Rain
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When I lived in South Florida rain was almost unavoidable, but up here in WI I drive my Taurus in the rain and in the winter. The vette stays cleaner that way and is a lot easier to wash.
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Re:Rain
Doug, I'm with you. I also live here in Cumming. Unfortunately my 2012 GS is my daily driver. I avoid washing mine myself and have been using Mr.Bubbli on hwy 9 across from Sawmee Electric next to Chevron. They hand wash the outside for $10 and I've been pretty pleased with them. Maybe I'll see you around town one of these days. Good luck and I hope we get out of this rainy rut we're in soon.
Drew
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People don't like driving their their corvette in the rain because rain contains Dihydrogen Monoxide.
What are some of the dangers associated with Dihydrogen Monoxide?
Each year, Dihydrogen Monoxide is a known causative component in many thousands of deaths and is a major contributor to millions upon millions of dollars in damage to property and the environment. Some of the known perils of Dihydrogen Monoxide are:
- Death due to accidental inhalation of Dihydrogen Monoxide, even in small quantities.
- Prolonged exposure to solid Dihydrogen Monoxide causes severe tissue damage.
- Excessive ingestion produces a number of unpleasant though not typically life-threatening side-effects.
- Dihydrogen Monoxide is a major component of rain.
- Gaseous Dihydrogen Monoxide can cause severe burns.
- Contributes to soil erosion.
- Leads to corrosion and oxidation of many metals.
- Contamination of electrical systems often causes short-circuits.
- Exposure decreases effectiveness of automobile brakes.
- Often associated with killer cyclones in the U.S. Midwest and elsewhere, and in hurricanes including deadly storms in Florida, New Orleans and other areas of the southeastern U.S.
- Thermal variations in Dihydrogen Monoxide are a suspected contributor to the El Nino weather effect.
For more information Dihydrogen Monoxide go to http://www.dhmo.org/facts.html
What are some of the dangers associated with Dihydrogen Monoxide?
Each year, Dihydrogen Monoxide is a known causative component in many thousands of deaths and is a major contributor to millions upon millions of dollars in damage to property and the environment. Some of the known perils of Dihydrogen Monoxide are:
- Death due to accidental inhalation of Dihydrogen Monoxide, even in small quantities.
- Prolonged exposure to solid Dihydrogen Monoxide causes severe tissue damage.
- Excessive ingestion produces a number of unpleasant though not typically life-threatening side-effects.
- Dihydrogen Monoxide is a major component of rain.
- Gaseous Dihydrogen Monoxide can cause severe burns.
- Contributes to soil erosion.
- Leads to corrosion and oxidation of many metals.
- Contamination of electrical systems often causes short-circuits.
- Exposure decreases effectiveness of automobile brakes.
- Often associated with killer cyclones in the U.S. Midwest and elsewhere, and in hurricanes including deadly storms in Florida, New Orleans and other areas of the southeastern U.S.
- Thermal variations in Dihydrogen Monoxide are a suspected contributor to the El Nino weather effect.
For more information Dihydrogen Monoxide go to http://www.dhmo.org/facts.html
OK THAT WAS FUNNY!! But yeah, its been raining down here everyday for the past month or so. I thought I saw an old man with a long beard loading up the local zoo animals on a wooden ship...
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I was caught in a blinding rain storm in North Carolina in my Ferrari two weeks ago Friday..... amazingly, it came with wipers as well....
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Yes but the wipers on Ferraris are only there to meet importation requirements - actually using them to wipe the windscreen, is molto cattivo !!
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