I bought new wiper blades before driving the 3 hours back home.
I was very disappointed in the quality of those Rain-X blades...
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A sort of cool vegetable (6)
Easy one.
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