Bird poop.
Yes, with the extremely hot weather we have been having in my neck of the woods, the amount of bird poop falling on my car has expanded exponentially.
It really has.
And while it isn't as bad as the car pictured here, I haven't seen this amount of bird poop in years.
It seems that my car picks up more bird poop every day.
When I go out to my car to use it, I have more marks on it than a leopard has spots.
Yes, it is disgusting, but what do you do about it?
Nothing. You just grin and bird ... bear it.
I guess the warmer weather makes the pigeons poop even more, and my car has become a large target for their dumps.
There are a few reasons for this.
First off, I have a white car. I don't know what it is, but birds seem to go for white more than other colors.
Second, I park right under trees, both at my home and at my place of work.
We know that birds populate trees, and have their nests there.
So if you park under a tree--and your car is parked under a tree for multiple hours each and every day--you just know that you are going to get hit.
Yes, I could move the car and park elsewhere, but honestly, spaces are at a premium at home and at work, so I am pretty much stuck in the spaces under the tree--there really is no choice about where to park my car.
I had my car washed just about three weeks ago, and I got it home, all sparkling and nice under the summer sun.
I went out to the car later in the day, and bird poop was all over it.
It doesn't even pay to wash the car--it is going to get hit, so why bother?
At this point, I am just going to have to live with the bird poop coming down on a daily basis.
With the heat, comes the poop, and we are in the dog days of August now.
Soon, the weather will turn colder, and the birds will leave the area for warmer climates, and they will take their bird poop with them.
And by the winter, they will be gone, just a memory.
But probably by that time, my car will be covered in a different type of mess.
You can bet that we are going to get snow this year and this winter, and when I see my car covered in the white stuff, I will almost pine for the summer, when it was 90-plus degrees and my car was covered with bird poop.
What's worse, a car covered with bird poop or a car covered with snow?
I will let you make your own decision on that one.
A little reading matter for you while you duck and cover
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