A Cardboard Box Can Be Easy Go-To for Clearing Snow Off a Car

Recently, I was reminded of those days. moved to bostonLike the obviously very smart person I am, moving out of Atlanta in January didn’t seem like a bad idea to move to New England in the middle of the winter than trying to make the long distance relationship work even longer. I moved out. The relationship didn’t work out in the end,but i learned one neat trick snow removal From a car that doesn’t care.

I knew it would be cold and snowy, but I didn’t realize I had chosen to move to Boston during the snowiest winter in Boston’s history. My good grandparents lived outside of Chicago before they died, so they thought I was ready for snow. Unfortunately for me, even Boston gets that much snow. I wasn’t ready. We passed her 100 inches that winter. That’s a good amount by Boston standards, and a huge amount by the standards of a recent transplant from Georgia.

I didn’t want to sacrifice my E39 540i to the snow and pothole-ridden roads of New England, so the only way to get around, other than walking or taking public transport, was my then-girlfriend’s It was a Chevrolet Aveo. I may have actively hated Aveo, was Because if you think auto journalists are underpaid, you should see what early career freelancers do. We’re talking about money here: “This credit card debt is an investment in my future.”

Where have I been, anyway? Yes Yes. That snow and the Chevrolet Aveo. As you can imagine, having to tidy up the car every time I drove somewhere quickly became a huge pain in the butt. That’s another story.

But one day, when I saw at least a foot of snow on the roof of my car, an idea came to me. I grabbed a big broken cardboard box and used it to scoop all the snow out of my car. did. Slide it between the snow and the roof and tilt the backrest up slightly to push the snow off your back. Depending on the width of your car, it may take 2-3 passes, but the roof will be clear of snow in less than a minute.

Will paint preservation enthusiasts yell at me about how to actually set up carports to keep snow out of cars and that using cardboard is so sinful? But remember he’s talking about Chevy Aveo here. It’s already a sin for GM to sell it here, and I probably didn’t care about saving a car’s paint that deserves to be set on fire and destroyed.

Nor am I here to declare that I am the first person to understand this. I’m sure many others have found the utility of a moving box for snow removal in desperation. She had no idea what I was talking about. I did.

So, for those frustrated by the amount of snow you have to park outside and unload your irrelevant car, know that a cardboard box can easily replace a broom or arm. It may not be the ideal solution, but it works. And it is easily stored in your car. I hope your car isn’t a Chevy Aveo, but if it is, I’ll be praying for you.