Local Man Suffers Breakdown After Spending 73 Hours Trying to Replace Wiper Blades

A Chisel Rapids man is under the care of mental health professionals after spending days trying unsuccessfully to replace his vehicle’s windshield wiper blades.  “I couldn’t even get the old ones off,” said a tearful 32-year old Nocknor McDid, who requested anonymity.

“The instructions said ‘Press tab to release blade’, but I pressed it and pressed it and they didn’t come off.  Then I jimmied the tab with a screwdriver and watched five or six how-to videos on YouTube, and I still couldn’t get them to come off.  They…just…wouldn’t…come off,” McDid sobbed while biting his fist.

Dr. Jubilee Forkness couldn’t talk specifically about McDid’s case, although she did say he will probably be fine — “as long as he stays away from wipers for awhile. “We get dozens of these cases each year when the fall rains begin.”

When we contacted Michelin, the manufacturer of McDid’s replacement blades, an unidentified customer service employee apologized for McDid’s difficulty in replacing his wiper blades, but added, “all he had to do is press the tab to release the blade.”