I can do you one duller. I got my wipers replaced last week and had someone else replace them.

One of the three (2 front 1 back) I had to break apart with a pipe wrench to get it off because it was completely stuck.

Whoa there Indiana Jones! Too much excitement for me!

Sounds like yours were pretty far gone, but for others- if they're just a little streaky, they're just really dirty. Wipe them with alchohol until the gook stops coming out of the rubber to bring them back to life.

I only changed one this year, the other is going bad now. It's really weighing on my mind, but not enough to buy a second new one.

While we are talking about wipers, does anyone know how to identify quality ones?

The ones that come from the manufacturer last multiple years, but any replacement wipers that I've seen always start failing a couple of months later, even after cleaning them up, as another user suggested

Oooooh, I oughta do that soon.

ya'll buying the full wipers every year instead of just buying new rubber and sliding it in?

Yes. Now this is a good dull post! All you overachievers out there . . . settle down.

I just realized the other day that I've only replaced the wipers on my truck once - when I bought it six years ago - and never since. They're still perfectly fine.

Probably has something to do with keeping it in a garage tent so it's mostly protected from the sun and freezing. I bet ice is what destroys them the most - especially everything you do to de-ice them besides just melting it.