# Snow on the roof of your car. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 13, 2006, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-on-the-roof-of-your-car/344334 "2006-02-13T21:08:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2006, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-on-the-roof-of-your-car/344334/81 "2006-02-15T07:03:52Z")
> [@The Swan](#): > > How long did it take you to copy/paste that little gem? > > “Ummmm…Uhhhhh… okay… Go fuck yourself!!! Yeah!!! I have no response, especially to someone who treated me in the exact same manner I treated an earlier poster, but… here’s a real zinger for you!!!” > > For the remainder of this thread, and based on your earlier responses, I’ll assume you’re “sleep-typing” from here on out. Look, douchebag, I already admitted I was being an ass before you entered with your signature razor wit. If that isn’t enough for you, then I guess that’s some tough titty. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Swan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@The\_Swan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Swan)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2006, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-on-the-roof-of-your-car/344334/82 "2006-02-15T07:09:31Z")
> [@Scumpup](#): > > Look, douchebag, I already admitted I was being an ass before you entered with your signature razor wit. If that isn’t enough for you, then I guess that’s some tough titty. Fair enough. To sum up: You’re a self-proclaimed ass, and I have to deal with “tough titty”. I can live with that. ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2006, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-on-the-roof-of-your-car/344334/83 "2006-02-15T07:20:49Z")
> [@The Swan](#): > > Fair enough. > > To sum up: You’re a self-proclaimed ass, and I have to deal with “tough titty”. > > I can live with that. Not quite entorely correct. You also have to deal with being a douchebag. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Swan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@The\_Swan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Swan)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2006, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-on-the-roof-of-your-car/344334/84 "2006-02-15T07:27:43Z")
> [@Scumpup](#): > > Not quite entorely correct. You also have to deal with being a douchebag. In your eyes. Again, I can live with that. ---
**Author:** ![DrLoveGun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@DrLoveGun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrLoveGun)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2006, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-on-the-roof-of-your-car/344334/85 "2006-02-15T07:29:53Z")
I always wanted to punch the people who just cleared a 10" diameter hole in the front window and that’s it. When I lived where it snows, I always cleared my car. It just seemed like the sensible thing to do. But I miss the snow, my parents have 23" in thier backyard. I’m jealous. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Swan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@The\_Swan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Swan)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2006, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-on-the-roof-of-your-car/344334/86 "2006-02-15T07:35:04Z")
> [@DrLoveGun](#): > > I always wanted to punch the people who just cleared a 10" diameter hole in the front window and that’s it. When I lived where it snows, I always cleared my car. It just seemed like the sensible thing to do. But I miss the snow, my parents have 23" in thier backyard. I’m jealous. Yeah, when the sun hits you the wrong way… BAM!!! (Apologies to Bam-Bam.) I refuse to drive with my passenger windows fogged up. ---
**Author:** ![UntouchedTakeaway](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d78d45/32.png) [@UntouchedTakeaway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UntouchedTakeaway)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2006, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-on-the-roof-of-your-car/344334/87 "2006-02-15T11:52:43Z")
> [@LunaV](#): > > Yep, that was me one day…I cleaned off my roof every time afterwards. > > I have to say, though, there are some really high roofs on vans and SUV’s and such. They may not be able to reach it, or have a bad back, and so I usually give them a pass. > > But normal cars - no excuse. My ex is a car dealer. I sometimes drive cars he has in stock. I had a lot of hauling to do last week, so I took an Ford Expedition. After the snow, I got a step stool and a long broom & cleaned the roof off. Took about 20 minutes. There’s no excuse not to clean it off. VCNJ~ ---
**Author:** ![phungi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phungi/32/395_2.png) [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2006, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-on-the-roof-of-your-car/344334/88 "2006-02-15T12:51:30Z")
> [@Veuve\_ClicquotNJ](#): > > My ex is a car dealer. I sometimes drive cars he has in stock. I had a lot of hauling to do last week, so I took an Ford Expedition. After the snow, I got a step stool and a long broom & cleaned the roof off. Took about 20 minutes. There’s no excuse not to clean it off. > > VCNJ~ you are welcome on my highways! ---
**Author:** ![velveeta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/13edae/32.png) [@velveeta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velveeta)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2006, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-on-the-roof-of-your-car/344334/89 "2006-02-15T13:53:20Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > velveeta says that the snow was a “10” high, 12’ slab". Let’s assume that the truck was more or less of standard truck type width, say about 8’. So that gives us _plays with calculator_ about 80 cubic feet of snow. At 10% water, we’ve got about 8 cubic feet of water. Water weighs 62 pounds per cubic foot, so the sheet of snow that hit velveeta’s car weighed in at around 496 pounds. > > \*snip > > So we have close to a quarter ton of material landing on a car at an unknown speed. Sadly, I don’t remember enough physics to calculate the force it might have landed with (any of the math geeks want to weigh in?), but I think we can say it was considerable. I doubt any standard production car is built to handle that kind of impact without being damaged, so Scumpup’s assertion that the velveeta’s car wasn’t sturdy enough is without basis. It was actually worse because the slab was mostly ice - we had about 2’ snow followed by icy rain and it compacted everything down into blocks of ice. I actually saw it start to slide off the truck and had to time to think, “Crap, I hope that’s just snow” before it slammed into my car. Who knew Toyota made shitty cars that can’t withstand almost a half ton of ice and snow landing on them. But I concede this battle to **Scumpup** - yep, your penis is bigger than mine. Well played sir! ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2006, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-on-the-roof-of-your-car/344334/90 "2006-02-15T14:58:38Z")
> [@velveeta](#): > > But I concede this battle to **Scumpup** - yep, your penis is bigger than mine. Well played sir! We were having a penis battle? ---
**Author:** ![Dante](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dante/32/9673_2.png) [@Dante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2006, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-on-the-roof-of-your-car/344334/91 "2006-02-15T15:30:45Z")
> [@Scumpup](#): > > We were having a penis battle? Technically, only you were. The rest of us were pretty sure that the type of car didn’t matter, and were mostly discussing how inconsiderate and stupid people are who don’t clean their cars and trucks. ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2006, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-on-the-roof-of-your-car/344334/92 "2006-02-15T15:58:26Z")
> [@Dante](#): > > Technically, only you were. The rest of us were pretty sure that the type of car didn’t matter, and were mostly discussing how inconsiderate and stupid people are who don’t clean their cars and trucks. No, see I already said I was being an ass in this thread. Perhaps you had anatomy a while back and forgot, but asses and penises are different structures and have different functions which don’t overlap. ---
**Author:** ![Dante](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dante/32/9673_2.png) [@Dante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2006, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-on-the-roof-of-your-car/344334/93 "2006-02-15T16:13:48Z")
> [@Scumpup](#): > > No, see I already said I was being an ass in this thread. Perhaps you had anatomy a while back and forgot, but asses and penises are different structures and have different functions which don’t overlap. Oh, I agree you’re being an ass. But you’re being an ass by waving your dick around, your disingenuous posturing notwithstanding. ---
**Author:** ![phungi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phungi/32/395_2.png) [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2006, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-on-the-roof-of-your-car/344334/94 "2006-02-15T16:16:49Z")
> [@Dante](#): > > Oh, I agree you’re being an ass. But you’re being an ass by waving your dick around, your disingenuous posturing notwithstanding. Hopefully this debate will continue until the next snow fall, at which time you can _both_ use the boners you get pitting each other as gauges for the snow depth. ---
**Author:** ![Dante](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dante/32/9673_2.png) [@Dante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2006, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-on-the-roof-of-your-car/344334/95 "2006-02-15T16:25:40Z")
> [@phungi](#): > > Hopefully this debate will continue until the next snow fall, at which time you can _both_ use the boners you get pitting each other as gauges for the snow depth. Don’t be ridiculous. You can’t stick an erect penis in snow and expect it to remain hard enough long enough to get an accurate measurement. Honestly… ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2006, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-on-the-roof-of-your-car/344334/96 "2006-02-15T16:48:08Z")
Meanwhile… Back in Gotham City… ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2006, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-on-the-roof-of-your-car/344334/97 "2006-02-15T17:05:34Z")
> [@Dante](#): > > Oh, I agree you’re being an ass. But you’re being an ass by waving your dick around, your disingenuous posturing notwithstanding. Disingenuous? Cool word. Do you know what it means? Please explain how you think I’m being disingenuous. No fair running to a dictionary first. BTW, if I were waving my dick around, I wouldn’t be posting. It’s a two-handed job. ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2006, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-on-the-roof-of-your-car/344334/98 "2006-02-15T17:18:12Z")
I’d just like to say - stop whinging. I’d kill to get 18" of snow, whether it fell off the back of a lorry or not. Here in my part of England we haven’t had more than an inch of snow for a decade, and not a flake this winter ☹ I miss winters - we always used to get them. Stupid global warming… ---
**Author:** ![TVeblen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@TVeblen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TVeblen)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2006, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-on-the-roof-of-your-car/344334/99 "2006-02-15T17:19:28Z")
> [@Scumpup](#): > > Look, douchebag, I already admitted I was being an ass before you entered with your signature razor wit. If that isn’t enough for you, then I guess that’s some tough titty. Stop acting like a jerk, **Scumpup**. Being obnoxious and provocative just to tick people off is trolling. Knock it off–now, and don’t do it again. Your posting privs will be up for grabs if you don’t clean up your act. Veb ---
**Author:** ![Dante](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dante/32/9673_2.png) [@Dante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2006, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-on-the-roof-of-your-car/344334/100 "2006-02-15T17:26:29Z")
Oh man, you’re so bad at this, it’s not even fun anymore. /unsubscribes [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-on-the-roof-of-your-car/344334.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-on-the-roof-of-your-car/344334.md?page=6)