I mocked people who got seat warmers in their car. I disparaged them, denigrated them, belittled and scorned them.
Ms. Wolf needed something from the store this afternoon. We’re experiencing sub-freezing weather, snow squalls, and wind chills that would make an Emperor Penguin buy thermal underwear.
So I masochistically volunteered to make the run in our new 2024 loaded (at least I wasn’t) vehicle. And you know what? John Lennon got it all wrong. Happiness isn’t a warm gun. Happiness is a warm tush.
I guess when you only buy a car once every 12 years, you realize they made some improvements! 1
1: Like they even have a rear wide angle camera so you don’t have to twist your neck like a Great Horned Owl (or Linda Blair in the Exorcist) when you back up.
My current sled as seat warmers. I turned them on a couple times, while the car was in warranty, to make sure they work. Haven’t used them since…and it gets frosty in metro Detroit, like zero for a low, and 8-9 for a daily high, this past week. Mark it down to my Gallic/Saxon/Norman (slightly civilized Viking) gene pool, if you wish. I put it down to insisting on fabric upholstery, rather than vinyl or leather.
Once a month, I work with a group of volunteers that builds hiking trails in south central Indiana. (https://www.hoosierhikerscouncil.org) Bending over with a Pulaski and a shovel for 6+ hours is hard on this septuagenarian’s back. I use the heated seat to get a little warmth up to my back after our work days. I’ve even used it in the summer with the AC on.
When it is cold out I always take the electric car, because it has seat heat and steering wheel heat. I didn’t know it at the time, but turns out, I love both those things.
My wife loved them, too. I didn’t like it and never used it. In the OC (So Cal version), so pretty temperate weather, tho we do get a bit colder than FL.