More than a month ago, Anita wrote about the shocking revelation that mere water would remove frost from her windscreen.
At least one person expressed skepticism, and we understand the incredulity that might come from the northern latitudes of other continents. So, today, we offer you a video demonstration of this distinctive method. (more…)
As the leaves start changing here in Dublin, another sure sign of the approaching winter arrived: the first “snowflake” in the car. The car has a nice feature – on the dashboard it tells you the outside temperature. Being that it is an Irish car, it reports the temperature in degrees Celsius. I have grown accustomed to that over the last year.
What I can’t grow accustomed to is the “snowflake” warning: when the temperature gets to about 5 degrees, I get a little snowflake next to the temperature reading. (more…)
I’ve been doing the commute in Dublin for a year now, and I’ve gotten into a rhythm. I used to have a pretty good idea of how long it took to get to work (about 30 minutes, for those interested) and a decent idea of how it was taking to get home. But then Will discovered a couple of features on the car that really fed my desire for “metrics” (a term that those working for A company will be familiar with).
The dashboard displays quite a bit of information in addition to speed and the tachometer. It also tells me the time, the temperature and until Will changed the setting, the number of kilometres left on the tank. Imagine my surprise (and delight) when now had time counter – how long the car had been running since you started it. (more…)
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