What a difference a day makes. Yesterday was beautiful then as predicted last night the front blew in. Winds blowing at 55 mph or more, rain and cold air; with freezing temperatures tomorrow morning.

As today progressed I lost track of the calls I took in which the person calling had a cracked windshield. In most cases they had a chip and with the weather changes they soon had a cracked windshield. Many told me the chip was on the edge or under the windshield wiper; because they failed to locate the chip and get it repaired they now had a cracked windshield. With windshields starting at around $160 this was a very expensive mistake.

An easy way to prevent this problem is to check your windshield each time you fuel your vehicle. Hey, what else can you do while your tank is filling that can save you a few hundred bucks.

Don’t sacrifice safety but if you get a chip when it’s cold, try to cut back on the defroster. Few realize but in the winter a battle is being fought in your windshield. The hot inside is expanding while the cold outside is contracting. If you have a chip and treat it wrong or are unlucky crack goes the windshield.