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Old Aug 18, 2013 | 05:39 PM
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Took my wife out for dinner the other day in our freshly detailed 1999 vert...looked like this when we got home! TOO MANY GRASSHOPPERS THIS YEAR!

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Old Aug 18, 2013 | 05:47 PM
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Ugh. Reminds me of our lovebug swarms in Florida, however those grasshoppers are a lot bigger! Better wash them off before the gut acid eat into the clearcoat.
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Old Aug 18, 2013 | 05:52 PM
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...guess you don't want to hear about the Tarantula migration on the Caprock of New Mexico. Millions and millions of them crosssing the road.
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Old Aug 18, 2013 | 05:53 PM
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Ugh. Reminds me of our lovebug swarms in Florida, however those grasshoppers are a lot bigger! Better wash them off before the gut acid eat into the clearcoat.
That's what I was pulling her out of the garage to do!
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Think you just sold me on installing mesh screens to keep things like that on the out side.
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Old Aug 18, 2013 | 06:39 PM
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Better not let them stay on there too long!
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Old Aug 18, 2013 | 06:43 PM
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Originally Posted by JAGWelborn
Took my wife out for dinner the other day in our freshly detailed 1999 vert...looked like this when we got home! TOO MANY GRASSHOPPERS THIS YEAR!

wash it now. I would have washed it that night . OK I am OCD about my car.
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oh man, that sux!
I did get a chuckle when I first saw the picture (more of a shocking laugh) but it is not funny in the least if that chit eats into the clear!
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Old Aug 18, 2013 | 09:18 PM
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...guess you don't want to hear about the Tarantula migration on the Caprock of New Mexico. Millions and millions of them crosssing the road.
Yeah, don't think I want to hear about that one! haha! Keep them in New Mexico!

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Think you just sold me on installing mesh screens to keep things like that on the out side.
I still had about 8 of them under the hood, even with the mesh...must have been sucked up from underneath.

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Better not let them stay on there too long!
They're gone now!
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Time to get bra, hope you washed it when you got home!
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Just horrible.

BugSlide works wonders to remove those suckers
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Some people would consider that murder. How dare you drive your car at night in the summer when all the bugs are trying to fly around and enjoy the evening!!!!!
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My wife thinks I'm crazy for waxing my Z every other week. I showed her how easy the bug **** washed off and told her this is why I do it. I shouldn't say I wax it because I own a used car lot and have detail guy. Lol
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That is HORRIBLE......

Like some have said, I'm OCD, so not sleep for me until all of that was off!!!!
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Damn, those bugs are huge!!
Time for a wash....
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LOL, I read the subject and was expecting a post about a date night with your wife plus lots of adult beverages... isn't there a cocktail called a grasshopper? Anyway, I am sure you guys had a nice time in the Vet - that's what it's all about.
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Originally Posted by 1bdvet
Time to get bra, hope you washed it when you got home!
I would, but I like letting her hang out in front!

Originally Posted by olbear1962
Just horrible.

BugSlide works wonders to remove those suckers
I keep her waxed up real good...they washed right off.

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Some people would consider that murder. How dare you drive your car at night in the summer when all the bugs are trying to fly around and enjoy the evening!!!!!
Murder? To the car or the grasshoppers? Lots of suicidal grasshoppers if you ask me!

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My wife thinks I'm crazy for waxing my Z every other week. I showed her how easy the bug **** washed off and told her this is why I do it. I shouldn't say I wax it because I own a used car lot and have detail guy. Lol
EXACTLY!

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That is HORRIBLE......

Like some have said, I'm OCD, so not sleep for me until all of that was off!!!!
Normally, I would have washed her off that night...but it was our anniversary and it was probably best that I didn't.

Originally Posted by Maxx_Z06
Damn, those bugs are huge!!
Time for a wash....
I'm not lying when I say this, but there are grasshoppers bigger than the toad frogs around here!

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Nasty!


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You're welcome!

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LOL, I read the subject and was expecting a post about a date night with your wife plus lots of adult beverages... isn't there a cocktail called a grasshopper? Anyway, I am sure you guys had a nice time in the Vet - that's what it's all about.
Yes, we did...it was a great night!

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