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« on: 29 August 2017, 13:18:28 »

I was just listening to Jeremy Vine on R2 talking about the lack of squashed bugs on cars these days and it made me realise that I havn't washed either of my cars for weeks, both have done significant motorway miles, yet they are both pretty much clean of squashed insects.  :(

What's going on?  :-\  Climate Change? Pollution? Farming practices? or is it evolution and the bugs hang around a little higher these days to avoid getting squashed?  ::)

Any ideas chaps?  ???
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Re: Bugs
« Reply #1 on: 29 August 2017, 13:52:51 »

I was just listening to Jeremy Vine on R2 talking about the lack of squashed bugs on cars these days and it made me realise that I havn't washed either of my cars for weeks, both have done significant motorway miles, yet they are both pretty much clean of squashed insects.  :(

What's going on?  :-\  Climate Change? Pollution? Farming practices? or is it evolution and the bugs hang around a little higher these days to avoid getting squashed?  ::)

Any ideas chaps?  ???


My car is wearing a f*cking beard of bugs. Can't seem to be rid of the little bastards. :-\
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Re: Bugs
« Reply #2 on: 29 August 2017, 13:54:33 »

Jeremy Vine is so dull his car probably never sees the dark side of forty.
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Re: Bugs
« Reply #3 on: 29 August 2017, 14:06:24 »

Jeremy Vine is so dull his pushbike probably never sees the dark side of forty kmh
Plenty of the little Fockers round here...
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Re: Bugs
« Reply #4 on: 29 August 2017, 16:46:21 »

Judging by the leading edges of my glider wings after every flight they have taken to flying at about 3000 feet. ::)
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Re: Bugs
« Reply #5 on: 29 August 2017, 17:43:58 »

All the bugs are on the front of my car.
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Re: Bugs
« Reply #6 on: 29 August 2017, 17:46:34 »

Loads of the little tinkers on my Z, I`ve used half a bottle of insect remover this year already and it`s been a crap summer.
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Re: Bugs
« Reply #7 on: 29 August 2017, 18:02:46 »

Old motorcycling joke:-

Q. Why are the windscreens on Harley Davidsons always so clean?
A. Because with a Harley, the bugs have plenty of time to get out of the way!  :y :P

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Re: Bugs
« Reply #8 on: 29 August 2017, 18:18:20 »

Old motorcycling joke:-

Q. Why are the windscreens on a Hardly Movinson always so clean?
A. Because with a Harley, the bugs have plenty of time to get out of the way!  :y :P

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Fixed.  :y :D
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Re: Bugs
« Reply #9 on: 29 August 2017, 18:21:27 »

Yep, you clearly understood!

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Re: Bugs
« Reply #10 on: 29 August 2017, 18:39:34 »

Well.....in order to own a Harley V-Twin you need to be....

1. A fat bastard.
2. American.
3. Happy to ride everywhere at 40 MPH
4. More than sixty years old
5. Have a grey beard and a bandana to cover what little hair is left.
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Re: Bugs
« Reply #11 on: 29 August 2017, 18:42:28 »

AND to be happy riding a tractor! :P

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Re: Bugs
« Reply #12 on: 29 August 2017, 18:46:27 »

AND to be happy riding a tractor! :P

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Massey Ferguson and Harley Davidson?

Hard to tell one from the other. :)
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Re: Bugs
« Reply #13 on: 29 August 2017, 18:52:21 »

Massey Fergusons don't break down as often.
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Re: Bugs
« Reply #14 on: 29 August 2017, 20:36:59 »

Well.....in order to own a Harley V-Twin you need to be....

1. A fat bastard.
2. American.
3. Happy to ride everywhere at 40 MPH
4. More than sixty years old
5. Have a grey beard and a bandana to cover what little hair is left.

1. - I'm working on it .
2. - Nope, although I quite admire them.
3. - Doesn't seem as unnatural as it once did.
4. - Only a couple of years to go.
5. - A few of days without a razor would produce the grey beard, it would need to be a big bandana to cover where the hair used to be.
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