Sport Trac Attacked Today

[Robert Thomas]

Had to drive about 30 miles on the Parkway this morning. Out of the blue the Trac was attacked by thousands of suicidal Kamikazes. However, the Trac held up well under the threat. It seems the Love Bugs underestimated the 70 mph speed.



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[EddieS'04]

Also not fun. Running into a mass of them on a motorcycle, been there...LOL

 

[Jerry Gerner 2]

Definetly wash them off quickly from the glass and paint or they will leave marks. Back when I drove OTR that was a minute by minute occurance, they do love the heat coming off the roadways.

 

[gary s]

had to wash them off the box after the rays game last week.

they are all over the place :angry:

 

[Rick Kent]

Oh, the humanity.

 

[Bill V]

Wish it were warm enough here to have that problem. Instead, I'm about to drive home through snow...

:cry::angry:

 

[Robert Thomas]

Yea, as I was washing them off, I thought how lucky I was that it wasn't hail or that a tornado didn't turn the ST into the bug.

 

[Steve McKellop]

Also not fun. Running into a mass of them on a motorcycle, been there...LOL

Ha ha Eddie, meeeee to. Mayflies, soft....gooey...mayflies! About never got them all off of my leathers.:angry:

Back when I drove OTR that was a minute by minute occurance, they do love the heat coming off the roadways.

Looks like the front of my van all summer after a typical 500 mile trip every Tuesday.:sad:

 

[Jerry Gerner 2]

I used to make a special run down to Evansville, Indiana to the "Streakin'" Beacon Truck Wash.



It was the only truck wash that made your truck look like new evrytime no matter what you had on your truck.



Here's a picture of my old ride, I really miss her but since Carol and I are having a baby in October she says those days are gone.

:supercool::cry::sad::sad::driving::cry:



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[Jerry Gerner 2]

And yes I know my truck number was 420, funny thing is I've never done any type of drugs or smoked cigarettes.



This was in early spring and my truck had about 4 months of northern road salt, grime and 2 weeks of southern bugs covering the entire truck and trailer.



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[Bo Loo]

I just re-RainX'd my windsheild for this exact reason.

 

[Robert Thomas]

I guess the President flew his family to Florida today to watch the shuttle takeoff. Sorry no launch. Wonder who is going to pay to get the love bugs cleaned off that thing. You and me. Sorry.



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[gary s]

"Wonder who is going to pay to get the love bugs cleaned off that thing"

:bwahaha:



jerry,

i have driven' a huge amount of miles in my life and always respect the OTR driver as having a great driving skill. with the ability to adapt to all conditions in a vehicle that size is a pro in itself. the majority of the auto popualation should understand this as well.

btw: that truck looks nice. ever been to I-75 chrome shop?

 

[EddieS'04]

And yes I know my truck number was 420,

I dont get it. Whats 420?

 

[Tom Schindler]

Eddie,



It is an underground term for "Smoking Mary-J". Go a google search for 420.





Tom

 

[Jerry Gerner 2]

I've been to most of the chrome shops out there for big trucks and love going to see all the new things they have out now-a-days.



Nothing Sexier then a lit up Chicken Truck rolling down the highway or at a Truck Stop in the middle of the night.:love:

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I'm partial to the old cabover trucks myself.

 

[Tyler Fields]

I went to the chrome shop yesterday cuz I was bored lol. I'm seriously 15 minutes away

 

[Jerry Gerner 2]

The closest Chrome Shop to me is in Dallas Pike, W.V. so I can't make it there that often.

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