1 hour into my drive the skies began to turn dark. I figured it was probably just a cloud passing by. I was wrong. Not long after the skies opened up with thunder and lightning accompanied by a heavy downpour. Everything would have been fine until water was no longer getting wiped off of my windshield. I later found out that the wiper blades were torn. So, to recap, it is raining cats and dogs outside, I’m out in the middle of East Narnia nowhere attempting to visit my family, and can see nothing through my windshield.

What I should have done: pulled over until the storm passed. That would have been the smart thing to do. That would have been logical. Apparently logic wasn’t something I was capable of on that day. What did I do, you might ask? I rolled down my window and stuck my head out to try to see better. So I am now driving in a monsoon on some godforsaken back road with my head out the window like a dog, STILL unable to see, but now decidedly soaked. Poor choices were made, I see that now.

I eventually did have to pull over and wait out the storm. When I finally got to my parent’s house I was in quite a state. So what was the takeaway from this experience? Your wiper blades need some love and attention too. I can safely say that I’ll be checking them much more regularly. If you find yourself with torn wiper blades, stop by Fiore Volkswagen and they will be happy to help you out.