haha... i just got back from FL yesterday. We had to pull over twice between Ft. Meyers and Clearwater to clean them off the windshield.

I'm sure i'll have some crazy cicada stories and pics for you guys once they make their appearance here soon, lol.

 

Yes, it's May and September. In exchange we get 7 months of dry sunny warm not hot fall, winter, spring. I'll take the trade.

 

I hope you have a CLEAR BRA on that thing........

 

Damn Bit, you're weren't kidding. Nice way to divorce.

 

yes this year is terrible. I spend about 30 min or so roundtrip to work and about 20 min at night cleaning them off

 

As several have said, you need to clean them off within 24 hours, otherwise those acidic little bodies can etch your paint badly. I once had to repaint a car, thanks to those bugs. If you want an all-day job, try cleaning them off a motorhome. At least I had the satisfaction of knowing I had some impact* on the Central Texas lovebug population a few years ago.

Here's a lovebug tip: If you are on a long road trip, try washing them off just before dawn every day. You don't want them to dry in the hot sun, which makes them almost impossible to remove. In the damp, foggy hours just before sunrise, they can be washed off fairly easily if they are fresh - but if you wait a few hours, removal may require a cold chisel.

*oooh ouch, unintended word choice . . .

 

I suppose motorbikes stay in the garage during this time.

 

Damn right! That's a trade worth taking for the winters we get up here in Canada. Although this past year it wasn't too bad. I couldn't drive my car for only the months of January to March.

 

Well . . . it's not quite as bad as "locust season" when Texas hosts grasshoppers the size of sparrows. Full leathers and a face shield should be required at this time of year.

While riding my motorcycle on a state highway in the Texas panhandle a few years back, when from out of nowhere I caught one of these armor-piercing projectiles in the chest at about 85.

I wobbled off the road, finally stopping just off the shoulder and began clawing at my helmet trying to get air. Bent over double retching and gasping, I thought I'd been shot . . . until I saw the six-inch splat on my leather jacket.

After a quick inventory revealed none of that juice and pieces were mine, I began to feel a bit better. I had a bruise for a week from where that animated .50 cal slug hit me. Stupid bug - he was in the wrong lane.

 

nope, see post 15

 

Lil4X - you gotta write a book! Funny stuff.

 

Gee, Lil......for a minute I thought you were going to say that one of those Texas Hill Country armadillos had sprouted wings.

 

I'm glad I don't have to drive far to work. Some folks cars are so badly covered with bugs. Yes...very heavy bug season here.

These little critters redefine the phrase..."let's hook up".

 

hahaha, I would be a complainer here too if I still lived in Florida.. I don't miss that ONE BIT! Funny though, because people in South and Central Texas don't even know what Love Bugs are!

 

If I were you guys I would schedule a service appointment and ask for a loaner as long as possible.