windshield wipers dying

About a half-mile from home tonight, my windshield wipers stop working and won't work again.
Tomorrow, I'm supposed to make a 2-hour drive with the forecast calling for scattered showers.
How wise would it be to change my travel plans?
What are the chances my wipers could start working again just as suddenly as they stopped?
How could wipers just stop working without warning and how costly could it be to fix it?

 

Check to make sure there's nothing blocking them, like leaves or pine needles or crap like that. Also check to make sure they're not so dried out they're sticking or have melted to the glass (yes, it happens. Maybe not in New England, but it happens).

 

Scattered showers or downpour?

 

If all else fails, Rain-X the motherfucker until it shines. I went six months without functioning wipers once because the Rain-X made the rain go away. It was a sight to behold.

 

http://www.rainx.com/

 

Rain-X is fabulous stuff. There's also stuff that goes on the inside that keeps glass from fogging.

 

They stopped in the middle of the windshield and wouldn't move on when I turned them on.

 

Hmmm ... the motor may have died on the wipers, or it could be a broken relay.

 

Guess its time to buy a new car...

 

Check the fuse as well. This is a quick, easy and cheap fix.

 

Damn, I needed that yesterday. Torrential downpours outside, fogged up windows inside. Not sure how I didn't meet a tree.

 

Because God hates all of us?