Failing wipers - 'real men' solution

I’ts good to see I’m not the only one who has resorted to the “shoe lace” trick before! Years ago I had a '72 Chevelle that was notorious for wiper problems! Had them fixed at a garage and felt confident enough to drive in the rain again. Naturally next rain storm I got caught in they did the same thing as the OP’s…went to one side & stopped. Took both shoe strings from my sneakers but I got it home without crashing.