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 Apr 12 2012, 11:11 AM
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Has anyone else noticed that when driving - there are fewer bug splatters to removed from our windshields than there were 20-30-40-50 years ago. Must be something about billions upon trillions of vehicle miles yearly is either 'thinning the herd' or smartening up bugs to fly clear of roadways.
Recall from my honeymoon to Daytona Beach, back when, driving across I-10 in North Florida the windshield would get covered by 'love bugs' within about 10 miles - only a passing T'Storm of Florida frog drowner proportions for about 5 minutes would clean them off so you could see to continue. Once I lived in Florida and traversed the same roads, during the same season - hardly a 'love bug' to be splattered on the windshield. -------------------- Never too old to have a happy childhood!  .......... ..........Don't put an age limit on your dreams! |
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Apr 12 2012, 11:29 AM
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QUOTE(mmi16 @ Apr 12 2012, 09:11 AM)  . . . frog drowner proportions . . .  Love that! never heard it beforeHmmm, I can't say as I have taken notice of this phenomenon, so when I dwelled on it awhile, I find myself thinking-yeah, maybe there is something to that! Then again, it's been a good numbe rof years since any truly long (more than 2 days at least) drives for me, and that may be the best 'barometer' for such a thing; with the season certainly being a governing factor in the results. |
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Jun 26 2012, 12:07 AM
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Rank: F5 Superstorm Group: Member Posts: 17,647 Joined: 27-January 08 Member No.: 13,204 |
Last night coming to work - I acutally had a lightning bug splatter on the windshield. Light on an all.
First time it has occured thie year. -------------------- Never too old to have a happy childhood! ....................Don't put an age limit on your dreams! |
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Jun 26 2012, 02:26 AM
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Might have something to do with the cars today being more aerodynamic.
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Nov 4 2012, 04:00 AM
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Rank: F5 Superstorm Group: Member Posts: 17,647 Joined: 27-January 08 Member No.: 13,204 |
I use Rain-X on my windshield - which, at highway speeds beads rain drops into such small droplets that they are blown off the glass and you can see in even the heaviest spray off of 18 wheelers that you are trying to pass.
I hate it when I have freshly applied Rain-X and drive during the twilight hours when the bug population is out and about for dinner and to 'get it on' and I interupt by splating them on the windshield - as long as it is dry, they are just a bug on the windshield - once it rains, you can see how thier body fluids drained across the windshield. Except for heavy weight bugs, turning the wipers on during rain will remove the entrails. 
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