January 11, 2011 • Page 11 shop online at www.missourivalleyshopper.com OK, so who is the wacko here? BY TOM AND RAY MAGLIOZZI Dear Tom and Ray: I have a great, wonderful, sweet co-worker who may be as wacky as a loon. It was 0 degrees Fahrenheit last week, and she refused to use her rear defroster, claiming it would shatter her rear window. Who is wacko here? Her, for this wacko theory, or me, for not believing her? — Matt RAY: It depends how cute she is, Matt. TOM: Actually, we know she’s wrong about the rear window. Car manufacturers are well aware that their vehicles will occasionally be used in temperatures below 0 degrees. And I’ve never seen a warning not to use a rear defroster under those conditions. In fact, those are exactly the kinds If YOU READ THIS YOU KNOW… ADVERTISING PAYS! of conditions that the rear defroster is made for. RAY: There are several reasons why the rear window won’t break. 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