Anyone love kicking snow off your vehicle? (trucks, engine, driver)

[Nonesuch]

I agree, it can be viscerally satisfying to give the buildup a kick after it has had a chance to set up in the cold and have the whole slushy mass drop off.

Originally Posted by MNTroy

I have learned to kick with my heel

This kind of buildup was very common in Chicago, probably a side-effect of the massive amounts of rock salt the city would drop on the roads at the slightest chance of snow, it's a holdover from the political fallout of the "Blizzard of '79"

Since the slushball consistency would vary from near-liquid to hard as a rock, if you valued your toes (and not having a slush-filled boot tongue), you quickly picked up the reverse heel kick technique.

[engineman]

The last time I saw snow in this area was 1973, it melted when it was about 6' off the ground.

[PeachSalsa]

Originally Posted by theedgeoflight

Kicking snow chunks off your car is like picking your nose. It can be satisfying under certain conditions.

So what I hear you saying is the snow/ice buildup are really car boogers!

Yes, I love to kick them off. Always kick them in the parking lot at work to leave the mess there!

[AlaskaErik]

I get rid of that crap before I get home. Even so, there is enough remaining that I have to scrape the leftover sand off the garage floor every so often.

[crazyme4878]

Oh, I LOVED to kick the snow off! Well, except when it got too icy and my toes got hurt.

And those who would rather put up with heat or sand? There are downsides, like burning yourself on your seatbelt, or having sand everywhere. Seriously, the stuff never leaves!

[coschristi]

I ALWAYS do this, usually when I'm pumping gas.

And then all of a sudden I will wonder "Why. Am. I. Doing. This?"

It's almost an automatic response ...Why AM I doing it? Is there a viable reason? Like could it rub on my tires or something?

[Bitey]

Whatever butters your biscuit I guess.

[ss20ts]

I live in snow country and while the snow doesn't bother me.....I wouldn't say I live kicking the snow off my vehicle.

[duster1979]

I enjoy kicking it off. What I don't enjoy is when I try to kick it off but it's frozen too hard and it hurts my toe.

[WaldoKitty]

We don't have much if any snow in any given year here. So I haven't really had the experience.