Tumbleweed!
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Burning Brakes
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From: Whittier ca
Tumbleweed!
Heading home last night, drizzly rain, dusk, street lamp blindness, I t-boned a tumbleweed.
Holy shiznitz! Could not believe the crap that ended up in the radiator and condensor - and I've got to wait at least a week before I and clean it.
A quick tip - don't run into a tumbleweed.
Holy shiznitz! Could not believe the crap that ended up in the radiator and condensor - and I've got to wait at least a week before I and clean it.
A quick tip - don't run into a tumbleweed.
Melting Slicks
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From: domesticmisfits.net c4guru.com
my father ran into one over the summer, he took his 01 on a trip. after he got back we spent a couple of hours vacuuming it out. good thing he had a mini oreck. that thing worked great 
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Was it tumbling?(you know like it says in the song?)
Burning Brakes
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You've got to watch out for those tumbleweeds. When I lived in the Dakotas some of them were huge. One of my neighbors hit one on the highway, right by the base and it put a nasty gouge right in the paint of his car.
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From: Lake Mary Florida
Originally Posted by Mr Mojo
Was it tumbling?(you know like it says in the song?)
I learned right away when I lived in Albuquerque, be very careful when you pick them up and move them. The largest I've seen is about four foot in diameter.
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From: Austin Texas
I saw some big'un doin' pretty good time in El Paso in '69. Not the kind of thing I'd like to smack with the Corvette. The first Corvette I ever drove was a '69 390/427 4-speed in El Paso that year. I was going to buy it but got orders for Nam about the same time.
Have a good'un.............MickyD
Have a good'un.............MickyD
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From: levittown pa. usa Even a bad day with my `Vette, is better than a good day at work
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Originally Posted by RIISITAS
You've got to watch out for those tumbleweeds. When I lived in the Dakotas some of them were huge. One of my neighbors hit one on the highway, right by the base and it put a nasty gouge right in the paint of his car.
Better than hitting a buffalo!
Le Mans Master
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From: Ft. Lauderdale Fl
I have a 1996 vacuum cleaner...
I also hate tumbleweed. It seems that all leafs, plastic bags, Burger King wrappers, T shirts, news papers and everything else gets into the radiator but tumbleweed?
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Originally Posted by Big Craig
Thanx for the warning. Not many tumbleweeds in NYC.
The more I can send out of the country the fewer we have to deal with. 